A-Tower Corner Wood Computer Desk with Hutch in Pewter and Cherry Finish by Studio RTA

I, plainly and simply, love this desk. It is very nontraditional, and you are guaranteed to get several compliments from guests. There was no part of this desk that I found to be cheap, fragile, or ugly. The wood itself has a terrific grain and dark, English Chestnut color to it--near to a faux-mahogany in its richness. The dark-grey metal stands that hold the desk up and make it tall are sturdy and aesthetically pleasing. Like I said previously, there is relatively no part of this desk that I, or anyone else for that matter, deem unattractive.The assembly itself, I did alone. It took me about 4 hours of work and wasn't too difficult. There are parts that I recommend to have someone help you assemble, like the top shelves. But it is definitely achievable alone.Because of its tall design, where most of the desk sprawls upward instead of outward, it will be a perfect corner desk for an area where you don't have much room to sacrifice for an office. Due to its form factor ("A" is a perfect name for it, by the way) its ideal position is in a corner; although, I can imagine it being against a wall as long as a wall flanks one of the sides. Of course, it doesn't have to be in a corner, but it will be optimal. As I mentioned before, I'm using this as an office desk. It will not be the perfect computer-office desk for everyone because of its idiosyncrasies, but for my uses, (gaming, writing, multi-monitors) it suits me. I have included pictures for examples of usage scenarios, how I use its space and where I have placed my monitors, etc.. Most of the desk's surface area is allocated to the bottom shelf where, presumably, your computer tower will sit. Below my written review, I will list dimensions to help you conclude if this desk will accommodate your setup. The main shelf, where your monitor will be, has a good surface area to work with. There is enough room for me, with a 27" monitor on it, to place a full 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper in front of me. Stretched across the shelf is room for about six normal sheets of paper to be splayed out. Suffice to say; even with a very large monitor, I'm left with plenty of work space.The top two shelves are smaller than the other two. Thanks to the metal rods that hold the desk together and the privacy panels attached to the sides, it is ideal to line books side-by-side across them. Within itself, the poles and back of the shelf act like bookends. The two quibbles I have with the upper shelves are: Obviously, unlike traditional desks and because of its 6-foot tall stature, you have to leave you seat to reach nearly anything placed on the top two shelves. Hence, I mounted a 23" monitor to the first-top shelf's backing (you can look at my uploaded photos to get an idea) using an articulating-arm wall mount. Having it mounted almost 6 inches above the main monitor, and in the conclave of the first-top shelf, I do have to crane my neck to look at the monitor. After a while, this strains the neck, so if you're placing a monitor within that shelf, I recommend having it be able to tilt and having your chair higher in accordance. That way you won't have to crane your neck much. Also to avoid standing every time I needed to reach an item, on the top shelf I stacked books and other knick-knacks which don't need my daily attention. My point is that the top two shelves are not very accessible while sitting, so I recommend you do what I mention in the proceeding paragraph.Due to the desk's upward build-design there is indeed a lot of surface area; however, little or none storage area. If you have a lot of items to occupy the desk, you're going to have to invest in storage boxes, another desk piece, or possibly other after-market furniture to hold occasionally used objects. I personally re-purposed an old bookshelf to store necessities like office supplies, DVD/CD containers, and the like.Since the bottom shelf is curved, your feet don't have to rest on the bottom shelf and can fit comfortably beneath it. This was one main reason I decided to get rid of my previous desk in which my feet rested crooked. Now they slip right under the shelf.The desk doesn't offer any holes to run cables through discreetly, which is one disappointment. But I do recognized the fact that most people aren't too picky about cable management and that each person's usage varies. I drilled a hole through the main shelf's surface near the back left end to act as a cable management grommet hole. The back wood panel that goes from the main shelf to the very top of the top shelf are also good areas to drill holes for cable management. Although I mentioned there were no pre-drilled holes for cable management, this desk nonetheless offers great cable management thanks to its form factor. The metal poles can be used to tie cables to the back and the back wood panel can hide many cables behind it. I used sticky mounting squares to zip tie cables to the back of various out-of-sight areas.All that said, I recommend you purchase this desk if you don't want to take up too much of a room's area as a traditional office desk would, if you need a computer desk with enough room for most full-sized towers, and don't need a lot of storage space. Also, it was packaged extremely well with good support. The instructions were clear, and there wasn't any evident shipping damage on the wood when it arrived.Dimensions:My computer tower height is 22 ¾" *Behind the keyboard drawer, there is enough room for about a 23 1/2" tall computer tower, although it will be very difficult to move in and out, as mine is already. Without bumping into the keyboard drawer at the max height, the computer can only be ~ 8 ½" wide. At 20" in length, only part of my computer hangs off the shelf. There is at least enough length room for a 28" computer. To fit beneath the keyboard drawer, the tower would have to be under 20 ½" in height.My monitor (27" screen) on the main shelf is 25 ¼" in length and 15" in height. Between the two poles, there is 28" of clearance in length, and 21 ½" in total height clearance, leaving essentially enough height clearance for an 18" tall panel monitor with a stand. I feel confident saying any monitor will fit. A TV is a different story.My Keyboard is 19 ½" in length and 7 ½" in depth and 1 5/8" in height. With a 12 ¼" mouse pad, everything fits perfectly on the 31 ½" long keyboard shelf with 11 ½" of depth.My second monitor (23") mounted on the first-top shelf is 21 ½" in length and 13" in height. There is essentially enough clearance of 13" in height and between the two poles, 28" of length.

Purchased this desk a year ago to make the best use of a very limited amount of space. The cherry color is pretty deep. I kind of wish that I had been able to get it in a Teak color. Anyhow, the desk went together with pretty minimal effort. Really, it was average time and effort for a piece of furniture you assemble yourself. Construction is sturdy enough, although if you place a printer on the shelf (the same shelf as shown in the picture), you can get quite a bit of movement as the printer does its thing. Some people might want to anchor it to the wall for that reason. I like the space (plenty of room) and cords can be effectively hidden behind the vertical board running down the center. On a side note, most lighting is centered in the room and a corner desk (by design) will put your body between your work and lighting. I was able to mount a 21" florescent bar light under the printer shelf. It fits completely under the shelf without sticking out, gives great lighting, and practically looks like it came with the desk. They can't include everything and keep the cost down, but I would highly recommend the addition of a light.One other thing: If you want to put items on the top shelves, you might consider placing them before you put the "fencing" up for the two shelves. I use a Canon Pixma printer and the fencing would have pushed the printer out too far. I never put the fencing on and honestly can't say that I ever notice it.

I've been using this desk for about two weeks now and, overall, I like the space-saving corner-position aspects of the desk. I use it for a laptop so there's plenty of room for various office items and a large all-in-one printer on the bottom shelf. The look is pleasing enough. It's a cheap desk so it's obviously particle board and not real wood. However, there is a lot of exposed particle board that still gives off it's wood-dust smell even at this point. I bought a Techni-Mobili desk from Amazon at the same time and at a similar price point for my wife and there is a noticeable difference in construction quality with the other desk's panels being sealed all around and having rounded corners. That brings me to my biggest complaint: The corners are pretty sharp! I'm not worried about them cutting into me or anything but the sharp corners of the keyboard tray are really annoying and uncomfortable. I'm going to have to sand them down and seal them and I'm not sure I can maintain the cherry look at that corner since the effect comes from a vinyl surface. Also, the front middle leg broke off on the first day. It's in a spot that is easily hit by my foot and it only took a one foot swipe against it to crumble the particle-board around the mounting hardware.Edit: This desk has lasted me slightly over a year before I had to dump it last month. It's too bad as I really did like the overall layout of the desk but it's construction quality ultimately ended up making this a temporary desk. The keyboard tray's mounting/slider ended up breaking down. I have heavy hands so resting my palms on the keyboard at times or just pressing keys may have worn it down. The sliding rails are super-thin aluminum, only a little thicker than aluminum foil. I stand by my original statement that the quality could be a lot better. That Techni-Mobili that I bought for my wife is still going strong without a hitch.