Amish Desks - Why Buy Amish and Our Top Picks
In this article, we’ll dive deeper into the artistry behind Amish desks, common choices for hardwood, and some of our favorite picks.
Amish woodworkers have earned a superb reputation based on their exacting standards and discerning eye for quality materials, which results in furniture that is beautiful and built to last for generations. Since your desk is a piece that you'll be using on a daily basis for extended periods of time, it's worth investing in a solid wood build and the tender loving care that comes with made-to-order construction.
In this article, we’ll dive deeper into the artistry behind Amish desks, common choices for hardwood, and some of our favorite picks.
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Remember, all of our furniture is made-to-order, which means that you have the option to choose whether you'd like our Amish craftspeople to make your desk from oak, cherry, or other North American hardwoods. What's more, you can even select the specific stain, as well as decide whether you'd like to include helpful features like desk drawer locks and wire grommets.
Choosing the Right Wood For Your Custom Amish-Made Desk
One of the hallmarks of Amish furniture is the use of North American hardwood (with no particle board or engineered alternatives allowed!). Keeping that in mind, an early decision that you'll be asked to make is which hardwood you'd like to select for your new Amish-made desk. Although there is no objective right or wrong answer, below are some insights that may influence your decision.
Oak for Amish desks - As we explore in our guide to oak furniture, oak provides strength, an eye-catching grain, and the flexibility to accommodate a full range of stains and paints. It's important to note that there are two primary versions of oak that can be utilized for an Amish desk: the more affordable, warm-tinted red oak and the pricier, cooler-toned white oak.
Cherry for Amish desks - Touched upon in our guide to cherry wood colors and design, this North American hardwood is highly regarded for its inherent warmth, satin-like texture, and distinctive grain. It's important to note that its natural hue will change over time. If you're curious about what a desk may look like in cherry, please visit the page dedicated to desks available in cherry wood.
Brown Maple Amish desks - Why buy an Amish desk made from brown maple? It has a smooth, even grain that feels luxurious without the luxury-level price tag. What's more, it's quite versatile, complementing both traditional and contemporary desk designs in a full spectrum of colors. For more insights, please read our guide to brown maple furniture.
Remember, these are only some of the North American hardwoods our Amish craftspeople use to build desks. Other options include elm, hickory, maple, walnut, and even reclaimed barn wood.
Some of Our Favorite Amish Desks
We love each and every desk we sell at Countryside Amish Furniture. However, we chose the ones reflected below to reflect the variety of options at your fingertips.
Example Amish Roll Top Desks
Considered a traditional type of Amish desk, a roll-top desk is characterized by a flexible tambour door that can conceal or reveal the work area. While this type tends to be smaller, it incorporates diversely sized openings to accommodate many organizational needs.
This Amish desk offers classic styling and practical features galore! Stay organized with four deep drawers, two writing boards, and a pencil tray. Make it the ultimate all-in-one desk by having our Amish woodworkers incorporate a knee drawer, locks, and wire grommets. As with all of Countryside Amish Furniture’s desks, you can customize the look. Order this desk in the pictured oak or choose from six other wood species, as well as dozens of stains. You can even choose to swap out the wooden handles for metal alternatives.
Key Features
- Solid wood construction
- Raised panel back & knee space
- Dovetailed storage drawers
- Pencil tray in lap drawer
- Soft close undermount slides
- Optional keyboard pullout
- Two writing pullouts
- Custom hardwood & stain
- Amish handmade in the USA
Price: $4278
This Amish desk is available in widths of 56”, 62”, and 68”, and has drawers that can accommodate all your office storage needs. From letter slots to file cabinets, writing pull-outs, and even secret compartments, this desk has got it all covered. And the best part is that it looks absolutely stunning with its carved paneling on the back, making it a perfect piece to place away from walls.
Key Features
- Solid hardwood construction
- Three desk sizes available
- Finished raised panel backing
- Drawer & letter slot interior
- Center dovetailed pencil drawer
- Four pedestal storage drawers
- Two full extension file cabinets
- Soft close undermount slides
- Two secret compartments in base
- Two wooden writing pullouts
- Optional keyboard pullout & locks
- Amish handmade in the USA
- Custom hardwood & finish options
Price: $7718
This Amish roll top desk consists of 25 inside compartments, making staying organized a breeze. On top sits a decorative hutch complete with adjustable shelves behind beveled glass doors. To further spotlight your favorite decorative elements, our Amish builders incorporate touch lighting into the desk’s hutch.
Our Amish woodworkers build this highly customizable desk in three different widths: 52”, 62”, and 68”.
Key Features
- Solid hardwood construction
- Three overall sizes available
- Beveled glass doors
- Touch controlled hutch lighting
- Glass shelving in hutch
- Two wooden writing boards
- Pencil drawer with dividers
- Dovetailed storage drawers
- Drawer locks are optional
- 25 inside compartments
- Custom hardwood & finish
- Amish handmade in the USA
Price: $9885
Additional Amish-Crafted Roll Top Desks
Example Amish-made Corner and U-Shaped Desks
Corner desks and U-shaped desks conform to the room while providing roomy workspaces and storage from multiple angles. You can set up your computer on one desktop and face clients on another. Best of all, larger versions of this style of desk can meet all your office storage demands, sparing you from having to buy additional accessories like file cabinets and storage cabinets.
Amish woodworkers craft this desk to generate a sense of “wow,” thanks to its classical columns, richly carved base, and dramatic paneling. You can even add leather or Corian inlays. However, this Amish desk’s brilliance goes beyond its appearance. Truly an all-in-one piece, it provides fully extending side-mount slides, pull-outs for your keyboard and writing instruments, adjustable shelving, and deep drawers for all your office storage needs. It is photographed in brown maple, but our Amish artisans can also build this desk in oak, rustic cherry, hickory, walnut, and quartersawn white oak.
Key Features
- Solid hardwood construction
- Optional hutch top included
- 1 1/4" thick hardwood top
- Ornate carvings & finished client view
- Wrap around raised panels
- Dovetailed storage drawers
- Full extension sidemount slides
- Pencil drawer & keyboard pullout
- Three adjustable wood shelves
- Optional Corian or leather inlays
- Amish handmade in the USA
- Custom hardwood & finish options
Price: $11940
Amish desks can appear quite contemporary when dressed up with a bold stain and modern hardware, as demonstrated with the Omega L-Shaped Desk. However, the design’s effortless cool extends beyond its aesthetic, thanks to features like modifiable shelving, surge protectors, wire grommets, and built-in task lighting. You can file important documents in the bottom drawers, store office supplies in the mid-level storage areas, and display framed photos and plants in the upper open shelves.
Key Features
- Solid hardwood construction
- Left or right return layout
- Hutch topper included
- Task lighting in hutch top
- Three adjustable wooden shelves
- Pencil drawer & keyboard pullout
- Two letter-size file drawers
- Undermount soft-close slides
- Surge protector behind keyboard
- Wire grommet on desk
- Finished desk back
- Custom hardwood & finish
- Amish handmade in the USA
Price: $9877
The Chadron L-Shaped Desk proves that not every corner desk has to be huge. Amish builders blend a live edge with powder-coated black metal legs to yield an industrial feel firmly rooted in modern design. Not only does this desk include a built-in file cabinet and full-extension drawers, but it can also be purchased as part of a greater set that matches it with office credenzas, bookcases, and more.
Key Features
- Amish handmade to order
- 1 1/4" thick live edge top
- 8" live edge client overhang
- Powder coated black metal legs
- Dovetailed full extension drawers
- Soft close undermount slides
- One keyboard pullout & pencil drawer
- Letter size file drawer in pedestal
- Left or right return available
- Finish back on both sides
- Catalyzed varnish top coat
- Custom hardwood & finish
Price: $5593
Additional Amish-Crafted L-Shaped and U-Shaped Desks
Example Amish-made Executive Desks
What does it mean for an Amish desk to be executive-worthy? First, it must offer a generously sized work space, as well as a range of storage and functional features. Above all else though, executive desks don’t skimp on the flourishes. Our Amish craftspeople will carve and shape the wood to create desks rich with eye-catching details, from the crown molding and corbels to the intricate base.
This Amish-crafted desk more than earns its name with its wealth of luxurious details, from the inlays of leather, granite, or glass to the eye-catching paneling and striking base. You’ll look and feel like a true top-level executive, regardless of whether you position this desk at home or in the office. Let this desk fit you like a glove by customizing the wood, color and handle design, as well as special features like locks and knee space drawers.
Key Features
- Amish handcrafted in the USA
- Solid hardwood construction
- Optional leather, glass, or granite top
- Full extension slides
- Finished raised panel back
- Two letter-sized file drawers
- Four storage drawers
- Pencil drawer or keyboard pullout
- Custom hardwood & finish
Price: $7595
Roll your office chair behind a classically styled 72” wide desk that will feel like it was made just for you by our Amish craftspeople (which it was). Optional features you can add or exclude include glass tops, knee drawers, wire grommets, and drawer locks. Plus, as is true of all Countryside Amish Furniture desks, you can choose the specific wood species and stain, as well as the aesthetic of the hardware.
Key Features
- Solid hardwood construction
- Dovetailed storage drawers
- Full extension side-mount slides
- Optional keyboard pullout
- Raised panel finished back
- Two writing board pullouts
- Custom hardwood & finish
- Amish handmade in the USA
Price: $5353
For an Amish-crafted desk that will look at home in traditionally-styled and contemporary offices alike, look no further than this generously sized piece. Beautiful from all angles (even the back), the desk incorporates practical enhancements like writing and keyboard pull-outs, file drawers, and optional locks. Buy this desk alone or as part of a full office furniture suite complete with Amish-made credenzas, file cabinets, and more.
Key Features
- Solid wood construction
- Full extension keyboard pullout
- Undermount soft close slides
- Two letter size file drawers
- Finished executive desk back
- Two writing board pullouts
- Custom hardwood & finish
- Handcrafted in the USA
Price: $5475
Additional Amish-Crafted Executive Desks
Other Examples of Amish Desks
Here, at Countryside Amish Furniture, we offer desks both large and small representing a variety of types and style influences. Looking for a student desk with a top hutch for beneficial storage? We have plenty. Seeking a new Amish desk to coordinate with your French Country-themed home office? We have exactly what you need.
While the best way to know our inventory of Amish desks is to browse the various categories, below are some standouts.
The Mayan Secretary Desk may be the unconventional desk solution you never knew you needed. It has deep drawers with dividers to help you stay organized, as well as smaller compartments for odds and ends. Best yet, it is the ultimate space-saver. When this Amish-built desk isn’t in use, its work surface folds up and lid comes down, freeing up additional floor space.
This desk is shown in Quartersawn White Oak stained in our Burnished Honey, but our Amish artisans can make it in eight different kinds of wood with near-endless stain options.
Key Features
- Solid wood desk construction
- Drop down extended work surface
- Double file system in bottom drawer
- Wire access hole and power strip
- Pull-out, full extension file drawers
- Soft close undermount drawer slides
- Amish handmade to order in the USA
- Feet levelers are included
Price: $3750
Not every Amish desk has to be heavy and packed with features. For example, this Queen Anne writing desk manages to make quite a statement with its lithe silhouette, thanks to its cabriole legs and classic metal handles. Add it to your home office, living room, bedroom, or anywhere else where you can benefit from an added work surface.
Key Features
- Solid hardwood construction
- Two desk sizes available
- Two/three dovetailed drawers
- Soft-close undermount slides
- Custom hardwood & finish
- Catalyzed conversion varnish
- Amish handmade in the USA
Price: $1574
While many Amish-made desks exhibit traditional decor themes, they can also incorporate more contemporary design elements. For example, this desk showcases a live edge, a style of edge that embraces the wood’s organic shape rather than refining it to a perfectly straight line, lending to a more rustic feel. Our Amish craftspeople offer this desk in 42”, 56”, and 62”, all complete with details like paneled backs, storage drawers, and writing pull-outs.
Key Features
- Solid hardwood construction
- Natural live edge desk top
- Three desk sizes available
- Finished panel backing
- Center dovetailed pencil drawer
- Four pedestal storage drawers
- Two full extension file cabinets
- Soft close undermount slides
- Two wooden writing pullouts
- Optional keyboard pullout & locks
- Amish handmade in the USA
- Custom hardwood & finish options
Price: $2455
Why Buy Desks Made By Amish Woodworkers
Hopefully, you found inspiration with one of the desk designs featured above. But you might be wondering why you should buy an Amish desk over the other options in the market. After all, it’s certainly not the cheapest option. However, as we explain in What Goes Into the Cost of Amish Furniture and Why It’s Worth the Expense, there are certain guarantees you get when buying an authentic Amish desk:
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Usage of real wood that is responsibly harvested
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Best-in-class woodworking that relies upon time-tested techniques
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The option to customize your desk due to Amish handcrafting each piece
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End products that are stunning and sturdy enough to hold up years of daily use
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You are supporting local American economies and small businesses
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You are supporting businesses that use sustainable practices, from the chemical-free way in which the leather is treated to the limited fuel used to transport goods
Order Your Desk From Countryside Amish Furniture
From renewable forests to Amish hands, our furniture tells your story.
Countryside Amish Furniture makes it easy to order an Amish desk from the convenience of home. Simply browse the hundreds of designs we offer and make it one-of-a-kind with our customization options. Want to further personalize the desk in ways you don’t see on our site? Reach out using the live chat! We’ll collaborate with you to determine what customization is or isn’t possible, as well as answer all other questions about our desks or Amish woodworking.