Tell Me Which Desk I Should Buy…
I need a desk. I sold my old John Lewis stalwart to a co-worker before I left London. And as much as I do love blogging from the kitchen island, I really need my own space. And six months after repatriating, it’s time to unpack the, um, office. (It’s functioning as a closet currently.) CSN Stores (every bloggers’ favorite website these days) is going to love me because four of the five desks I like are on their Web site. (Along with pretty much everything you might ever want to buy.) Note I am NOT participating in a CSN giveaway this time around. It was just very convenient that they have a lot of desks I like!
This is the Aria desk from Herman Miller. It’s very handsome. It’s also very large and very expensive. But I still like it and I am thinking of this whole desk purchase thing as an investment. I’m looking for a desk for life.
There’s something nice and clean about this design. It also comes in reddish-orange and white. I’m liking the gray but sometimes I like the white. Too plain? Too boring? This is by Blu Dot.
Another Herman Miller choice. This one is called the Enchord. I kinda dig the green under-table. But maybe I’ll feel too much like a Swedish architect?
Um, so apparently I have a thing for Herman Miller. I like the slots in this one. I don’t know what I’d put in them, but I like them just the same. I also like the dainty legs and the use of color. This desk is called Nelson. It’s a happy desk, isn’t it?
This desk is called the Rian and its made by a small company called Semigood Design in Washington State. (Someone obviously has some confidence problems?) I might get the chair–only because it’s cute–but I don’t think I could use it for working. I need a chair with a back. I like that this has drawers and there’s just something very clean and neat about it.
What do you think? Which one do you think I should buy? Comments please!
Feb 26, 2011
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Feb 27, 2011
First of all, I should say that I don’t really like modern furniture. And I love wood. So, obviously, my choice is the last one. It’s simple, and I like the colour, and it has drawers.
From the other four, I quite like the Nelson because of the colours and the cuteness of the slots. But not sure how you would use them either.
Does one of them fit more in your place? Colour-wise or design-wise?
Feb 27, 2011
I really liked the first desk. It reminds me of a school desk, in the best possible way…
Feb 27, 2011
Enchord or Aria.
Feb 27, 2011
I’d love to pick one but, alas, I cannot support any desk that requires one to sit in a chair in order to make use of it.
A little over a year ago, I made the switch to a stand-up desk and, short of some unforeseen tragedy that results in the loss of my ability to stand, have no intentions of reverting back to lump-dom.
My first stand-up desk was hand-made to go on top of a ‘conventional’ tabletop, but I quickly upgraded to the Fredrik by Ikea: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60111123
Oh what the heck…coming down from my soapbox, I’ll just go ahead and vote for the Nelson. I like the idea of finding uses for the slots, and its contours evoke a balanced sense of both elegance and whimsy.
Mar 04, 2011
First one! I want it – do they deliver to the UK?!
Mar 06, 2011
The rian is adorable .. the others we have all seen before!
Mar 13, 2011
Get something truly unique, get someone to make one for you! You then get the best bits of all the above and get something unique which will last you a lifetime?!