Wooden oak desks

Wooden desks from a Polish office furniture manufacturer

Deerhorn is an office furniture manufacturer, and every wooden desk in this category has a solid oak top, not veneered chipboard. We combine the wood with a black or white steel frame, and the whole desk is made in our own factory in Poland. Since 2019 Deerhorn furniture has reached more than 30,000 customers, in 2025 alone more than 7,000 companies: law firms, clinics, banks, universities and IT start-ups. Every desk comes with a 25-year warranty and post-warranty service.

A desk with a wooden top is a purchase for years. Oak is warm to the touch and after a decade of work looks better than chipboard, not worse. In this category we have gathered straight and corner oak desks, desks with drawers and with a pedestal, as well as wooden height-adjustable desks with electric height adjustment. Delivery takes up to 5 working days.

Solid seasoned oak instead of veneer – what difference does it make at work?

Seasoning is the conditioning of the wood before machining, which keeps the top stable so that it does not move once it is placed in a heated office. We finish the surface with oil, which brings out the grain and leaves the wood open. This has a practical meaning: a scratch, a mug ring or a dent can be sanded locally and re-oiled instead of replacing the whole top. Veneered chipboard will not survive such a repair, because under the thin layer of decor there is particleboard.

That is why we can give a 25-year warranty on wooden desks. The solid oak top is the only part of the desk you touch all day, and the only one that can be restored to as-new condition after years.

How to choose a wooden desk for the office?

Start with the size of the top, then choose the shape, colour and extras. Standard tops are 120×70, 140×70, 160×70, 180×70 and 200×70 cm, and in the deeper version 160×80, 180×80 and 200×80 cm. A 140×70 cm top is enough for a laptop with a monitor, 160×70 cm is the most common choice for a workstation with two monitors, and 180 and 200 cm work well in private offices and wherever documents lie on the desk. The top is 38 mm thick in the Loft office, Loft office plus, Modern office and Active collections, while in Loft office slim it is thinner and visually lighter. The desk is 75 cm high, leaving 69–71 cm under the top for legs, a pedestal and a chair with armrests.

Shape. A straight desk takes up the least space against a wall. A wooden corner desk gives you a second top for documents or a second monitor and is available in left- and right-hand versions. The full list of large tops can be found in the large desk category.

Colour. A top in natural oak or dark, a black or white frame. A black frame with light oak is a loft-style classic, while a white desk with a wooden top brightens up smaller rooms and private offices.

Storage. A wooden desk with drawers has drawers built in under the top, while a desk with a pedestal comes with a separate cabinet on castors that can be moved or bought later. A modesty panel, i.e. a screen under the top, hides legs and cables from the visitor’s side – you choose it on the product page.

Height adjustment. If you work at the desk both sitting and standing, choose a wooden height-adjustable desk from the Pro or Simple series. They have the same oak top on a frame with an electric drive, memory settings and an anti-collision system. A comparison of the series is in the height-adjustable desks category.

Desk with a wooden top in loft style – Deerhorn collections

Deerhorn production started with the Loft office desk, and to this day it is the most popular model: an oak top on a simple steel frame, with nothing superfluous. Loft office plus adds drawers and a pedestal, Loft office slim has a thinner top and a lighter silhouette for smaller rooms. The Modern office and Active collections combine a wooden top with screens under the top for open-space workstations and private offices, and Pure Office is a designer desk with a computer shelf under the top. You can read more about wooden desks on metal frames on the industrial-style desks page.

Every desk in this category can be combined with a sideboard, a shelving unit and a cabinet from the same collection, so the whole office has the same oak and the same steel colour.

How to care for a wooden desk top?

We do not lacquer the top; we finish it with oil and wax, so wiping it with a damp cloth is enough for everyday care. The hardwax oil is refreshed every few years, only where the top is used intensively: the surface is rubbed down with fine sandpaper (220, then 400), a thin layer of hardwax oil is applied, after an hour the excess is wiped off with a paper towel and the top is left to dry for 8–10 hours. A hot mug mark or a scratch is removed the same way, only locally.

Made-to-measure wooden desks and 3D files for designers

We quote non-standard sizes, a cut-out for a column or an L-shaped top individually – see made-to-measure desks. You can order the solid oak top alone, without a frame, on the wooden desk tops page. We provide architects and design studios with 3D models of the desks in FBX, 3DS and OBJ formats.

Frequently asked questions about wooden desks