1. Please note that secretary desks are traditional furnishings not meant to accommodate modern-day secretaries. In fact, you're better off referring to those integral positions as 'receptionists' or "administrative assistants."
2. Secretary desks can be brilliant space-savers. Use them as an auxiliary work area or just a neat way to store phones, books, mail, and other home flotsam in a compact space.
3. The fold-out desktop creates its own legroom, but if your prospective secretary desk user is exceptionally tall, you may want to opt for a model without any drawers or cupboards underneath.
4. Cubby holes, the modern desk's overlooked MVP. It seems nowadays everything that needs to be organized also needs to be out of sight. Not so with the secretary desk. Many of these attractive examples feature ample cubbies for quick-access, no-nonsense storage.