10 Great Desk & Chair Combos

Workspaces aren't always the prettiest parts of a home, so we appreciate a well-designed one all the more. It doesn't take much. At minimum, you need a good desk and chair, but that combination can be surprisingly hard to pull off. It's easy to slip into IKEA mode and buy the off-the-shelf set, or mix and match with weird-looking results. In case you need some inspiration, we've rounded up a few well-calculated formulas for chair/desk combos from our favorite home offices...

FIRST ROW
• DIY Desk + Arper Chairs from Tia and Mikko's Masterplan
• Florence Knoll Desk + Eames Executive Chair from Andreas' Greektown Loft
• IKEA Desk + Chair (later replaced with a Red Eames) from Kathryn's Tiny Home Office
• Elfa Workstation + Herman Miller Caper Chair from Melissa and Matt's Design Lab
• DIY Wall-mounted Desk + Eames Shell Chair from Corey, Gustavo, & Kyle's Home

SECOND ROW
• Craigslist Roll-top Desk + Second-hand Chair from Jessica and Erik's Cozy Bungalow
• LAX Series Desk + Emeco 1951 Chair from At Work Design
• Blu Dot Desk 51 + Panton Chair from Wes & Kayla's Apartment
• Aeron Chair + Industrial-style Desk/Shelving from Chuck & Holly's High-School Home
• Homelife Desk + Chair from Ikeahacker's Home Office

Comments (6)

Cute! I love home office decor!

Ashley
http://rainycitystyle.blogspot.com

posted by RainyCityStyle on July 27th 2009 at 5:19pm
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I am saving for the nelson swag leg desk. I love it!

http://www.nest-living.com/collections/herman-miller/products/nelson-swag-leg-desk/

posted by mixmod on July 27th 2009 at 5:45pm
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I don't see how any of these would be remotely comfortable for sitting over 20 min. except the Aaron chair. I have the Humanscale Freedom chair with a Le Corbusier LC 6 in y home office I highly recommend this chair.

posted by LoriSF on July 27th 2009 at 6:09pm
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An Aeron chair is worth every cent. A non-ergonomic chair costs much more in the form of chiropractor/physiotherapy bills.

I'm all for cool-looking design -- even if it isn't always comfortable -- but a desk chair matters too much to buy for looks alone.

posted by Lisa (Montreal) on July 27th 2009 at 7:03pm
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All of these are so cute. I love the Craigslist roll top desk.

posted by Dara-Bayanjargal on August 2nd 2009 at 9:58pm
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i love the first photo on the top right. it's a fabulous use of limited space! it's brilliant.

posted by bettinainsf on August 2nd 2009 at 10:50pm
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