1800, 2000 or 2400? Measure the wall first

Almost everyone guesses this wrong in the same direction. They picture the desk, not the room, and order the size that matches the picture in their head rather than the wall they own.

Take two measurements before anything else: the width of the wall the desk will sit against, and the depth from that wall to whatever stops you, which is usually a door swing or a walkway. Write them down in millimetres.

1800 by 1600 fits most studies and most spare rooms, and it is the size most people should buy. 2000 by 1600 is the same desk with room to spread out, and it is worth it if you run paper as well as screens. 2400 by 1800 is the full corner office and it needs a room that can take it, or it eats the space.

If your wall lands between the sizes, that is what made to measure is for. Any size, built to your wall, at no premium over the nearest standard size. Send the two numbers and we quote it in 24 hours.