I want to stain (ideally) or paint (less good) my ikea wood veneer desk. How can I best do this? [more inside]
posted by If only I had a penguin... on Dec 19, 2009 - 11 answers

A desk I bought from office depot a couple of months ago has sharp edges -- not sharp enough to cut, but sharp enough to be plenty annoying if I ever touch those edges. Is there any easy and not-ugly way to deal with these?
posted by shivohum on Nov 25, 2009 - 14 answers

I need recommendations for a desk and chair for my home please. Requirements inside. [more inside]
posted by shivohum on Sep 22, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm a tall, skinny software developer, (6'5"/196cm) who cannot find a desk even remotely what I need/want in terms of style, quality, and size. I am going to have a carpenter build me a desk. Google has found me nothing. Do you have a desk you love? What makes you love it? Are you a tall person who finds they need keyboard/mouse at exactly the right height? How did you solve this? Do you have plans you love or a desk design you can recommend? [more inside]
posted by carlodio on Aug 31, 2009 - 11 answers

I'd like to buy a kneeling chair, but I can't find any locally to try. Do you have any tips about buying one online? [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Mar 6, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm actually earning my keep doing what I love - photography and design. I just got an amazing Cintiq 21UX, and there's just one (unanticipated) problem - I no longer have enough desk space to accommodate all of my equipment, so I'm in the market to get a dream workhorse desk once and for all. [more inside]
posted by roundrock on Nov 1, 2008 - 8 answers

Furniture filter: we are looking for a specific table for behind the couch that we saw in a vacation rental house years ago, but have still never seen something close enough for our purposes in a store, nor in on-line searches. I suspect we are just not looking in the right places, so I am prepared to feel stupid. Details within. [more inside]
posted by forthright on Oct 11, 2008 - 14 answers

Can you recommend a specific secretary, armoire, or rolltop desk that will hold (and hide) a large-ish computer? [more inside]
posted by The corpse in the library on Aug 20, 2008 - 5 answers

Where can I buy an awesome, folding, secretary-style desk with a closeable writing surface? [more inside]
posted by raygan on May 1, 2008 - 6 answers

Lighting fetishists help me! Looking for the desk lamp from "The Devil Wears Prada" [more inside]
posted by Extopalopaketle on Apr 8, 2008 - 5 answers

Can you help me find a new home office desk? [more inside]
posted by Tacos Are Pretty Great on Dec 30, 2007 - 16 answers

Hi All, I just moved and have a new job that will, fortunately, give me the opportunity to purchase nice furniture for the first time in my life. I'm more into modern designs, but with a quality touch. If there is a manufacturer that makes super high quality, modern stuff that would be the ticket for me. Anyway, I'm looking for online stores to shop on. I'm looking for literally everything a typical two person home needs. We currently have no furniture save a recliner, so we need a lot! I'll admit I don't know the first thing about design, furniture history, etc. But I do want to learn. The ideal shops will offer quality and education. I'm not looking for IKEA or super cheap options. Basically, just give me some links of some kick ass online furniture and furnishing joints!
posted by Bob Dobbs on Nov 16, 2007 - 21 answers

Can someone help me locate a certain type of chair? [more inside]
posted by psyward on Sep 27, 2007 - 5 answers

Has anyone had experience ordering furniture from Levenger.com? Or know of any modular office solutions similar to Levenger's "Euro Desk System"? [more inside]
posted by bodega on Jun 20, 2007 - 12 answers

Where can I find a computer armoire designed for a laptop computer? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Mar 4, 2006 - 12 answers

Can you identify this key? [more inside]
posted by mbrubeck on Feb 25, 2006 - 11 answers

It there any way to stain or paint laminate/particle board furniture without it looking horrible? [more inside]
posted by Optimus Chyme on Jan 31, 2006 - 17 answers

I need a new computer desk solution. The closest thing to computer desk nirvana I have found online is the IKEA Jerker desk, but IKEA hasn't seen fit to move into my area yet and they don't sell all the accessories online. [more inside]
posted by xyzzy on Apr 24, 2005 - 11 answers

I have a (relatively light) four-legged desk that's about four inches too short for my chair. I'd like to raise the desk, but I'd like to avoid using something as crude as cinderblocks or lumber. Are there any simple and elegant methods, products, or materials that I might employ?
Shortening the chair is not an option.
posted by Kwantsar on Sep 16, 2004 - 24 answers

Anybody know where I can find a good, modern, innovative computer desk? I'd kind of like something modular and flexible, if that makes sense, but all I can find are traditional office desks. UK stockists are preferred, but I'm interested in US ones too, for research as much as anything else.
posted by ascullion on Jun 18, 2004 - 16 answers

Office furniture: where to buy it used and what kind do you use? [more] [more inside]
posted by Hackworth on Jan 19, 2004 - 2 answers