1. As practical furniture pieces or extraordinary accents, secretary desks have a truly unique presence. Distinctive form and historic resonance may be what first draws you to it, but a secretary desk has hidden reserves of storage and work space that make it enduringly serviceable, even in an age of laptops and smart phones.
2. A decorative secretary desk is a wonder to behold, with intricate detailing and a rich, warm wood finish that evokes centuries of aesthetic pleasure and dutiful service. These memorable, character-laden pieces are marvelously versatile - the perfect choice for enriching the dual-use decor of functional yet social rooms.
3. The visual grace of decorative secretary desks isn't just a function of their sloped forms or pleasurable quaintness. They also offer a wealth of intricate craftsmanship, such as antique styling, hand-painted floral accents, or a hand-carved drop leaf - the little, mysterious details that give the secretary desk its charm.
4. The secretary desks at ComputerArmoires.com are available in light, medium, and dark wood finishes, including cherry, walnut, and pecan. Our desks were made from a variety of classic, high-quality furniture hardwoods and softwoods such as oak, pine, maple, camphor, poplar, and beechwood.
5. Traditional secretary desks often feature a more austere style, which shifts attention to the form and function of the desk. A traditional secretary desk is recommended if you want a useful yet elegant furniture piece with a less fanciful exterior.
6. Do you have worlds to explore and an empire to rule? Then one of our Victorian secretary desks would be suitably dramatic. The Victorian furniture style is named after the queen who ruled England from 1837 to 1901, and tends toward ornamentation and heavier proportions.
7. The Mission and Shaker styles are known for plainness, cleanness, and simplicity, and an attention to durability, functionality, and craftsmanship. All of these qualities are evident in our Mission and Shaker secretary desks. The unpretentious elegance of a Mission secretary desk blends in seamlessly with more contemporary decors.
8. If you prefer your work or writing environment to be as dark as your first morning coffee - or the depths of a Poe-like despair - then black secretary desks will cheer your morbid heart. On the bright side - and there is a bright side - a black secretary desk is also very chic.
9. White secretary desks are very beautiful in cottage or shabby chic-style decors - think floral accents and a lightly distressed finish. A white secretary desk could also gently add a clever element of furniture design history to a transitionally styled room, or lighten a too-masculine decor.
10. Want to put your secretary desk to creative use? Consider using it as a kind of display case or curio cabinet. This can be especially interesting if you're a collector of first editions or period-specific antiques that would look like they'd traveled back in time when the desk's drop leaf folds down.
