Desk depth
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60cm is a bit too small for me, wifes desk is 60 and I find it a bit too cramped, it would not fit my PC/monitors comfortably. 80cm if you can fit it.
80 is just right imo. My desk is 180wx80dx73.5h and the wifes is the same desk in an 80x80x73.5. To be honest the minimum sort of width is the killer, for me anything lower than about 160 is an issue whereas the wife gets a bit lost in the 180w and likes the smaller width.
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60cm is far too shallow for me. Mine is a LINNMON / ALEX Ikea combination as so many others on OcUK.
Looked at those but I don't think I could find a 120 X 70 or 75.
All the ones with the depth are too wide. I could at a push fit 140 wide but no more.
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/melltorp-table-ash-white-s59280032/
Dining table rather than a desk. But does it matter? I use the Tarendo due to it being a good fit for the space (110cm wide in a 115cm alcove).
Could be worth having a dig through that section. There's likely a few tables less than 140cm wide and deeper than 60cm. That was just the first I checked.
Dining table rather than a desk. But does it matter? I use the Tarendo due to it being a good fit for the space (110cm wide in a 115cm alcove).
Could be worth having a dig through that section. There's likely a few tables less than 140cm wide and deeper than 60cm. That was just the first I checked.
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It's a custom made desk. You add the legs/draws and it's a table top added. Like this. Then add the legs and draws.
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/linnmon-table-top-oak-effect-70251349/
I know they don't seem to do the top I'd need. 140 or 120 X 75. Plus id need it delivered.
At the minute this looks like the one.
https://www.officefurnitureonline.c...gular-panel-end-office-desks.html?spc=305034K
At the minute this looks like the one.
https://www.officefurnitureonline.c...gular-panel-end-office-desks.html?spc=305034K
Thats where I got my desk, Mine is the Mokka in royal oak as was one of the only ones I found that is almost the magic 2 meters long, really nice desks and the quality is great as well. What I also like is that the modesty panel provides a great place to hide any kit you don't want in view. all my extension leads, a switch, a router and a modem all sit screwed to the back of the modesty panel so all the wires are hidden.
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Between 700mm and 800mm is bang on IMO.
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60 is too short unless you mount the monitor on the wall really.
That's what I was thinking, hide all the cables.Thats where I got my desk, Mine is the Mokka in royal oak as was one of the only ones I found that is almost the magic 2 meters long, really nice desks and the quality is great as well. What I also like is that the modesty panel provides a great place to hide any kit you don't want in view. all my extension leads, a switch, a router and a modem all sit screwed to the back of the modesty panel so all the wires are hidden.
Going to order soon, decided on the 140 X 80 in walnut, as I like the darker colour but not so dark as black.
Thanks all for the help deciding.
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If you're after a bespoke top then I've used the below site with good results and reasonably priced
https://www.woodbypost.co.uk/view-boards.html
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80cm is ideal and what I have at work, but both my desks at home are narrower - 60cm for my "main" desk, and 41cm for a desk in the living room (that had to fit very limited space within an alcove)
https://www.woodbypost.co.uk/view-boards.html
EDIT:
80cm is ideal and what I have at work, but both my desks at home are narrower - 60cm for my "main" desk, and 41cm for a desk in the living room (that had to fit very limited space within an alcove)
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Our desks are made from kitchen worktops and the name of the company has completely eluded me right now. Something like worktop-express...
Anyway, between the wife and I we have 3.8 metres of desk length in 2 X 1.9m sections for ease of install. The width is 80cm I believe and I could not go shallower. The worktops are on IKEA drawers and it works really well.
Anyway, between the wife and I we have 3.8 metres of desk length in 2 X 1.9m sections for ease of install. The width is 80cm I believe and I could not go shallower. The worktops are on IKEA drawers and it works really well.
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In this case, size definitely matters! Go large always!