When it comes to office desks, you can clearly divide them into two categories: desk with drawers and those without. In this article, we focus on the former and see why people might choose them. We also consider their downsides and possible solutions. If you are making improvements in your home office, then this might be of interest to you.
Easily Accessible Storage
The best thing about these desks is that they have easily accessible storage units. The drawers can be big enough to hold the most commonly used items in an office such as pens, sticky notes, staplers, clips, notebooks, power banks, cables, dongles, snacks, and so on. Having all of these within the desk means workers won’t have to stand up just to get these multiple times a day. They can save time, maintain focus, and increase productivity.
Reduce Desktop Clutter
Since more stuff can be placed under the desk, the top surface can look cleaner without the clutter. This can help with concentration and motivation. People can get things organized such as by placing the most important items at the top drawer and having the rarely used items at the bottom. It can take just a few seconds to grab what they need and get back to work since everything has their own dedicated home. They will no longer waste several minutes whenever they have to find something.
Reduced Leg Space
On the other hand, this kind of setup can drastically reduce the amount of leg space under the desk. This is particularly troublesome if both edges of the desk have drawers. Users won’t be able to swivel their chair as freely as they might want. Their knees will constantly bump into the drawers. One way to counter this is to find a longer unit so that you can have the storage space and the leg space at the same time.
Heavier Unit
A desk with drawers will also be heavier than a desk with regular stick legs. This might be an issue for those who like to move their desk a lot such as when cleaning the room, getting access to the cables, or modifying the office layout. This could be solved by placing wheels under the desk. Then movement will not be a problem as they can push the desk around the room with minimal effort. Some desk may already have this feature built-in. Others will require a bit of modification.
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