Desks with Locking Drawers

There is a range of desks with locking drawers for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, all desks with locking drawers available were constructed with great care. We have 590 antique and vintage desks with locking drawers in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Desks with locking drawers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of desks with locking drawers to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern and Victorian desks with locking drawers are of considerable interest. Large desks with locking drawers can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller desks with locking drawers available at 1stDibs — each spanning 12 inches in width — may make for a better choice. There have been many well-made desks with locking drawers over the years, but those made by Peter Løvig Nielsen, George Nelson and Arne Vodder are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

Prices for desks with locking drawers start at $600 and top out at $298,500 with the average selling for $4,907.

There’s no reason that the corner of your home you’ve dedicated to work shouldn’t also reflect your personality and sense of style. A collection of unique vintage and antique desks can be found on 1stDibs today.

The right desk can be a good fit for your space and help keep you organized when you need it most. For many, the word “desk” can have a negative connotation. Derived from the Latin desca, meaning “table to write on,” the word can understandably evoke memories of stuffy classrooms or monotonous workdays.

As working from home has become more widespread for part of the workforce, many professionals who work remotely park themselves at the dining-room table or at the kitchen countertop to do so. If you’ve got the space, it's healthy to set aside an area in your home designated for work. A good desk can keep you on track and keep your newly minted home office free of clutter and distractions. 

Within your own walls, an office area can be both personal and productive, decorated exactly to your taste or just an unobtrusive addition that aligns with the energy of the space as is. When shopping for a desk, keep height, space and specs in mind. It’s helpful to know if you’ll need the desk to offer storage, such as drawers or a hutch, or if it should fit alongside your bedroom wall as cleanly as possible.

An antique writing desk, for example, will offer a spacious, streamlined work experience with a desktop that affords real estate for your notebooks, pens, laptop and research materials. Secretary desks reveal small inner storage compartments — pigeonholes, cubbies, recesses or drawers — when their hinged leaves are folded out.

Maybe you'd prefer a vintage mid-century modern desk that seamlessly incorporates drawers for storage.

Nebraska-born designer Don S. Shoemaker became inspired by Mexico’s tropical woods, such as cocobolo, a Mexican rosewood, and he decided to work with the material in the postwar years to create desks and other furnishings. Elsewhere, made according to the same high standards as the company’s chairs, celebrated mid-century manufacturer Herman Miller produced desks over the years in a number of versions, created by designers like George Nelson, Gilbert Rohde and Bruce Burdick.

Whether you want a dramatic rolltop-style furnishing akin to the 18th-century secretary commissioned by Louis XVI or a contemporary piece made of everything from linoleum to fallen trees, a new desk and clever arrangement of desktop accessories can brighten the workday in any home. 

For every passion project, year-end report or spontaneous million-dollar app idea, find the desk you need on 1stDibs.