Writing Desk
Blue Writing Desk
Famous authors are notorious for their daily routines — sometimes outrageous, usually obsessive, invariably peculiar. In Odd Type Writers: From Joyce and Dickens to Wharton and Welty, the Obsessive Habits and Quirky Techniques of Great Authors (public library) — the more dimensional and thoroughly researched counterpart to Mason Currey’s Daily Rituals — Brooklyn-based writer…
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Slant top Writing Desk
Here’s a quick guide to some of the most common types of —the total classics, from fall-front bureaus, to Schoolmaster’s desks—and a few of the most popular styles these pieces adopted over their evolution from monasteries to Mad Men -style modern offices. Popular Types of Desks Through History . The first. The original. The desk that rose to the occasion when literacy spread…
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English Writing Desk
“Growing up in the South, I’ve been fortunate to have a long history of antiques in my family, many of which have been passed down to me, but I won’t ever forget the first piece I purchased myself. It was an antique English from the 1800s, and I spotted it when I was at a flea market with my mom. We were on a shopping trip for some things for her house when I saw it. It was…
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Writing Desk and Chair
Pavel Janák, writing desk and chair, 1911-12. Designed for Josef Borovička. Schreibtisch: schwarz gebeizte, polierte Eiche mit weissen Füllungen, furniert, innen Mahagoniholz, 78 x 160 x 78 cm. Sessel- Weichholz, weiß lackiert, gepolstert, 94 x 65 x 55 cm. UPM. Source: 1909-1925 Kubismus in Prag
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Writing Desk wood
Rated 5 out of 5 by by Luvdesk Office desk Great desk! It fit perfectly in a bedroom turned office! Seems very sturdy! November 3, 2015 Rated 5 out of 5 by Dorene Solid, beautiful, fits in with any decor! This is my third desk as the quality, design, color, finish are all found in this one desk! What I like the most is that I can put it in front of a large ceiling to floor…
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Desk Write
After The Metamor City Podcast went on indefinite hiatus in 2011, I was out of the podcasting world for a few years. I told myself this was because I needed to focus on writing my fiction. I thought that The Metamor City Podcast would return when it was ready, with all the fancy production values that had caught people’s attention the first time. But I underestimated the amount…
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Kitchen Writing Desk
When a friend took me to see on the big screen, I knew it was a Diane Keaton-Jack Nicholson romantic comedy. What I didn’t expect was to fall in love with the Hamptons beach house Keaton’s character lives in. I went back to see it again a week later, just to get a better look at that house. The exterior is a real house somewhere in the Hamptons, but the interiors were all created…
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Writing Desk Style
The revenge upon her would be sweet, even though it was purely theoretical. She was the very epitome of every stuck up girl who ever passed judgment on those she refused to view as an equal. And I? I possessed the subtle skill to knock her smirking ego down a few pegs. In late spring of the year 1952, a, bank rented safety deposit lockbox, dusty from many years gone by, was…
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Writing Desk Pottery Barn
Upgrade your desk: give your workspace style of its own | Digital
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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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