Last week we made some major progress on the remodel of our home office and it’s finally time to figure out how we’re going to furnish the space. We’d love a glass top desk since it doesn’t take up as much visual space, making the room feel larger, and it would add a little modern edge to our office to keep it from looking overly traditional. After going on a hunt for the perfect glass desk I’ve narrowed it down to several favorites to share with you (post includes affiliate links – disclosure statement available {here}).
One style of glass top desk that I tend to gravitate towards is sawhorse leg desks – I love this one (available {here}) that has sawhorse legs in a gorgeous polished nickel finish:
This polished nickel beauty (available {here}) is gorgeous and super unique because it cranks all the way up to a standing desk if you prefer to work standing up!
I also love this glass top desk (available {here}) with a similar finish but a more modern X-base design:
I also love the more warm feel of a wood base and am crushing on the wood legs in this retro-inspired beauty (available {here})
Do you have a favorite or do you know of any other great glass top desks out there that I should add to my list? 
I love how my glass desk came out, using the ikea inspiration from Matters of Style. I spray painted the legs a hammered bronze and had a glass top made for it. I also bought the Vittsjo unit and sprayed that as well. They look fantastic!
I love hearing that you created the glass desk using the IKEA legs and are really happy with it! I looked up the Vittsjo unit – I can see how that would look fantastic with the desk – great idea!
The first picture of the bookcase…I cant help but feel the ladder is so unnecessary that its kind of funny (in a bad way). I would love the addition of the ladder if you couldnt reach the top without it and if the space didnt seem small. The rustic feel of it is great though.
Actually, the size of the bookcase may be deceiving in the image. It is just a few inches under 8 feet tall so you do indeed need the ladder to reach the top shelf!
Great pictures of glass topped desk! You always do your homework 🙂
Hi there, are you able to tell me where you got the bookcase – its exactly what I’ve been looking for!
It’s from a furniture store called Merridian Home Furnishings. The store in Cincinnati actually went out of business a few weeks after we bought it but they still have locations in Nashville and Louisville. Their website is http://www.merridian.com (FYI – they run sales every now and then with 30% off so if you find what you’re looking for, you might want to hold our for a sale!)
Thanks so much!
Not sure if you ever bought the glass desk… I traded mine in for a wooden desk because my arms froze resting on the glass when working on my laptop for hours at a time and also because the glass often looked messy with fingerprints and sticky marks from my arms (lotion) rubbing off on the glass. Maybe for light use but for my heavily used home office glass drove me OCD.
I really appreciate your comment – we haven’t bought a desk yet because of our surprise upcoming move and I hadn’t thought about the issues of the glass being cold or always looking messy. Our home office desk is a busy place so these are definitely issues that would affect us as well. Thanks again for the input.
I’m thinking about the CB2 Silverado table/desk and have the same concerns about cold or fingerprints. However, I think this time I will have to go for looks over practicality. As I think about moving into a new place that is significantly smaller, I have major issues with visual and real space, but I may incorporate some kind of a desk pad to protect myself and the table as well.
I’m torn on the issue myself. If you decide to go for it, I’d love to see a pic of your new space!
Hi,
I like the bookcase with the ladder you choose very much. Who is the manufacturer / supplier?
Thanks,
Nathalie
Hi Nathalie, our bookcase was bought from a local furniture store called Merridian Home Furnishings, which has locations in Nashville and Louisville. They buy directly from sellers in India so there is no manufacturer or other site to buy it from. Their website is http://www.merridian.com – we’ve had it for over a year now so I don’t know if it’s still available or not.
This looks so beautiful! I want to do this in my office. How did you affix the table legs to the Glass Top? Was is a glue? Which one did you use?
Hi Alisse – we didn’t end up going with a glass desk top in our house but the ones that I’ve seen simply rest on the base and aren’t attached in any way. The glass is heavy enough that it tends to stay put!
Hi do you know where I can buy the glass top? TRying to do a DIY glass desk like this but haven’t had much luck- ikea’s glass tops right now are only with geographic designs
Hi Ashley,
You can get a glass top cut to whatever size you need at a local glass shop!