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Where to look for desks and office

4 years ago

Hope I can get some ideas ; we are looking for a (computer) desk for at home office, for DH. He used to have a massive executive desk from his old office, but when we moved we decided it was too massive. He's been using a not lovely skimpy student type computer desk and we would like to improve the situation. He is retired, but does spend lots of time at the desk. (He prefers to use a desktop. He has a laptop and will use that but more casually)

We have a large finished basement/man cave and that is where it will reside. It does't have to be fancy or elegant but he's a big guy and will have a fairly big chair.

I don't even know where to look for this other than wayfair. Are there any places that I can browse for ideas or better yet if you care to share your home office pix that would be great.

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clubnev

4 years ago

Pottery Barn has customizable office furniture that is functional but doesn’t have that “office cubicle” look. They have a couple of different lines and different colors . We’ve had ours for about 10 years and it looks brand new. It’s held up well and we live in a humid environment. Wait for a sale-it goes on sale quite a bit.

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sushipup1
4 years ago
And Ikea also have very customizable office desks.
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salonva
Original Author
4 years ago
Funny because we thought of Ikea, as I think when we were there a year or two ago we noticed quite a few of the customizable ones. We went back recently and there were hardly any. I tried looking online as well and I couldn't seem to connect.

I will definitely have a look again at Ikea and also Pottery Barn.
H B
4 years ago
This may not apply, so feel free to disregard, but if there was any interest in a used set up, there are companies who collect and resale this type of stuff. I am in NE and we have a local ish liquidator and they have a giant warehouse of tons of office chairs, desks, furniture from places like banks, restaurants, etc. it is both impressive to see and a great selection. Giant aisle of dining tables and hutches, restaurant equipment, etc.
shirlpp
4 years ago
It depends upon how much you want to spend and exactly what you are looking for. Just about everyone sells desks - just google it.

I had a carpenter make a built in desk for me 15 years ago, however, if I was looking today I'd be able to find something since the Net is where to look.
sushipup1
4 years ago
Another Ikea option is to build a desk from the kitchen cabinets. I did this about 15 years ago, cutting down base cabinets by 6" (these were old style cabinets that had 6" increments in drawer sizes, today's cabinets are in 5" increments), using two 6" drawers and one 12" per stack. I had two 15" wide stacks on the left, one on the right. Add legs and a butcher board countertop.
pricklypearcactus
4 years ago
My husband and I share an office with two L shaped Pilsen desks from Crate & Barrel. They have a fairly wide array of desks. The Pilsen desks are very simple and quite sturdy. I love the glass top because the two big desks don't overwhelm the room and we don't have to worry about ruining a wood top with beverages.
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4 years ago
I got the "Gatlin" desk and lateral file from Macy's. Very happy with them!
Lars
4 years ago
You could look at officedesk.com. I am considering replacing the desk in our desert house, but I have to find one that would fit in a fairly small space.

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