Survey: What's Your Favorite Home Office Desk?

We like to keep our's simple, and typically favor the big open workspace over a complicated desk with nooks and crannys and places to stash cords. But lately, we're not loving our large workspace, and are considering downsizing to a smaller desk. There's always the ubiquitous office corner workspace, with a spot for everything, but in our house, this usually ends up looking like a tower of clutter. So, we're wondering, what kind of desk do you prefer? If you have a favorite, please elaborate in the comments.

Image: Kelly's Desk
Screensaver: Fliqlo

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my ultimate desk would be the large dordoni from DWR

posted by sgnt13 on January 11th 2008 at 12:05pm
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Love you desktop, both on your computer and on your desk!

posted by kate on January 11th 2008 at 12:14pm
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i too love that screensaver – any idea where it comes from?

posted by newdad on January 11th 2008 at 12:20pm
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My desk is an armoire in my bedroom. I used to have an open desktop but I hated having all that work sitting out in plain sight while I was trying to go to sleep. Now I just close the doors and its out of sight.

posted by RichardinLA on January 11th 2008 at 12:34pm
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The screensaver you so desire is called Fliqlo and is available from here

posted by jimmyd on January 11th 2008 at 1:35pm
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My desk is an old sewing table, tucked away in the corner.

posted by cyn on January 11th 2008 at 2:52pm
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i am saving up for an armoire so that all my work and files can all be closed up. if i had the space to have an open field/inspirational desk, i'd do what you have, but i'd still want mostly closed storage.

posted by Joan in SB on January 11th 2008 at 4:50pm
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The old school flip clock screen saver is pretty cool, but just be aware that it may cause burn-in on your LCD (yes it is possible).

I discovered this, to my dismay, and have since ceased using this screensaver.

posted by DirtHerder on January 11th 2008 at 10:39pm
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I have a vintage sewing desj, although I don't sew. It's the kind where the sewing machine rolls inside/underneath and disappears (yes, it works; maybe someday I'll learn to use it). When folded up, it's tiny, just big enough for a lamp and a laptop, which is all I need most of the time. If I need more space - usually if I'm referring to papers while working on my laptop, I just fold out the leaf and get an extra 2 feet. It's perfect.

posted by mjoe on January 14th 2008 at 8:52am
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