Your Home Office Awaits with these Creative and Compact Desks for Small Spaces

Installing wall-mounted cabinets and shelves over your desk keeps things clutter-free and maximizes available floor space.

Article’s Fantol Oak Leaning Desk ($799) looks sleek and minimal – perfect with limited space.

Your floor space might be limited, but there are endless possibilities with vertical storage and styling options when you place a desk against the wall.

Turn a single wall in your space into both a library and office space with this gorgeous and customizable Branch Shelving Unit with Desk ($825+)  from Lumens.

A wall-mounted desk is modern and minimalist – an excellent combination when you’re trying to squeeze a dedicated home office into a small space.

Thanks to the Yuri Floating Desks ($155+) bracket and hardware system from Shelfology, floating desks are easy to install.

When you have limited space, the last thing you want to do is fill it with chunky, oppressive furniture.

Mid-century modern or minimalist designs often work best in small spaces because they have thinner, streamlined legs and surfaces.

The Seb Desk ($749) from Castlery features sleek lines and storage without blocking too much floor or wall space.

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Are you tired of using the dining table as your work desk?

A multifunctional desk is great for small spaces because it works for just about anything you need. Do you only need to use a desk for a few hours a week? We love this Wall-Mounted Floating Desk ($199) from Floativa.

Perfect for super small spaces (or just to maximize potential in your floor plan), this USB Folding Wall Desk ($299)  from Pottery Barn is functional and helps you maintain a better home/work balance (out of sight, out of mind). 

One downside: these desks are usually smaller to accommodate only laptops and don’t come with any additional storage. 

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Want your desk to blend into the rest of your décor? 

A shelf-style desk is a great option and versatile. Aside from using it as a workspace, this type of desk pulls double-duty in displaying anything else you want in your home – plants, books, and artwork, for example. The Modern Rectangular Desk ($300) from Litfad is a great choice!

For those working a hybrid schedule, the No-Room Folding Desk ($400) from Levenger is the perfect blend between functional and giving you more space when necessary. Simply fold it up and store it when it's not in use. 

Shelves are the ultimate storage solution for small spaces. Use them to display just about anything you want, or use storage boxes to organize and put things up and off the floor. 

Choosing a shelving unit with a desk makes even more sense for a small space and allows you to customize your work setup - this EQ3 Climb Desk Shelving Unit ($1,115) fits any room. 

A bit more traditional in concept but still modern in design, bureaus and secretary desks are returning to homes of all sizes. One of the major benefits is that everything is contained in a single space, which can then be closed up at the end of the workday.

With lots of storage and cubby spaces, bureaus blend the best features into a single piece of furniture – we love this sleek Mid-Century Mini Secretary Desk ($499) from West Elm.