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Best Folding Desks: 23 Designs For Your 2023 WFH Days And Beyond
Yes, even your tiny flat has space for a home office
The nine to five of yore is a distant past memory for a lot of us, with many of us working from home at least a few days a week. It means that, going forward, keeping our homes decked out with a functional (and fabulous) office setup is a necessity to ensure you're as productive as can be.
But carving out an office space at home is easier said than done if you're squeezed into a tiny flat, or your partner has bagged the prime spot in the spare room. (And, yes, we are really done with trailing laptop wires across the dining or kitchen table.)
The solution? Invest in a folding desk. These create an insta-place to pop your cuppa and your laptop during office hours without getting in the way on the weekends or while you're trying to cook or entertain. There are two types of folding desks, depending on your needs: wall mounted options that make for a handy shelf when not in use, or standard floor desks that can be collapsed and hidden away in a cupboard.
What are the best folding desks for small spaces?
This depends entirely on your interiors vibe and your needs. Floor-standing desks usually give you more space to work with, overall, but you will have to find somewhere to keep your stuff safe when they're tucked away. Wall-mounted options might be smaller, but you can store your laptop, pen pot and notepad inside them when you're done for the day, which is incredibly useful. Plus, the top of the desk usually gives you room to place a small plant or a candle, which makes your space that bit more enjoyable to sit at all day.
If you have a large enough place for a floor desk (plus a spare cupboard to keep it in), then this might be the better option – especially if you're a renter and drilling into the walls is a hard 'no'. But we'd recommend studio flat-dwellers or those with limited places to hide clutter in wall-mounted folding desk instead.
Finding folding desks that are chic as well as functional isn't easy – but we've found 19 options for 2023 that we'd be proud to give room to in our homes. After all, working from the sofa is so 2020 (and 2021...).
Charley is former Homes Ecommerce Editor. During her time at Hearst UK, Charley wrote over 300 buying guides and reviews, getting her hands on as many new launches as possible to help you find the best products for your home.
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