Collection: Universal Furniture Desks

A writing desk for a living room or guest bedroom has to look right when work is put away. A shallow silhouette can help, but the desktop still needs room for the way you work. The Fenwick 58-inch three-drawer writing desk offers a useful point of comparison with the Seascape writing desk with acrylic legs and a pencil tray: consider what belongs in a drawer and what has to stay on top.

How do I size a writing desk for a monitor and keyboard?

Lay out the monitor base, keyboard and an open notebook on an existing table. Measure the depth you actually use, including room for your wrists, and compare it with the listed desktop depth. Check the opening beneath the desk against your chair arms and knees.

For a desk that floats away from the wall, look at the back in the product photos and plan a route to the outlet. Explore the rest of the Universal Furniture collection to coordinate a workspace with the room around it.