| It seems like the classic punishment in school was | | | | make better use of them than just a pile of junk. |
| getting sent to the corner. According to tradition, if you | | | | One nice thing about a corner desk is that regardless |
| were sent to the corner you had to sit on a tall stool | | | | of how much room you have in your corner, you can |
| with a dunce cap on. Though I have to admit, even in | | | | find a desk that will fit. If you only have the small |
| the 1970's, I never saw one of these. If you were sent | | | | corner, you can find a desk that will fit, with just |
| to the corner, there you had to stand. Many parents | | | | enough room for your computer. Some of these will |
| have used this punishment form also, standing with | | | | have a hutch on top with shelf space for books, discs, |
| your nose in the corner. But lets face it, if you are sent | | | | computer programs, etc. If you have room extending |
| to the corner today, it probably isn't empty. But has a | | | | along one wall, then you can find a computer desk |
| corner desk in it with a nice computer, such as the | | | | with a side extension. This is great because then you |
| latest iMac or PC. Yes, kids today love to sit in the | | | | can have a surface for your computer, and a side |
| corner. | | | | surface for desk work. If you have a lot of room, you |
| As a matter of fact, often times you have to drag | | | | can get a corner desk that extends along both walls, |
| them away from the corner, what with all the | | | | and even more room if you put a hutch on top. This |
| computer games, chat, Facebook, social networking, | | | | type of set up is perfect if you work at home and |
| shopping, email and other things that are at their | | | | need the extra work space. |
| fingertips, all while sitting at the corner desk. Punishment | | | | What's interesting is that the ultimate corner desk is |
| today, for some kids, is to be banned from the corner! | | | | found in offices all around the world today. As a |
| We seem to be a society that collects a lot of stuff, | | | | matter of fact, offices purposely create corners for |
| so we have to learn to wisely use all the available | | | | their desks. But they are not called corners, they are |
| space. So it is not surprising that there has been an | | | | called cubicles or "cubbies". In these, the individual |
| increase in the number of furniture units that are | | | | worker creates his own little home away from home |
| designed to fit in the corner. The corner desk is just | | | | to help him get through his work day. So maybe the |
| one of them, you can also find corner hutches, corner | | | | corner is still a subtle form of punishment! |
| entertainment centers and sectional sofas that fit | | | | Well, no matter how you look at it, the corner is a very |
| nicely where two walls come together. Our homes | | | | viable and usable space in your home. So if you have |
| have many corners, so we might as well make the | | | | an empty corner, don't fill it with junk, but make it useful |
| most of them. I know that I have a few stacks of | | | | with a new corner desk. |
| stuff in a few of my corners, and it would be great to | | | | |