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Corner desk

The advent of personal computers has also changed the landscape of a typical home. Video displays, alphanumeric keyboards, modems, scanners, CD ROMs, and the like now occupy many desks and work surfaces that were not designed for computer use. It is generally true that many corner areas in a home or office are not well utilized. Corners often become the repositories of objects, such as audio speakers or bookshelves, that must be placed out of the way of interior traffic patterns. Corner areas could be exploited beneficially for computer installations, particularly in view of the fact that corners are "quiet areas" that are naturally isolated from noise and interference. Corner desk arrangements are used in both home and business offices in order to provide an increased working area which is still within about an arm's reach for the worker. Corner desks are also convenient for rooms or areas which are small and/or do not allow much option in the placement of the furniture due to the presence of a window or other structural element. In corner computer desks, the side edges of the pentagonal corner extend the full depth of the sided member. The keyboard is seen when extended into its inuse position, extends out beyond the front face of each desk side member. These corner desks typically have two or three pieces generally forming an "L" shape. Hutches or desk-top shelf units, typically having open shelves and cabinets, are often used with the corner desks for added storage convenience. A pair of hutches are generally placed atop the leftmost and rightmost desk portions, maintaining an open space above the middle or corner desk portion. It is popular to place a personal computer on top of the corner portion of the desk top so that there is no obstruction in the upward direction by a hutch.

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