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Pulled my old desk out of storage last week and had to laugh
Three years ago I built this monster L-shaped desk out of 2x4s and plywood in my garage in Austin, it weighed like 80 pounds. Last month I swapped it for a cheap standing desk from IKEA that folds up in 10 minutes flat. Anyone else ditch their heavy custom build for something lighter and simpler?
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knight.uma3mo ago
That desk sounds like it could double as a bomb shelter. I bet when you moved it your back really felt that 80 pounds the next day. Funny how sometimes simpler is just better.
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mila_murphy3mo ago
Friend of mine bought a solid oak desk from a thrift store, one of those massive old school ones. Took three of us to get it up to his third floor apartment, we were all sore for a week. He ended up selling it a month later and using a folding table instead.
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nancyramirez3mo ago
Yeah, "simpler is just better" really hit me. I used to love those huge heavy desks, thought they looked important or whatever. But @knight.uma you're right, I helped a buddy move a solid teak desk once and my back hurt for a week. Now I'm all about that folding table life too, way easier to clean under and move around.
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