Re: Home office design

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had the same problem Rick.  I just bought a chair and couple of tables 
and made an ell.  Now I want a bookcase and a file cabinet, but thats 
about it.  Also, I have the kind of power strip that goes under the 
monitor.  That works pretty well, too.

rick baird wrote:
> While we're on the subject, I'm in the process of creating my own home office.
>
> I've only got about a 12x11 space, and I want more of a workcenter
> than just a desk.
>
> I've been all over town at office supply stores, furniture stores,
> everywhere, looking at stuff, websites, etc, and there seems to be
> just two choices:  well designed but cheaply built junk, or less well
> designed but well built and very expensive stuff that mostly goes in
> to million dollar homes in rooms that no one will really do any real
> work in.
>
> does anyone know where can i find some reasonably priced but well
> designed office furniture?
>
> I'm looking for a corner hutch type of thing, with plenty of flat desk
> space and storage.  For the space i'm filling, I don't need or want
> $4000 worth of furniture in a 120k house.
>
> I can probably go as high as $1500.  The best place on the web I've
> found is, of all places, Staples website and this stuff:
>
> http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=SS990065
>
> at the bottom of this page, (look for "bush master simulator") they
> even have a handy little web app to draw out your office and add the
> modular components to build your office, and then it'll give you a
> parts list to order with.
>
> Using that tool, I've  a pretty decent layout for my space, and the
> price is reasonable, but I have no idea about the quality of this
> stuff - is it all particle board crap?  I have no idea, it might be
> nice, but they don't have any in stock at my local staples.  plus, I'm
> not sure I like the way it looks.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Rick