Buy Kids' Desks Online

Find Teen Desk Furniture on the Web

Apr 30, 2009 Judith Zwolak

The perfect desk for kids is small enough to fit in a child's bedroom but with enough storage and desktop space to serve throughout the teenage years.

Older children and teens need a desk space to do homework, draw pictures and comics, and perhaps house their laptop or desktop computer. An older child’s desk should also contain enough shelves and drawers to store the ephemera of childhood: myriad markers and pencils, saved notes from friends and journals, and papers and knick-knacks too precious to discard. And, all of this has to fit in the confines of a child’s bedroom.

Following are some children’s desks available through online retailers that meet some or all of the above criteria. Be sure to note the dimensions of any furniture ordered on the Internet. Photos can be deceiving.

Locker Desk from Wal-Mart

A metal desk with drawers evokes the sturdiness of school lockers in the Mix N Match Locker Three-Drawer Desk from Walmart.com (pictured below). The steel-framed desk features a wood top and three drawers. Eight drawer fronts in a variety of colors come with the desk, making it easy to match a child’s room, or to express his or her individuality. Measurements: 52 inches long by 21 wide by 33 inches high. Price: $279.98. Shipping varies.

Modern Child’s Desk with Hutch

At a compact 36 inches wide and sporting plenty of storage shelves, the Kid’s Multi Pack Desk and Hutch from Inmod.com, seen in the photo below, offers a functional modern desk that fits in a room of a youth, teen, or college student. Available in white, maple and white, red and black, and wheat and ebony (add $50). Dimensions: 36 inches wide by 27 inches deep by 54 inches. Price: $249. Free shipping.

elfa Study Zone Desk for Kids

The elfa Platinum and Driftwood Study Zone from Containerstore.com (see photo below) creates a desk and storage space out of adjustable wall shelving. Order the kit and get all the hardware, brackets, and shelves to create this desk-and-storage system that measures 20 inches deep by 75 inches wide by 8 feet tall. Price: $330.26. Shipping is 15 percent of total.

Fold Out L-Shaped Desk

The Fold Out L-Shaped Oak Desk from Overstock.com saves space with a side table on wheels that tucks into the desk when not in use. Steel and wood construction. Dimensions: 35 inches high by 47 inches wide by 25 inches deep. Price: $179.99. Shipping is $2.95.

IKEA Expedit Desk and Bookcase: Perfect for Kids

Combine a sturdy bookcase containing cavernous cubby holes with an ample desk top and you have the IKEA EXPEDIT desk system. Choose from birch, black-brown, or white finish. One side of the desk attaches to an EXPEDIT bookcase and sits at a right angle. Desk measurements 45 ¼ inches wide by 30 ¾ inches deep by 29 7/8 inches high. Price: $50 for the desk; bookcases start at $89.99. These are heavy pieces of furniture made of particleboard. Shipping varies (and is expensive).

Help you child keep her desk tidy with a weekly purging of old papers, used up pens, and errant gum wrappers. Counsel your kid to put on music for 15 minutes and tame the mess. While she’s at it, organize your own home office, too.

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