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DarkHelmetII- Posts: 1494
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Desk: Where can I found one like this?
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Where can I find a desk like below? 100% Wood, not particle board. Looking to spend a few hundred dollars, assuming that is possible.
Thank you.
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- JediMisty
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Depending on where you live, estate sales are a great source of used furniture. There's a web site I use which publishes regular alerts for estate sales. You set the radius around your zip code.
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Check with your local unfinished furniture store. Everything they sell in our area is solid wood. They can special order for you. They will finish the piece for you for a reasonable price.
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- livesoft
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Almost any furniture [store] will get you one. They have catalogs and catalogs of what they can order if it is not on the floor. We have a very similar desk made of oak.
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- Silk McCue
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I just Googled "Simple wood desks" and found a number of sites with vast offerings. I saw a number of very nice pieces from well known providers. There is of course virtually no way to find this specific desk. I guarantee you can find something you love.
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- jucor
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Both Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are likely to have quite a selection of older solid wood desks for fairly little money. Usually better quality than new and far cheaper! 
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Craigslist is usually full of them as dedicated desks (and home offices) are rapidly disappearing from most homes. Modern living takes the laptop or tablet wherever the user likes - sofa, kitchen counter, dining table, outdoors, cafe, etc.
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- miamivice
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We bought two of them, at separate times, off Craigslist. I found the term "writing desk" to be helpful in sorting down the number of hits. We paid about $100 a piece for them.
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- bighatnohorse
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Click the link at the top of this page where it says "Amazon" and then type in their search box "solid wood writing desk".
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Check out local woodworkers. That is a weekend project for many. I do woodworking as a hobby because I enjoy it and it has slowly morphed into building projects just like what you are asking for other people who aren't interested in pressed wood assemble-it-yourself furniture. I probably have a backlog of about five years of projects that people have asked me to build when I get time.
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- Momus
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snackdog wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:45 amCraigslist is usually full of them as dedicated desks (and home offices) are rapidly disappearing from most homes. Modern living takes the laptop or tablet wherever the user likes - sofa, kitchen counter, dining table, outdoors, cafe, etc.
+1 this desk is free to $50 at CL.
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- forgeblast
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Looks like an IKEA desk.
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- wilked
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lthenderson wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:59 amCheck out local woodworkers.
+1. This allows to choose your wood and design and desk height, especially if you're willing to spend more than $50!
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Search for "Mission" or "Arts and Crafts" style furniture.
Mission writing desk bookcase: http://www.google.com/search?q=mission+ ... e&tbm=isch
Arts and Crafts writing desk bookcase: http://www.google.com/search?q=arts+cra ... e&tbm=isch
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- Goal33
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Craigslist definitely. That's what I did, and it was cheaper than the ikea junk anyway. (and already assembled)
Although it seemed like a brilliant move when I owned my townhouse, after I sold and started moving from apartment to apartment this furniture approach increased my moving costs dramatically. (I can no longer DIY move even as a young man because my furniture is too heavy)
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- Polymorphic
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That’s a “Mission” style desk. Many places sell them. I think I bought one in this style at Target back in the day.
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