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Bedstand Meets Bandstand

One serious benefit of Apple’s decision to revamp only the guts of the new iPhone is that all of the iPhone 4 cases, accessories, and peripherals received an extended lease on life. West Elm’s new Parsons audio end table ($400) has an integrated dock for charging your precious iPhone or iPod and it’s apparently compatible [...]

Think of it Like the Prelude to Your Future 20,000 Bottle Cellar

Aspiring wine connoisseurs short on space should make room for West Elm’s Wine Bar ($500). That’s because this nook worthy cabinet integrates a 12 bottle wine rack, and 2 compartments for wineglasses or serving tools into a 30″w x 18″d x 39.25″h package. It even features a removable serving tray should you need to bring [...]

Modern, Industrial, Wood

This is the West Elm Sungkai Sawhorse Worktable. We sought this product in response (somewhat) to our Gear Patrol faithful’s habit of keeping us faithfully aware that not every well-designed product, in this case a desk, commands three paychecks or forking over your 7 pounds. There exist quite a few beautifully designed desks out at [...]

The Perfect Secretary, No Interview Required

Part bookcase, part desk in disguise, this versatile unit should star in the next Micheal Bay film (although we’re not sure how it would look once a jet pack was installed). Seeing the case straddled by Meghan Fox would be another story. Great for small spaces or rooms pulling double duty for life and work, [...]

For those of you who don’t know the works of West Elm you need to take a moment and subscribe to their catalog. The Jay Desk with integrated hutch is a small-space dream come true. It’s roll out extension will double the amount of space you have to work and disappear in an instant saving [...]