Gaming Desks!

r0zvad · 27 Mar 2009 at 21:10

Anyone else got any pictures of the Jonas and Mikael? Would also be cool to know if you can switch the drawer to either side on the Jonas. Cheers.

Locke · 27 Mar 2009 at 21:30

r0zvad said:
Would also be cool to know if you can switch the drawer to either side on the Jonas. Cheers.

Yes.

r0zvad · 27 Mar 2009 at 21:41

Short and sweet. Thank you

Kua · 2 Apr 2009 at 20:14

harri2097 said:
I got a 2m bench from ikea http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50103604 and some legs which cost about £35 in total. Brilliant. Room for everything! I also got some cheap sets of drawers to go under each side and I've got myself room for everything I could need.

Mate you're a genius. Finding a 2m wide desk is so difficult (if anyone else has seen one, do tell). But, its not very wide at 60cm

. Current desk is 70cm and I'd like moar! How do people find keyboard pull out jobby-dooder solutions? I'm sure I've seen pics of people's desks on these forums where they have a pull-out but the mouse/keyboard is sat on the desk anyway...

EDIT: Oh and if you could post a pic of your desk (or email me one) that'd be fandabidoza.

ScarySquirrel · 2 Apr 2009 at 22:12

I got a £38 Ikea Mikael this week and it is great. In the past I had one for about £69 from Argos, it was very plain and simple but massive and sturdy. I recommend Ikea ones though, Mikael or Jonas.

D D Danneh · 2 Apr 2009 at 22:19

What's the oak jonas desk like? Is it quite dark, light or natural? Does it look "rustic" and "antique-y"? I need a desk and that jonas desk looks perfect, so simple, but it needs to match the rest of the front room, colour-wise at least.

Infernum · 2 Apr 2009 at 22:27

The Jonas desk, can you change what side the drawers are on?

Deinos93 · 2 Apr 2009 at 22:45

note the jonas is veneer, so not solid birch. Yet still a very nice desk, getting that this easter!

Love the look of the F1 but over £500 on a desk!?!?!

ro55o · 2 Apr 2009 at 23:01

D D Danneh said:
What's the oak jonas desk like? Is it quite dark, light or natural? Does it look "rustic" and "antique-y"? I need a desk and that jonas desk looks perfect, so simple, but it needs to match the rest of the front room, colour-wise at least.

That's the oak one. If you need anymore photos just ask.

The Jonas desk, can you change what side the drawers are on?

I'm pretty sure you can have it on either side.

Steve2000 · 2 Apr 2009 at 23:04

D D Danneh said:
What's the oak jonas desk like? Is it quite dark, light or natural? Does it look "rustic" and "antique-y"? I need a desk and that jonas desk looks perfect, so simple, but it needs to match the rest of the front room, colour-wise at least.

This is what it looks like:

Edit: Beaten.

ant2221 · 3 Apr 2009 at 00:11

if your looking for a sturdy desk and with the original budget of up to £300, and are looking for a little extra style, i think a Georgian style desk like the one below could work a treat. great stability, plenty of space and the comfort of the leather top, you could feel hte ruler of all gaming. Downsides are its not a style that would suit all and with ikea's price competition thats £200 you could spend on better hardware. its something im gunna look into more over the summer.

Georgian%20Style%20Mahogany%20Partners%20Desk.jpg

its an option

diverse180 · 3 Apr 2009 at 00:14

dmarcisz said:
The Jonas desk, can you change what side the drawers are on?

YES! (and that's a definite YES by the way)

Lethagized · 3 Apr 2009 at 01:44

IKEA Mikale desk. £40 off ebay. Glass top, massive desk, backpiece with magnetic board. Perfect!

Also IKEA leather office chair. Very comfy!

Phil2008 · 3 Apr 2009 at 02:28

I bought my desk for £1.50

fobose · 3 Apr 2009 at 07:26

I bought my desk off homeofficeworld.co.uk, and the cheapest set of draws I could find from argos in the same colour (maple £20). It fits 2x 20" monitors and my xbox nicely:

ShaolinDreams · 3 Apr 2009 at 07:40

Phil2008 said:
I bought my desk for £1.50

nice setup but you sit on a pooof?

NeoNemesis · 3 Apr 2009 at 07:54

Surely everyone needs to sit on a poof after a hard day at the office?

M31 · 3 Apr 2009 at 08:43

ant2221 said:
if your looking for a sturdy desk and with the original budget of up to £300, and are looking for a little extra style, i think a Georgian style desk like the one below could work a treat. great stability, plenty of space and the comfort of the leather top, you could feel hte ruler of all gaming. Downsides are its not a style that would suit all and with ikea's price competition thats £200 you could spend on better hardware. its something im gunna look into more over the summer.

its an option

I like it, where can you buy it and can it be delivered?

NeoNemesis · 3 Apr 2009 at 09:37

I am in the process of building my desk.

It's not the worlds most involved design, but I haven't done any woodwork since school and getting the joints right and the whole thing level was quite difficult believe it or not!

I could have probably bought one similar but I like my desks to be quite deep and the space I had to put it was quite narrow so was finding it difficult to get one that was suitable.

Anyway, some rubbishy iphone pics:

The top is just MDF, so (since taking these) have added rounded beading around the edge and painted it with an acrylic paint. The pine frame and legs have been waxed.

Sure its not much, but I'm really proud of it!

Will upload some more recent pics later.

Neo