Top 5 Walnut Desk Styles for Your Home or Office

Upgrade your workspace with a Walnut wood desk, custom made just for you. A solid walnut desk tabletop creates a beautiful focal point for your office. Amish furniture makers build each desk from scratch, allowing customizations that make the most of your space. From Walnut executive desks to adjustable height desks and live edge styles, there is an Amish Walnut desk for everyone.

Walnut Standing Desks

An adjustable height, Walnut standing desk promotes increased movement throughout your day. Standing desks range from small, simple desktops with an adjustable, metal base to completely custom, L-shaped desks. Design the best Walnut standing desk with drawers for your office space.

Choosing a solid Walnut standing desk for your lobby or other public office space may require a modesty panel. The raised panel along the front adds privacy and function for your receptionist.

Solid Walnut L-Shaped Desks

Walnut l-shaped desks create a functional, spacious work surface for the corner of your office. L-shaped desks may include a hutch top that adds storage and open shelving along one side. Standing L-shaped desks allow you to raise part or all of your desk top as needed.

Some common storage solutions added to l-shaped desks include file drawers, keyboard pullouts, pencil drawers, and more. Hutch tops and bookcases for your l-shaped desk may include glass doors, lights, wooden doors, and adjustable shelves. Door styles include wooden panels with various shapes in overlay or flush designs. Display treasured items with behind specialty glass textured doors.

Our Brooklyn l-shaped desk pairs the Walnut wood top with a solid Maple desk base. The Maple desk base with Ebony stain creates contrast and highlights the character of the Walnut desktop.

Live Edge Walnut Desks

Live edge Walnut desks are a stunning design for both modern and rustic decor styles. A live edge desk top will include the natural edge of the lumber, often with the bark still attached. Many Walnut live edge desks feature the slab paired with a sturdy metal base.

Live edge Walnut slab styles include glue-up, book match, or river slabs. Walnut river slabs feature a contrasting epoxy that highlights the natural wood. Our kiln dried slabs also make excellent conference tables and dining table tops.

Each Walnut live edge slab is completely unique in character and style. We often display a variety of sizes for your convenience. Browse through our showroom, hand selecting the exact desktop you love.

Writing Desk in Walnut Wood

For bedrooms and other small areas, you may prefer a writing desk in Walnut wood. Writing desks typically range from 42"-66" long. These simple desks feature a sturdy tabletop with several small drawers underneath the top. The open base design will not appear as heavy as a traditional desk style.

Classic, Shaker style legs make an affordable small desk. Other decorative turned legs and metal bases allow you to design the best Walnut wood writing desk for your space. Many writing desks choose a two-tone finish, a black or white Maple base with a Walnut desktop.

Walnut Executive Desks

For large office spaces, consider a Walnut executive desk style. Executive desks traditionally feature a stack of three drawers on each side of the kneehole. The desktop of executive styles may be custom sized to allow clients chairs to fit comfortably along the outside. Executive desks are available in a vast range of styles.

The Manhattan office collection keeps it simple with straight corner posts and square corners. This style is an excellent choice for mid-century offices. Traditional home styles may prefer the enclosed base trim and overlay drawer style of the Buckingham office collection. The Brooklyn collection is a favorite for Walnut executive desks, with striking, flared legs and arched wood panels.

Dark Walnut Stain Colors vs Natural Wood

Natural Walnut wood has a warm brown color tone, ranging from fairly light to rich, chocolate brown in various parts of the grain. Most Walnut wood desks have a clear finish to protect the wood and highlight the natural color variations.

For those who prefer less color variation, you may consider choosing a stain color for your Walnut desk. Cocoa Light is a light brown stain that evens out the lighter streaks in Walnut, creating a smooth dark finish. Driftbury is a gray stain that looks good on Walnut wood as well, blending well with other neutral farmhouse colors.

Durable Finishes Make the Difference

Choosing the best finish makes the difference in quality handcrafted Amish furniture in Berlin, Ohio. Along with all our solid hardwoods, we finish Walnut desks with a catalyzed conversion varnish. This finish is waterproof, UV resistant and heat resistant to 220 degrees. No more worrying about a coaster for your water glass or coffee cups.

Protect your Walnut desk and keep it looking good by cleaning regularly with a mild soap and water. This removes the dust buildup that happens naturally with time. Cleaners we recommend include Murphy's Oil Soap and Dawn dish detergent.

Please note, natural Walnut wood often ages with deeper blonde tones, enhanced with exposure to direct sunlight. To prevent this natural change in wood color, limit direct exposure to sunlight.

Custom Walnut Desk Options

Amish furniture makers encourage custom requests for Walnut desks. All standard desks are available in Walnut wood. Request size changes and other customizations on any desk style. Add soft closing drawer slides or grommet holes in the desktop to add functionality.

For completely custom desks, submit a picture of your vision for a free price quote. Include detailed dimensions and features you are looking to incorporate.

Our team will provide a detailed 3D rendering of your custom Walnut desk upon request. Double check all the dimensions and details for yourself. You can relax and feel confident that our craftsmen understand the vision you have for the final results.

Is Walnut More Expensive than Other Hardwoods?

Walnut wood is traditionally a bit more expensive than Oak or Maple, two common wood options in Amish desks. Save money by choosing rustic Walnut wood for your desk. Rustic Walnut wood includes small, filled knots in the wood and greater color variation with the inclusion of sap wood. Rustic grade Walnut also eliminates waste in manufacturing.

For more information about a walnut desk or any Amish furniture in Berlin Ohio, contact Dutch Craft Furniture today.