Get the school year off to a brilliant start with these smart surfaces
Our designers’ favorite desks score an easy A, helping students—and parents—keep supplies at their fingertips.
Greg Lanza of Greg Lanza Design in Locust Valley
www.greglanzadesign.com • 516-656-9848
Favorite Writing Desk: Avalon Desk at CB2
Price: $649
“Less is more—more or less—with the impact that this shagreen beauty (above) will make in your contemporary or traditional space. Pair it with a Lucite or velvet-seat chair to be current.”
Denise Rinfret and Missy Rinfret Minicucci of The Rinfret Group in Manhasset
www.therinfretgroup.com • 516-426-6192
Favorite Writing Desk: Bugalow 5
Price: Upon Request
“This Bugalow 5 desk is one of our favorites. It has a lacquered blanched-parchment finish with bronze pulls and accents, and updated modern lines with a traditional, sophisticated feel that can easily be used in a master bedroom, teenager’s room or office.”
Nanette Baker of Interiors by Nanette in Albertson
www.interiorsbynanette.com • 516-228-2130, ext. 119
Favorite Writing Desk: Grant Desk by Ethan Allen, Item #399340 322
Price: $1,699
“Enhance your workspace with this beautifully styled and well-crafted pinstripe mahogany desk that has decorative steel side panels in the shape of an X and three soft-close drawers adorned with round champagne-brass finish pulls.”