New Times… New Desk
Recently I have made the switch for working full time for “the man” to becoming an independent developer working out of my house. This change meant that I needed a workspace that was more conducive for the long hours spent at the workstation. I started looking online for desks and was totally unsatisfied. I went to a local used office furniture store…nothing. I went to the regular office stores.. nothing. Finally I resolved that I would build my own desk.
In a forthcoming post I will document the project in detail. Basically it’s a sheet of custom cut MDF, build on a foundation of Kee Lite Pipe Fittings* and fence post. For the keyboard tray I custom cut some of the remaining MDF and attached it to an articulating keyboard support. Net result: VERY COOL DESK for about 1/2 the cost of one that would have been totally lame.
Here’s a few more pictures to tease you until I get the project posted in detail.
Note the “faux” wood flooring, it’s cheaper than a solid chair mat and it works great.
Can you say “cord management”
22” Wide Screens, Ergonomic Keyboard, Ergonomic Mouse… I don’t mess around.
* I am a part owner of Simplified Building Concepts so obviously I got a good deal on the fittings 
3 Comments, Comment or Ping
matthew
Outstanding bro! Seriously. Now just keep it that clean, and get yourself a mac, and you're on your way to stardom!
Aug 7th, 2008
Doug Renz
Nice Desk Chris!!!
Aug 8th, 2008
John Overman
Sweet desk and sweet rig with the dual 22″ monitors. I see the room even has some dedicated cooling! All that is missing now is the Logitech MX Revolution, and a better OS than Windows.
The company I work for just signed a lease for a two bedroom apartment to use as office space and bought a bunch of used cubicle equipment, and is signing me on as a real employee instead of a contract employee. It'll be nice to have a space that was actually set up for work, instead of an old laptop and cookie sheet on a couch or a desk that was crammed in our bedroom, but I'll be moving from working on a nice workstation with a 21″ FD Trinitron monitor ($50 on ebay w/ local pickup) to a 9 year old laptop used as a terminal. I guess we can't all be as cool as Chris Pollock.
Aug 11th, 2008
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