Hide desktop icons in workspaces

Hi there. Is there anyway to hide all the desktop icons but from specific workspaces? I found an app called DesktopUtility which does the job but it hides them from all workspaces.

I have the same problem on 10.9.2.
Looks rather worse on my icon-strewn desktop!

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