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I don't have this particular Room & Board piece, but we have a couple other things from them and stop in the store here in NY pretty often just to browse. I think their stuff is beautiful and very well made. Prices aren't cheap, but not over-the-top either, and I think generally very good value for the money.

It's not as minimal as the Parsons, and is more expensive, but we have loved the Crate & Barrel Campaign desk - and it would coordinate (as in, match, if that's what you're going for) with your Storehouse pieces, if I am remembering the shade right. It is nice to have drawers, sometimes.

The campaign desk is beautiful but it doesn't match. The Java collection is a little more espresso, more of a cool dark-brown - which has made wood matching kind of hard. But on the Crate and Barrell front I do like the Collins Console Table. I'm new to posting so I don't know how to put the link in correctly, put here it is:

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=989&f=24190

Please keep the suggestions coming! My options feel so limited in DC (Pottery Barn, Mitchell Gold, Crate and Barrel).

Thanks.

Wow, four-legged kids! That's something! ;)

Crate & Barrel also has a glass-topped, metal-legged Parsons console/sofa table. One of which I sit writing at at this very moment.

CB2's Runway Console also seems an option.

Room & Board also has a great return policy. But get the full deal on possible restocking fees or custom disclaimers if you are indeed ordering a custom R&B configuration.

I ordered a couch from Room & Board that was slightly (and I mean slightly) damaged in the delivery process and they were going to send a replacement one once it arrived. I decided I wanted to go cheap (cheap Ikea sofa instead) because I didn't want to damage such a nice R&B sofa when I was going to be moving out of the apartment in less than a year (and it would very likely get more damaged moving it out of my apartment than it was when moving in) and decided it was best to get a nicer sofa at a later date. Room and Board took it back without a problem, more than a month after they had delivered it to me. So I can attest to their excellent return policies and will be ordering many more pieces from them in the future.

That being said, I believe (as someone else mentioned) that Crate and Barrell has their own Parson tables. Also, West Elm Parson desk tables are fantastic as well. There are a lot of options around DC too--as I remember when I lived there--where you shouldn't have to order from R&B to find what you need.

I have a R&B Parsons table that I use as my desk in my home office. Had it for a little over a year, and I'm very happy with it. It's incredibly sturdy. While not absurdly expensive, it wasn't cheap either. I considered some of IKEA's table-top and add-on leg options as an inexpensive temporary, yet stylish option, but decided the Parsons was something I'll have forever - haven't regretted it.

I looked at the C&B Parsons Table in the store and it appeared that the surface powder coat scratched fairly easily (even giving it credit for being the floor model). Patrick, if you find your way back to this post, let me know if you've had any issues (or if it came with some type of touch-up kit).

Good point on the R&B restocking fee as a separate charge from the shipping. Hadn't even thought of that (only electronics pop to mind when I think of that). That said, being able to return it puts it above some other sources I was looking at.

Thanks again. I now know why I've been a lurker for so long at this great site - amazing and genuinely helpful community! G'nite.