| The problem with having to have a computer desk in | | | | worth it. Workstation armoires start in price from |
| your home is that in general they are not attractive to | | | | around $500 all the way up to several thousand dollars |
| look at. The computer hardware, screen and printer | | | | for one made in solid hardwood that looks like a |
| plus the piles of books and papers that tend to collect | | | | genuine antique armoire. |
| on a desk are an untidy eyesore, particularly if your | | | | A typical computer armoire has one or two sets of |
| "office" is just a corner in your living or dining room. This | | | | double doors. The lower half has space for a CPU, a |
| problem can be solved by a particular type of | | | | printer and usually shelves or slots for storage of |
| computer corner desk. | | | | papers. This is topped by a pull out shelf designed to |
| The type of desk in this case does not look outwardly | | | | take a keyboard. The top half has space to |
| like a desk at all - it is a computer armoire. When open | | | | accommodate a computer monitor and also more |
| these armoires provide all the work space and | | | | shelves or storage space. Some furniture |
| storage space that you need, but when closed you | | | | manufacturers have even made the lost space on the |
| would have no idea of what lies behind the doors and | | | | interior of the doors useful by incorporating white |
| they just appear to be a beautiful piece of furniture. | | | | boards or bulletin boards. |
| These can be made to fit into a corner or just stand | | | | Computer armoires are often constructed of oak, pine, |
| against a wall in any room of the house. | | | | cherry or with an antique black or pure white wood |
| Because of their size and function, computer armoires | | | | finish so that they can fit into virtually any room of your |
| do tend to be more expensive than a typical computer | | | | home. Some feature built-in lighting to make working |
| corner desk. Plus it is also more usual to have an | | | | even in a dark corner simple. Others have an open |
| armoire made of solid wood or veneered rather than | | | | bookshelf at the top to make the armoire appear even |
| just fiberboard so that it is not only functional but also | | | | more like a regular piece of furniture instead of a |
| attractive. However, this is an item of furniture that can | | | | corner desk in disguise. |
| be used for many years so the extra investment is | | | | |