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    • MattSpellerM
      MattSpeller
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      I'll see if I can tidy up my desk at home and send you a pic. It's ~12' long, 4' deep and made to my father's standards (skookum as frig).

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      • ryanblahnikR
        ryanblahnik
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        If you don't wander across something perfect, an Ikea tabletop with separate legs would probably be bigger and more solid than much else you could find for the price. They won't ship everything they sell, but usually will have an option or two that doesn't add a $349 truck delivery when you add it to the cart. Some of the legs they sell are adjustable height too.

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          Jason Banned @ryanblahnik
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          @ryanblahnik said:

          If you don't wander across something perfect, an Ikea tabletop with separate legs would probably be bigger and more solid than much else you could find for the price. They won't ship everything they sell, but usually will have an option or two that doesn't add a $349 truck delivery when you add it to the cart. Some of the legs they sell are adjustable height too.

          I've never had anything from Ikea that didn't fall apart within a few uses.

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          • JaredBuschJ
            JaredBusch
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            My desk is super easy and is from IKEA.

            I use it standing now, but it was set lower and I was in a chair for the first couple years.

            2 years ago, sitting: http://mangolassi.it/topic/315/standing-desks/23
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            and then standing:
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            And now in my apt in Chicago: http://mangolassi.it/topic/4556/what-does-your-desk-look-like/234
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            • JaredBuschJ
              JaredBusch @Jason
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              @Jason said:

              @ryanblahnik said:

              If you don't wander across something perfect, an Ikea tabletop with separate legs would probably be bigger and more solid than much else you could find for the price. They won't ship everything they sell, but usually will have an option or two that doesn't add a $349 truck delivery when you add it to the cart. Some of the legs they sell are adjustable height too.

              I've never had anything from Ikea that didn't fall apart within a few uses.

              Most of our furniture is from IKEA and has held up for years with two toddlers in the house.

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              • ryanblahnikR
                ryanblahnik @Jason
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                @Jason We only have a handful of different things from there but haven't run into anything like that yet. I've seen a couple of their desk chairs that didn't seem like great values, and I can't speak at all about the several hundred dollar stuff.

                But my experience comparing the flimsy particle board and cardboard you can get for the price, they've seemed like a lot better option for a few things.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                  @JaredBusch said:

                  Most of our furniture is from IKEA and has held up for years with two toddlers in the house.

                  We are the same, buy almost everything from IKEA. Most houses that we rent are IKEA furnished, too.

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                  • stacksofplatesS
                    stacksofplates
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                    We have a lot of ikea furniture also. I think I'm going to build my next desk though. I like them to be fairly deep and it's hard to find one that's not a million dollars.

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                    • RojoLocoR
                      RojoLoco
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                      My current desk at home: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TH0A19E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

                      All glass, L-shaped corner desk. Affordable. Plenty of room for 2x HP 25" displays, plus a small (12 channel) audio mixer, 2x Tannoy Monitors (8" driver, slightly larger than "bookshelf" speakers), and I can even cram a 25 key MIDI controller in there. OK, I cram my home desk w/ music production gear, but you get the point.

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                      • Minion QueenM
                        Minion Queen
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                        Lots of screen real estate here... These desks can handle the clamped on monitor stand for the 3-27" monitors

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          The top thing that I miss now that I live abroad is a lack of screen real estate.

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                          • stacksofplatesS
                            stacksofplates @Minion Queen
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                            @Minion-Queen said:

                            Lots of screen real estate here... These desks can handle the clamped on monitor stand for the 3-27" monitors

                            Facebook at work!!??

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                              @johnhooks said:

                              @Minion-Queen said:

                              Lots of screen real estate here... These desks can handle the clamped on monitor stand for the 3-27" monitors

                              Facebook at work!!??

                              I barely Facebook at home these days.

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                              • Minion QueenM
                                Minion Queen
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                                Oh that was the day we put the new carpet in. So it was a weekend 🙂

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                                • IRJI
                                  IRJ
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                                  I ended up getting a desk for valentines day from my wifey.

                                  http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/956697/Realspace-Magellan-Performance-Collection-L-Desk/

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                                    Alex Sage @IRJ
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                                    @IRJ Looks Pretty Good. How is the strong is it?

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                                      IRJ @Alex Sage
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                                      @anonymous said:

                                      @IRJ Looks Pretty Good. How is the strong is it?

                                      I haven't put it together yet. I am moving my office into a new room, but I am not quite done clearing the old room out.

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                                        Alex Sage @IRJ
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                                        @IRJ Well get going =P

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