If you only use a desk every once in a while, why not make the most of it by taking a dining table or a countertop and turning it into a now-and-then workspace? Click below for 5 pieces from the living room, kitchen, and dining room that can double as a desk...
Above: The classic double-duty solution is to use the dining table as a desk. Image: Blu Dot Strut Table, $1,099 - $1,299 at Design Public.
For a smaller, narrower space a console table works well. Image: Turned Leg Console Table Table, $399 at Brocade Home.
A wall-mounted desk can be made from a floating shelf or a flip table. This is a much fancier version of the floating shelf idea: the Lax Wall-Mounted Desk, $675 at Uncrate.
For a portable laptop desk, a tall end table or TV tray works. The Offi Mag Table is shown, $148 at Design Within Reach. For more options, see this post.
We like the idea of a kitchen counter extended into a desk (image from This Old House). For a readymade version you could use a freestanding countertop or a kitchen island.
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Love the glossy green table in the lead pic, just love it!
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I don't understand the concept here. Can't any flat surface double as a desk? The glossy green table is definitely hot, but that's not what makes it desk-like. It's desk-like qualities (flatness, height) can be found in any dining table.
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In my small apartment, my desk doubles as a dining table when guest come over. I picked up Ikea a dark brown Vika Amon table top and silver Vika Fintorp leg. For $100CDN I can seat 6.
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does anyone know the manufacturer of the gray chair with the splayed legs next to the green table in the first image?
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It's a Blu Dot Buttercup Chair- around $800
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bawmis, the chair is also by Blu Dot. It's the Buttercup Chair and you can also get it as a rocker. Meg and John have the chair in their House Tour. Hope this helps.
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We have a table and six chairs from Blu Dot and I'm very sorry to say that the quality is quite poor. The chairs (molded plywood) are pitting and easily scratched. The legs on one are completely bent! The table, likewise, is quite a bit nicer on the site than in person. Sadly, we called our furniture store (a reputable dealer in modern design) and the customer service rep said, "They're nice guys, but it's basically Ikea furniture." They refused to let us return the items. It's not Herman Miller, but I don't think $2K spent on a dining room table and chairs should equal an Ikea-level experience.
By the way, we're not tall, not heavy, and not hard on furniture. The dining table and chairs are only used for dining (a dinner party every couple of weeks, but no ragers).
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Where is the glossy green desk from?
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