Custom Desks

 Done in Oak, this desk is a traditional configuration with two side banks of drawers, both the bottom drawers allow for hanging file folders. The 32-inch span on the center pull-out accommodates both keyboard and mouse – saving the desk surface for other tasks.  The keyboard and mouse at the same level promote ergonomic use.

 

This desk is done in Maple with a natural finish. This light-to-almost-white wood seemingly takes less space from the room.  The right bank has locking file drawers, while the left side has storage for varying office supplies - for example, the drawer over the hard drive is designed for CD's.

The simplest desk I make is the student’s desk – two drawers underneath a four foot span of a top.  The student’s desk is light, easy to move and does double duty as a regular table when the student leaves home.

On a larger scale, the basic student desk can be lengthened and enlarged in design.  This desk/table is done in Maple with water-based finish to keep the wood as light-to-white as possible.

With the two simple drawers on either side, you also get a drop face and pull-out tray to accommodate keyboard and mouse.

At first glance, this hutch made in solid Oak with a crown molding top has the appearance of an armoire.  The raised panels construction of the door panels and side panels make it a solid looking piece of furniture.

When opened up, the front four doors slide into the cabinet and seemingly disappear for a open desk look.  The drop face and pullout tray provide for keyboard, mouse and writing pad.  Down below, equipment is stored on pullout trays for easy paper feed. The top inside hutch has two built-in lights on a dimmer switch to illuminate the work space. The hutch is complemented with a four-drawer filing cabinet for legal size hanging folders.

For a contrast of finish, this is the same solid Oak, raised panel hutch with a crown molding top.  The finish is an antique white wash – the six step process of the finish on this cabinet took as long as the construction of the unit itself. The bi-fold doors on this hutch fold out and allow for easy access to the desk inside.

Behind the drop face drawer are two pull out trays – one for keyboard and mouse and the other, deeper one for a writing tray. Behind the lower bi-fold doors are full extension file drawers. To match the stately look of the cabinet, the crown molding was hand-made from four layers of wood giving it a total profile of 6 inches instead of the standard 3.

Thomas Jefferson is known for this design and would be happy with my execution – of the furniture!  Placed in front of a pair of French doors, the light accentuates the open airiness of the base.  The slanted writing surface lifts up for stationery supplies.

The recessed facia underneath the surface was a soak-and-bend to match the radius of the top.  Behind the circular desk, the 8-foot wall hutch includes a lower bank of drawers and top cabinets to contain all of his office needs.

The customer worked with large blueprints and needed to view and store them. The total height of 34 inches on this rollout cabinet allows for a group of people to stand and review work. The two side leaves fold up and extend the surface area for a full eight foot surface area.  On wheels, this Oak unit can be moved, either stored against the wall or brought out for a center work island.

The four foot full extension drawer allows for storage of rolled-up blueprints – not everyone would want such a specific unit but it’s a good example of me responding to a customer’s unique need.