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"With letter writing and filing giving way to e-mail and online billing, the home desk has been shedding paper weight. But it still plays a key role in today&amp;#039;s hectic lives, serving as a place to reorganize and recharge\u2014literally and figuratively. &amp;quot;A desk is a home base,&amp;quot; says decorator Mariette Himes Gomez, who considers a workstation to be essential, whether in a study or a corner of a studio apartment. And furniture design has kept up as technology slims down. &amp;quot;You need less storage in a desk than before,&amp;quot; she says. &amp;quot;Instead of a big block of mahogany, you can now have gorgeous legs.&amp;quot; Nonetheless, practical details, such as drawers, can be just as important as elegant lines. &amp;quot;A desk is not just a pretty table,&amp;quot; says designer David Scott. &amp;quot;It has a job to do.&amp;quot; Sometimes more than one, he adds: It can serve as a dining surface or a buffet, or stand in for a bedside table. &amp;quot;Some people use their laptops in bed,&amp;quot; he says, &amp;quot;but there&amp;#039;s a creative process that happens when you sit at a desk.&amp;quot; Click here to see the gallery for &amp;quot;The Top 10 Desks.&amp;quot;  Plus, find the perfect office chair&amp;amp;nbsp;to go with your desk, and more stylish home office ideas. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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