Hi AT,
I adore this desk from Anthropologie, but the $1300 price tag is way, way, way out of my budget. Any ideas on where to find a similar desk on the cheap?
Thanks!
PhillyLass
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eBay - Search for Raymor, Paul Cobb or Planner Group.
This one from JC Penney might not be similar, but it has wood and metal and looks real neat at $399 (on sale):
http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=57087&CatID=57926&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=1420d31&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CmCatId=57087|57093|57926
Actually, bepsf, the Paul McCobb (not Cobb...) line that this desk is inspired by isn't the Planner Group, it's the Irwin Collection.
What about buying a plain drawerless glass desk and then putting a wooden bedside table under it? Bedside tables can be bought for a bargain second hand and you can sand it back and varnish it to get it looking great.
some great desks on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mid-Century-Danish-Modern-Teak-Desk-Eames-Era_W0QQitemZ260289376411QQihZ016QQcategoryZ156312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/RETRO-mid-century-modern-50s-60s-OAK-DESK-VANITY_W0QQitemZ180288962554QQihZ008QQcategoryZ69473QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Modern-Furniture-Danish-Desk-3-Drawer-NR_W0QQitemZ320299643577QQihZ011QQcategoryZ156312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/DANISH-MODERN-MID-CENTURY-TEAK-ROLLTOP-DESK-EAMES-ERA_W0QQitemZ140267431361QQihZ004QQcategoryZ69473QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
from Target:
http://www.target.com/Tribeca-Desk-Espresso/dp/B001BRDT0Y/qid=1221839376/ref=br_1_30/601-3328388-4772158?ie=UTF8&node=562209011&frombrowse=1&pricerange=20000-49999&rank=pmrank&maxsize=70&rh=&page=1
http://www.target.com/Office-In-A-Box-Black/dp/B000OR0AJU/qid=1221839688/ref=br_1_4/601-3328388-4772158?ie=UTF8&node=331801011&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1 (also available in white)