A NEW DESK

I love custom desks. I’m not talking about crazy liquid-cooled gargantuan super-desks, but something a little more standard, yet still unique to me. My current setup is a cheap and simple reclaimed wood affair. Basically, I grabbed a ton of free pallets from my local wood recycling center, stripped and sanded them down, slapped them across five feet of 2x4, distressed them a little, painted them white at the request of the wife-to-be, and then sat them on top of two Ikea trestle legs, with a reinforced glass top. It looks lovely, but a little haphazard. Different pallets meant differentheight planks on top, and although the glass alleviates the effect somewhat, it’s starting to niggle at me, especially after a year and a half of use. So, then: new year, new desk, new build…. And screens. Oh god!

The biggest expense with the old desk was the glass top; this time, I’m going to invest my money in better quality wood, legs, and a few creature comforts instead, in an effort to make something that feels far more premium than the last one.

I’d love to include one of Ikea’s integrated wireless chargers, and get some smart cable management in as well. Warm LED backlighting is a must, and with my plans to invest in two 32-inch 4K screens from the likes of ViewSonic, a dual monitor arm is needed too. There’s a lot to it. I’m no carpenter, but I’m quite positive this shouldn’t be too difficult to pull off….