I actually took a look at my work desk. Monitor, keyboard & CPU Pix of DH & me Ceramic monkey I gave my Dad over 25 years ago Altoids box full of paper clips digi cam dozens of sticky note pads in assorted sizes sharpies, highlighters 2 hole punch stapler phone cell phone mouse pad more papers than any one person should have files, files, files phone log maps drawings printed emails staple remover wet wipes 2 bottles of hand sanitizer dachshund made of metal & a rock jar full of agates picture of Honolulu box of kleenex piles of napkins scanner-cat thing to scan files to me 3 binders of assorted sizes coffee cup several bottles of water in various depths bag of almonds water glass empty flower vase This is just on top of one desk. I have a table, a lateral file and a bookcase in my cube. I won't go into detail about what is on them...as well as my floor. Sigh.

So many issues here! Kittiemom, I am also a kittiemom! Anyway, the computer armoire is also from Stuart David. We will have three SD pieces in our home - a tall wide dresser in DH's study, and the armoire and console/bookcase in the LR. The last time I checked, SD had a pathetic website. To get their furniture you have to go to an independent furniture store. There you can look at floor samples, plus go through the SD catalogs. I chose the dresser after seeing a model on the floor. The armoire and console are strictly from the catalog, but I already knew what kind of quality we would be getting (excellent). The store will have a display of the various woods and finishes. I chose alder in a lightly distressed walnut and it is beautiful. They have a huge variety of wood finishes and also some painted ones. If you find a store that carries SD, ask for the Entertainment Center catalog, as that's the one that carries the armoire with pocket doors. They also have a catalog for office furniture and why that one doesn't show our armoire is beyond me. But you could ask for them both, just to see all your options. If you are interested in the style number of our armoire, let me know here, and I'll try to find the catalog number. If you are price-conscious, the armoire was about $2300, and the console was $685. Not cheap, but this is the first time in my life that I'm finally assembling a pretty, well-decorated living room, so I'm going for broke. Literally. But this furniture is built and styled for the long-term. As to the question of the chair, yes, that is an issue with computer armoires. After 13 years of having an office-type chair on wheels, which tore up the carpets (note plural), I switched to an old French-style armchair that I inherited from my mother. It looks perfect with the armoire. The armoire is always open - after all, I am always on this website - and the chair fits with the keyboard shelf. If we close it, I just turn the chair around and it becomes part of the main seating arrangement. It works for me. I did not mean to imply that computers *should* be hidden in a LR, just that I personally wanted that. We also have a new flat-screen monitor and love it, and it would look fine out on a desk. I also second Teacat's suggestion of Ballards. They have a good selection of computer stations, desks, etc. They are limited as to finishes, though! Sorry for the length of this post. Remodeling and decorating our home is my retirement obsession, as the DSs and their wives don't seem too interested in producing grandchildren. So it's fabrics and paint colors, rather than "Bring those babies over!"

When I had the "computer room" setup I had two typing tables that I used for the computers. One was an old wooden one and the other was an old metal one. They both worked well. Now that I use a notebook I use a Tablemate next to the recliner. Works great. I have one wooden computer desk and I've never put it together. It's in the basement and will get thrown someday.

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