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lynnie · Chanel

oh and also desks..

Cortney1982 · Chanel

This is cute, $211.65 with hutch and keyboard tray. It's a Sauder desk. This one is from AFO.com (where I got my office furniture) Walmart.com has the same thing for $260.96, but may be cheaper on shipping.

8038-475 Comp Desk w/Hutch

-- Edited by Cortney1982 at 01:14, 2006-01-12

laken1 · Hermes

On the Walmart shipping thing- they will ship to your local store for free if you have one close & a way to pick it up (I know you are in NY & that may not be possible).

Off topic, lynnie, I was drinking my rose tea out of my new tea cup you gave me & was thinking of you! I LOVE it. It's my fav now.

valenciana · Dooney & Bourke

not sure what you consider cheap, but this one from Crate and Barrel is $350 and very not ugly. ;) it's got a glass top with compartments and a keyboard tray underneath.

i used to have something like this, got it from Office Max or Office Depot, it's compact and has a keyboard tray. it's $129, but there are others as cheap as $80, probably even more in store. (p.s. i only got rid of it because now we have a built-in computer niche)

bumblebee · Coach

lynnie--i don't know if you've ever seen these legare' pieces, but i think they're kind of cool--there's a small desk for $260

http://www.2modern.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=214

the really nice thing is that they come apart easily for when you move, but i don't think they look cheap--when they are put together, they are very solid looking.

lynnie · Chanel

thanks for the help girls- but let me clarify further. by cheap i mean CHEAP, like $100 at most. this desk is only for this place- maybe a year. i love the glass crate+barrel one posted and also that site that bumblebee posted, but its not the time for that. the cheapie office depot one is more like what i need =/ i dont have a job for 2 months and i'm gonna travel a ton, plus pay rent while i'm gone, eek! i'm already trying to figure out how i'm going to swing that, plus my penchant for vintage gucci and missoni. ay yie yie! i think i'm gonna make a few necklaces to sell to friends or something.
OK- i also need really really small. does ikea have any that are just like table for your computer for only $20 or $30? just a table top, keyboard tray, and legs- not deep at all. maybe i should just build one? i guess i could go to home depot or something and be creative- as long as i found the hardware to attach for a keyboard tray. i'd paint it red probably, so i don't really care if the finish on something is bad. this is such a drastic departure from my current situation of luxurious huge furniture and space- but i've decided i'm young and its worth the trade off of having crappy stuff and being creative but living in a cool area vs. expensive nice stuff that i don't have in the correct apartment yet, plus i'd have to pay for and lug around through varioius moves.

laken1 · Hermes

This one is web only on Target but it is only $67.99 - it also comes in black & a cute orange - i know it's not really your style but it's cute & small

This one is $101.

This one is 67.99 too

ETA: I totally agree that it's worth the trade off, lynnie! You have your whole life to have extremely cool furniture. Right now you just need to be comfortable in you spot.

-- Edited by laken1 at 16:26, 2006-01-13

laken1 · Hermes

I just found this one on Ikea for $19.99

ikea desk

and this one is at ikea for $69.99

ikea corner desk

-- Edited by laken1 at 16:33, 2006-01-13

Lilykind · Hermes

lynnie wrote:

does ikea have any that are just like table for your computer for only $20 or $30? just a table top, keyboard tray, and legs- not deep at all.

I've seen a number of these computer cart/table type things for around that price at the ikea stores...I think it's time to go to the store and look around.

honey · Gucci

my "desk" consists of a table from ikea and legs. they have tables in tons of different sizes and colors. mine is black, probably less than 2 feet long (too lazy to measure) and comfortable fits a monitor, key board, some random desk organizer things and several cd holders. i don't have a seperate keyboard tray, so that might be harder to find. but i suggest just ppoking around ikea. i'm sure you'll find what you're looking for.