How to choose the home office desk that fits your needs

Some will not be returning to the conventions of a 9-5 even after the pandemic. We look at the practicalities of home offices 

The European-made Harto Hyppolite is a Scandinavian-inclined real wood desk that would reach over the living/office divide with ease, €780, O'Brien Office Systems, Cork, obos.ie. For a budget option, try the Lasabo from Ikea, €150.

The home office has become an urgent matter in the last year, and some workers will simply not be returning to the conventions of a 9-5 experience even as we wrestle the pandemic into surrender.

Bear in mind that a fifth of public workers will be logging in remotely on a permanent basis by year’s end.