Kids
10 Best Desks for Your Kids’ Homeschool Set-Up
Buying the best desk that fits not only the room’s theme but is also practical enough for your kids to use is hard. But don’t worry, we’ve found a few that might help spruce up your kids’ homeschool set-up.
Creating a conducive place for our kids to accomplish their homeschool work means keeping to the necessities. They’ll need a board where they can write, cabinets that have shelves and drawers to store their office supplies and books, and finally — a desk where they have enough space to use both their books and their laptops. Although some families would repurpose some of their old office desks to smaller and more kid-friendly ones, some are ready-to-build for families that don’t have the time to find people to refurbish them.
1. IKEA Malm Desk
Stick to the neutral and light theme with the IKEA Malm desk in white. It has one short drawer and one large one, perfect also as a computer desk to store reams of bond paper and also the boxes and manuals of their computer gadgets. Its being white also makes it easier to spot dirt and other items when cleaning up things. With IKEA opening an outlet in Pasay City at the Mall of Asia and their website for now accepting orders from the Philippines, the shipping fee won’t be as expensive as ordering from the original branch. Most IKEA pieces of furniture also come with an easy-to-follow instruction manual on how to build them.
2. Pottery Barn Kids Parsons Smart Desk
Pottery Barn Kids’ Parsons Smart Desk embraces the digital native in our kids by offering an outlet with two sockets and 2 USB ports, making sure all their gadgets are within reach and have a consistent power source. Its floating shelves also offer cozy storage for the kids’ books, toys, and sound systems for their speakers to style their study pods.
3. Stance Executive Electric Corner Desk
The Stance Executive Electric Corner Desk creates a mental boundary, reminding kids or even adults that there is a dedicated workspace. It also empowers; making older kids feel in control of their own space by creating a physical wall away from their bed and distractions. What some even do with their corner desk is that they drill a hole in the corner to serve as the entrance and exit of their desktop’s wires for better management.
4. Blims Compaq Desk
The space-saving and simple Blims Compaq desk keeps all the things the kids need for homeschool either in front of them with the small mounted line-up shelf or in the storage underneath the desk. Although it doesn’t have fun colors like the others, it’s budget-friendly and gives both us and the kids more allowance to personalize the desk into their perfect study space. What some kids do to personalize their desks are that they also include books, frames, or even stickers on their table so that they get some encouragement along the way.
5. 2010 Study Table with Shelf
Save space with Furniture Manila’s 2010 Study Table with Shelf with its six open-faced storage spaces where the kids could shelve their books and two drawers for more sensitive items. Although it doesn’t have as many features as the smart desks, its being made of wood allows more room to drill attachments like screws to hang a surge protector or a hole in the desk for cords to pass through. While it only comes in pink and white, it can still be painted in darker colors.
6. Casinha Office Table
It’s just such a cute design that we wouldn’t hesitate to put the Casinha Office Table as one of the best desks for your kids. It doesn’t look like your typical desk — it looks like a little house which can help spruce things up a bit for homeschool. While you might have to cut a hole in the desk for the cable for your kids’ laptops, it’s perfect for your toddlers who just want a little more color during school time.
7. 628 Foldable Study Desk
Especially if you’re living in a small condominium, you’ll want something that folds up and is easy to stash away. That’s what the 628 Foldable Study Desk is best at. After your kids finish their schoolwork, they can easily fold it up and put it away. Although it comes in black and not in the usual kiddie colors, it’s a design that can grow with your kids as they continue through their homeschool life.
8. 3506 Desk with Storage
Remember how desks used to have storage underneath? That’s what the 3506 Desk with Storage has. All you have to do is lift the top and you’ll find space inside for your kids to store all their homeschool items. The best part about this desk is that since your kids are always running around the house for office supplies, you can just tell them, “Check your desk.”. And they’ll find everything there inside!
9. Nixon L-Shape Metal Leg Table
A lot of schools and offices use an L-shape table especially if their room has a lot of corners. It even gives the illusion sometimes that the room is bigger than it looks. If your older kids want a more college-like or high school-like experience, the Nixon L-Shape Metal Leg Table should fit the bill. You can easily order this from Mandaue Foam and they do delivery too!
10. Stance Executive Single Motor Standing Desk
Although it’s a bit pricy, the Stance Executive Single Motor Standing Desk allows you to adjust the height of the desk with the push of a button! Your kids as they grow older will want the desk to adjust to their height too. Instead of having them work in the dining room, they can have a desk that can adjust its height with them. Stance also has a few that’s manually operated but the motorized one’s better especially if you’re trying to save time.
Spruce up your kids’ homeschool year with the best desk ever!
Since homeschooling looks like it’s going to go on for another year, it’d be good for us to start investing in good furniture that’ll grow with our kids. Even when face-to-face classes return, they’ll still use the desk. But we also want a desk that doesn’t take up too much space and has a long lifespan. And if ever your kids demand a gaming table, say no. Trust us when we say, it’s not worth it. If they want, we can help them make one of these desks look like a gaming table.
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