Ideal desks for homework

Roofus desk and Ickle chair, £495, Loaf, available from February

Roofus desk and Ickle chair, £495, Loaf, available from February

Whether you agree with it or not, children are barely out of reception class before they are coming out of school with homework. There is nothing wrong with doing it on the kitchen table, but if you can squeeze in a desk they can call their own, here are some of our favourites:

The Battistella Luce children's desk can also be fitted with a dry wipe clean surface for doodling! £435, Go Modern

If you want a desk that will take your child from finger-painting to algebra, look for a timeless piece that doesn't have a childlike quality. 

Birdie Shelf, £295, Loaf

And even when space is really tight, you may be able to squeeze a drop down desk in.

Farringdon high sleeper with desk, £1,000, Aspace

Or go up with a high sleeper bed with a desk below it. Or sneak a little vintage flip-top school desk into a hallway or landing or the corner of the bedroom. Check out the desk and chair set I picked up for £34 on eBay here

And read on here for more on high sleepers and here for how to turn even the tiniest corner of your home into a study.