Writing Desk
Shaker Style Writing Desk
I went down to my shop and started poking around and found this partial sheet of oak veneered plywood. This was a leftover from a previous project. This plywood had a simply gorgeous piece of clear straight-grained oak veneer on it, and so I had put it aside to save for a deserving project. Given that this was going to be a quick project, I decided that I was going to keep…
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Writing Desk solid wood
A desk is a utilitarian piece of furniture where work is accomplished and as such needs to facilitate that work efficiently as possible. A desk though can be more than practical, it can be beautiful adding elegance, style and enduring charm to your home. When solid wood furniture is created by American craftsmen it is not something to be shoved in a box and sold, there is something…
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Images of Writing Desks
Identifier: practicalcabinet00hodg Title: The practical cabinet maker and furniture designers assistant, with essays on history of furniture, taste in design, color and materials, with full explanation of the canons of good taste in furniture .. Year: 1910 (1910s) Authors: Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836-1919 Subjects: Cabinetwork Furniture making Publisher: Chicago, F. J…
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Ladies Writing Desk Antique
Value can change: The value of an item is dependent upon many things, including the condition of the object itself, trends in the market for that kind of object, and the location where the item will be sold. These are just some of the reasons why the answer to the question What s it worth? is so often It depends. Note the date: Take note of the date the appraisal was recorded…
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Ladies French Writing Desks
Martha Washington wrote and read countless letters at this diminutive, Louis XVI-style writing desk. The French minister to the United States, Éléanor François Elie, Comte de Moustier (1751-1817), brought it to New York in 1788 for his sister-in-law, the Marquise de Bréhan. George Washington purchased it two years later from Moustier, who had been recalled to France. Apart…
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Writing Desk Toronto
TWC quiet room TWC lounge and kitchen Giles Blunt at work in the TWC quiet room Murdoch Mysteries writers plotting in the TWC boardroom Howard Shrier at work in the TWC quiet room The Toronto Writers Centre is a 3, 200-square-foot, air-conditioned writing haven, divided into a quiet room, lounge, kitchen, and boardroom. Quiet Room The quiet room features 28 work spaces, each…
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Antique English Writing Desk
A Brief History of the English Desk Desks first appear in the late 17th century (1600 s) as bureaus, i.e. a sloping front desk in which the writing surface can be opened and closed. They were an adaptation of the chest of drawers onto which the writing slope was fitted. The bureau has subsequently become a very popular form and was made in great numbers during the 18th century…
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Executive Writing Desk
Width: 29 Depth: 30 Height: 26 Shelf Clearance Height: 3 More options to choose from: Read what people are saying. Write a Review Keep it looking its best. You ve put a lot of care into choosing your furnishings. And with continued care at home, they should share your address for many years to come. Now for your owner s manual Dust with soft dry cloth. Do not leave spills…
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Old fashioned Writing Desk
This furniture ClipArt gallery offers 22 illustrations of desks created in styles for home and office. An old-fashioned desk. A table with a sloping top. This Medieval Desk was actually called a double-desk. It had a revolving shaft and was constructed at… The modern decorative easel is a sloping frame with three or four legs. The front and rear are often… A desk is a piece…
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Second hand Writing Desk
Kinds of Writing Desks The secretary is a historic style of writing desk that offers a fold-down writing surface which conceals cubbies and drawers. It often has drawers below the writing surface, but when it does, these are typically wide drawers, not file drawers. Contemporary versions may conceal a lateral file drawer behind what appears to be two smaller drawers. Large…
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Craftsman Writing Desk
7 Jul – 25 Sep 2016 “True Value” —the first exhibition by Theaster Gates (Chicago, 1973) in Milan— brings together a selection of existing works and new commissions in two different spaces at Fondazione Prada. The Cisterna features works in which the artist explores habitual, everyday things, immersed in the most evocative Black aesthetics. Gates operates on the conviction…
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