West Elm Sawhorse Table
Man Up Your Desk
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By Gear Patrol Reader Zach Warner
Someway, somehow, most men are obsessed with office accoutrements, whether they realize it or not. I’m apt to say that most of you reading this will agree that a requirement for any man is to have a proper workspace - beyond the office cubicle, no matter how small or expansive. A proper desk is a place for a man to write letters, pay bills, or write out one’s memoirs.
West Elm is a perfect upgrade from your stuck-to-IKEA-but-know-the-quality-struggles ways. Say no to particle board and move your way into actual, quality furniture. I endorse the Sawhorse Worktable, perhaps because I use it as my own desk and it’s where I’m typing this very guest post from. It’s got a modern industrial look about it, with black nickel finish sawhorse legs and a wide-open glass worktop. As a good desk should, it promotes creativity, clarity, and a generally productive mindset. Yes, wooden desks are great, but they’re also a dime a dozen. Why not try something more modern, simple, and clean. You know… like yourself.
Cost: $449
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The saw horse legs are very pragmatic. I like it.
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having spent a lot of money on simplistic, glass top desks from one of those west elm-like stores.. i can definitively say, i will never own a desk without drawers again. our desks are always cluttered and they always look like crap no matter how much you try to organise; and no matter how much you try to hit them with windex. with all my papers, school work, work work, bills, computer monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse, etc, i'm left with about .75 sq. ft. of usable desk space. and that visible .75 sq. ft. is full of sticky spots, rings from glasses and beer bottles that have sat there too long, etc. the simplistic, glass-top desk falls way too much in the form over function category for me - and i need function. i just wish i had figured that out prior to spending the amount of money we did. from now on, a more traditional, masculine, wooden desk.. with drawers. and no, i don't mean another Ikea purchase. oh and a proper chair.. my simplistic form over function chair really chaps my ass… maybe literally.