Office Decorating Tips
When it comes to office furniture selection, technology seems to be in the driver’s seat. Notwithstanding the fact that twenty years ago everyone wanted a roll top desk with plenty of small drawers and cubbies, today’s most common request is for a desk that will hold a computer, perhaps a laptop, and then the peripherals such as CPU, printers and telephone/fax equipment.
Office furniture has been broken down into 5 categories: Wall desk units, roll top desks, large area flattop desks, armoire desks, and smaller decorative and student desks.
Wall Desk Units
Wall desks units are usually made up of 4-7 modular units that fill up a wall with storage space, file or cabinet space, a place to store the computer, and finally if the room permits, a peninsular desk that extends perpendicularly into the room at a 90 degree angle from the wall units.
The location permits two people to use the desk or for one person to have space to open newspapers, blueprints or scrapbooks on the work table, while also having functional computer space.
Roll-top Desks
Rolltop desks are now constructed so that computer monitors fit into the covered top compartment. It provides security from children or pets as well as protection from dust. But one disadvantage can be a sense of feeling “penned in” by the side panels, but the trade-off is a feeling of privacy.
Probably, the greatest advantage of the roll top is that it can quickly be closed to hide the disarray often found in the home or business office.
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