A small office can be challenging to furnish. Multiple issues arise when you begin the process of doing so. The most obvious is limited space with the conventional wisdom calling for small office furniture. However, this is often flawed due to the type of work that we do in our offices. Small desks just don’t allow us to perform the work that we are required to do daily. So, what do we do?
From my own personal experience in a small office in my home, I was able to find a fantastic desk that fit the requirements of my daily duties exceptionally well. How did I do this? When I arrived in Madison for my initial training, I sat down with the skilled co-workers who are (Read More)
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Post pandemic many jobs are homebased. It is an excellent alternative to the daily commute and the stress that comes with it. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love working in their underwear without the worry of being reported to human resources? Moving on…
I work from home, and have done so for two years now. I cannot put into words how much I truly enjoy it. Quality of life has improved. No more waking up two hours before work to get ready and drive. No more scraping frost off my windshield. But more than that, being a homebody… I just enjoy being in my own home!
A lot of us have had to make this choice, some out of necessity from the pandemic. Not everyone had a (Read More)
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New inventory comes in just about everyday to the online marketplace of Madison Liquidators. It has been a while since I have done a rundown of the new inventory available, so I will do it now under the premise of furnishing a home office on a budget only from the newest items to come to Madison Liquidators.
First thing I want to do is a traditional desk and chair setup. Since this is a home office on a budget, I will not worry with too many accessories. Working on a budget of around a thousand, and I realize that may seem like a lot of money and trust me it is… but I am looking for professional grade office furniture that is built to last. Not some cheap retail versio (Read More)
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I do all my writing in my home office, and I recently realized that I don’t talk enough about office furniture selections for a space like this. Many of us began working from a dedicated space in our homes around the time of the onset of Covid-19 and have stayed there ever since. In a place such as this, a lot of times the work area is small because we just don’t have all that much square footage to give up for a home office. So, over the next few months, I will be looking at office furniture that will fit in small places inside a home office or even that professional business that doesn’t have much workspace.
Today I will begin this series with the o (Read More)
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Are you AI image fatigued yet? We hope not.
If you're an avid user of Facebook or any social media platform, then by now you may be quite tired of seeing everyone and their cousin generate AI images of themselves as anime characters or with their ideal body (you know you've done it too).
But AI is a tool, and as such, it offers immense value for what its AI imagination (or human-taught AI imagination) can dream up about interior trends, namely: modern home offices.
New and unique color combinations, furniture placements, cool gadgets, accessories, and even decor find inspiration in these surreal snapshots brought to you by careful, prompt engineering.
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One of the most common questions I get from people who know I work from home is how to furnish a home office on a budget, I get it a lot. Since I’ve been in this office furniture game for close to two and a half years now, I feel like I have gotten some insights into this question. I am by no means an interior designer, so please don’t look to me for any home remodeling advice unless you’re open to canary yellow walls throughout.
I understand the desire to do a home office on a budget myself. I mean, I’m not the only person who notices that our hard earned dollars don’t go as far as they used to. It really is a different world than it (Read More)
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Around my household, we have just begun looking at back to school shopping for the fall. I know in parts of the country it is way too soon for this but where I live in Alabama, August 9th is the first day back to school for our kids. So it is just around the corner for us, and we are running out of summertime. Soon it will be back to business for our children.
With that in mind, I thought I would look at some small computer desks for back to school 2023. Homework rules the house in the evenings and having a dedicated space to perform classroom duties within the home can be a huge tool to have. Not only that, but for dorm rooms with limited a space needs practical solutio (Read More)
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As I was researching my last blog, “A Guide to Finding the Right L-Shaped Desk for a Small Office” I kept coming back to the idea of my own L shaped desk in my home office. The more I studied and compiled data for the other blog, I also found myself setting aside inventory for ideas for corner desks and L shaped desks for a home office. It got to the point to where I had to decide to create a completely separate blog to highlight the idea of these pieces of office furniture for a home office. So, with that in mind we will look at Corner desks and L shaped desks for the home office.
First, let’s look at the distinction between the two because they most (Read More)
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Hacks to Improve Your Home Office Setup
Before the pandemic, working from home was a luxury that not many were afforded. Since then, it seems like the #1 on a list of desirable job qualities. But being forced to do it unexpectedly had some complications. Many of us went home, setup a computer on a kitchen table or converted our closets into mini workspaces and have been doing it ever since. But is this the best way to work?
According to a Start Standing article with statistics from Stanford Research:
Many Americans lack the facilities...to work effectively from home.
More than 50% are working in a shared room or their bedroom.
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Today I thought I would continue our look at office furniture for tight spaces with what is probably going to be the most popular type in the series with small L shaped desks. When square footage is limited, we need the most out of the office furniture that we can find for the space. If you’re like me, you’ve been squeezed into a small shared office with a co-worker because the business just doesn’t have enough room for a full office for everyone. In my case, my roommate and I were still able to squeeze in a small L shaped desk each. This office furniture eased the strain of the limited work room between us by providing us with a workstation that gave us (Read More)
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Working from home… Sounds like a dream, right? I never really considered it an option because I spent twenty years in construction management which meant being on the jobsite every day. Fifty, sixty, and even seventy hour work weeks in places all over the south. Large cities like Birmingham, and Atlanta or vacation destinations like Pensacola, Florida. All the way to places you don’t hear about until they spring up on you like Newnan, Georgia or Pascagoula, Mississippi. Then there are places that I’ve been that I still have nightmares about like Kemper County, Mississippi. All places that required daily attendance and long hours at a desk in your office. The thing i (Read More)
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You may be seeing black and white everywhere, as it seems to be a trending interior color palette, but black and white has made the rounds in interior design in many iterations throughout the past. No matter how you feel about it currently, the timeless elegance of black and white has always been a pillar for simple and classic interiors.
This classic duo offers endless possibilities for creating a dedicated home office that is both sophisticated and functional.
The strongest cases for the color black, white, or both in a home office space tend to come from principles of minimalist home office design. Yet, this stylish combo is meant to help emphasize color through (Read More)
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Whether you began working from home pre-2020, were forced to mid-pandemic or have just gotten your first WFH gig (congrats) chances are that there are at least 5 difficulties that you have (or will) run into.
This isn't to scare you off or make you second-guess your decision but when you begin working from home, everyone tends to face some of the same problems. How much of an issue they actually are really depends on the individual.
Irrespective of which from this list you are rocking and which you are tanking on, we're going to go through the 5 most common challenges of working from home and what to do about them.
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A small conference table for an executive office can be a valuable asset to have in place. They provide a small meeting area outside of the normal confines of the conference or board room. Usually, a small round or square conference table can be placed within the executive office without taking up too much space and ruining the design of the office space. They provide the executive with a small informal meeting area within their own office to greet guests, often those VIPs that really help make the business such a success. Since small square or round conference tables are becoming so popular for the executive office, I thought I would highlight a few from the Madison Liqu (Read More)
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It seems like I am always talking about the size of office furniture. We are locked in a search for specific office furniture pieces that fits their needs. This is especially true with our need for office desks. While I could give generalizations such as an executive always needs a large desk to fill out the bigger office, or a startup needs smaller desks to conserve space. It’s not my place to assume why you need a particular size. Writing about office furniture as much as I do, makes me tend to create the situation why you would need a particular sized desk. So today, instead, I want to do something a little different. I want to show you the wide range of small desks (Read More)
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Conference rooms are important, in fact in a lot of offices they are the heart of the entire operation. It’s where daily staff meetings take place, or the all-important big meetings with clients, or safety meetings. They are even where close offices have employee birthday parties and so much more. It’s hard to put a value that a conference room has on a business. Whether big or small, the conference room has extreme value to each office. While a large office has the freedom to select almost any conference table on the market and it will fit. A small office must be more strategic.
With this in mind, this blog intends to be a strategic guide for a small offic (Read More)
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Getting into the most comfortable position for your work throughout the day may not be as cut-and-dry as sitting in an armless office chair. We all like to move around regularly, sit cross-legged, or put our feet up from time to time, but doing that would also require you to find the best configuration for your laptop.
While many offices nowadays prioritize a multitude of workspaces so that employees have the freedom to get the job done in the best environment for them, working from home and allowing yourself some freedom may not always be possible. Luckily, there is a simple tool that can help.
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What is a laptop table?
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Small businesses often see growing pains. With every fresh start up that sees success there is the inevitable limitations and struggles that accompanies that triumph. Sometimes these restrictions are expanding beyond the original clientele. With increased revenue and clients comes a need to present the office in a more professional manor. One of the most important spaces to upgrade as far as clients and vendors are concerned is the conference room.
The conference room is where guests will spend the most time discussing the details of your successful business. The conference table is where all the business will be discussed, therefore this piece of office furniture shou (Read More)
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Back in February I shared a blog post about Small Reception Desks for Growing offices in 2023. I just wanted to take a moment to touch on that subject again because of the response that writing received. Small reception desks are extremely popular this year, so I thought I would speak more on the subject. As I have previously stated, there are many reasons to select a small reception desk but largest factor is usually reception area square footage… or lack thereof.
Businesses are limited in their layout by the overall space that they have, and while many of us would love a large and comfortable receiving area for guests, tough decisions usually pre (Read More)
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Small offices are a part of the growing pains of a business. I’ve unofficially been compiling looks at small office furniture for businesses and home offices that have limited space. Today, I want to look at the reception/waiting area of an office. Small reception areas are sometimes just a fact of the business life. Even larger buildings can have very small square footage dedicated to this area. So I thought I would highlight a few excellent small reception desks that are going to be top sellers in 2023.
We will look at a few examples to get you started. When searching for “small reception desks” on the Madison Liquidators online marketplace, you wil (Read More)
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According to Arch2o multifunctional, multiuse and multipurpose spaces are defined as: a proper integration of several functions.
In essence, taking a space and using it for more than one purpose. While everyone has a room in their house or office which has a dedicated name to make the use apparent, creating a multiuse room is not necessarily about changing the function of that space, but designing it in a way that opens it up seamlessly to another possibility of use.
So, if conventionally a room has a particular use, why would it be important or even necessary to create a multifunctional space?
Well, it's no surprise that in the past d (Read More)
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In meetings with specialists at Madison Liquidators, I had time to compare notes on office cabinets. It’s always interesting to see what another set of eyes will catch and what you may have missed and vise versa. Storage cabinets are often overlooked when doing “big picture” office furniture furnishing but in the end, office cabinet storage always finds a way to the forefront of the minds of everyone in a business environment. So with this writing, we are going to highlight different kinds of storage cabinets that are found on the Madison Liquidators online marketplace.
“Our extensive collection of personal storage cabinet options will allow you (Read More)
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Imagine you're in the perfect work-from-home office. You've got the ergonomic, or possibly, gaming chair. You splurged on the luxury mousepad and bought a footrest. You can kick back, type, and grab a snack from your under-desk mini-fridge. That's the life.
If this is your dream but currently your home office is only a boring mini-prison, stay tuned.
Accessories are a great way to add functional and easy-to-use gadgets to your office equipment. They can also add color, playful distractions, or cool tech solutions that you never knew you needed. But the ultimate goal of desk accessories is to help organize the space so that you can work diligently.
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Who is Corp Design?
If you're new to shopping for online office furniture, then you may be presented with plenty of manufacturers you likely haven't heard of before, especially when it comes to commercial office furniture.
As trust is often built through relationships and transparency, allow us to introduce you to Corp Design, a manufacturer of high-quality, budget-friendly office furniture.
What Corp Design does is design and manufacture a wide range of office furniture products, including desks, chairs, tables, storage units, and reception furniture. As their focus is on creating functional and practical pieces that are also stylish and durable, they al (Read More)
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Switching from sitting at a desk all day to to a sit and stand workstation or a desk with a sit stand desk converter is one of the best choices you can make for your health and your ability to complete more in a normal work day. There are a number of different ways you can achieve this, some more convenient and expensive than others but all give you the same or similar results.
So why would you switch from sitting all day to alternating sitting and standing frequently throughout the course of your work day? There are a number of obvious answers, ultimately you will be more comfortable, healthier and be able to accomplish more in the course of a normal work day.
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This is my regular reminder that sit stand desks exist and improve the health of the office worker. I was talking with a friend who is an office worker from home the other day and she was complaining about how sitting down so much has made her seek out the aid of a chiropractor about once a quarter. This immediately got me championing sit stand desks as a healthy alternative that can give her much needed movement daily while still remaining just as productive. She said she had heard of them but thought they were more of a novelty than an actual fundamental change that I view them as.
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After a few minutes of me sending her links to great sit stand des (Read More)
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I feel like my two years with Madison Liquidators has given me an insight on what is popular and trendy in the office furniture scene. If you had asked me to pick out a desk that would be the bestselling desk for 2022 for both the home and business office, I would probably spout out one of four or five L shaped desks from our many partners in a gray finish… I would have been wrong; it was not an L shaped desk.
This comes at a complete surprise to me; I have spent two years championing the L shaped desk as the best desk for office work and I do still feel that way, but the purchasing public has crowned a new champion this year. The bestselling desk for 2022 in both (Read More)
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If your office desk is like most people's, it can be inundated with a whole host of electronic devices, from computer screens and laptops to charging phones and air pods. While cable management solutions are great for organization, what is the best system for charging multiple devices?
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Enter The Charging Station.
A charging station, or office charging station, is a device or system designed to recharge electronic devices in a workplace setting.
It's similar to an extension cord in that it utilizes multiple outlets. The benefit of newer models of charging stations is that they don't sit on the floor but are made in space-saving shapes, such (Read More)
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Since joining Madison Liquidators in January of 2021, I have researched and written about just about every office furniture piece or setting you can think of. I have taken real life situations and relayed them into text for the benefit of an office furniture consumer. I do this in hope of giving someone some insight into their next office furniture purchase… that, and that’s what Madison Liquidators pays me to do. So today, I thought I would do more of the same.
In a previous job, I worked for a national construction recruiting business. They have offices in most major cities, and when I started, they were reopening an office in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2008 economic (Read More)
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I am excited to announce that one of Madison Liquidators' longest standing brand partners- Harmony Collection has released new standing desk with drawers to our online marketplace! I feel like this is a seminal moment in the progression of ergonomic office furniture. After years, decades, and centuries even of office workers spending their lives hunched over a desk full time for careers, we are finding more and more health conscious options from top office furniture designers such as Harmony Collection. Let's dive right in and begin with the most basic question of all.
What is a Standing Desk with Drawers?
A standing desk with drawers is a spacious type of desk that c (Read More)
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The pedestal desk. It’s the oldest and most widely used desk shape in all of human history. There’s not much thought that needs to be put into it right? I mean a desk that has been used for centuries must be easy to pick because they are traditional pieces of office furniture that can’t be improved upon, or can it? That’s a great question, Madison Liquidators have excellent pedestal desks that are very traditional in their appearance such as this pedestal desk shell.
Rectangular Desk Shell
Starting Price- [Price-15985]
Our partner Boss Office Products provides this pedestal desk shell as part of their Commerce Laminate series. Fro (Read More)
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Quick! Name an office staple that you use regularly but don't put much thought into buying. If you said pens, I'll accept it. But I was thinking more along the lines of something luminary.
All pens aside, when you need to get work done late or need just a bit of extra light for a dark corner of the office, the desk lamp is the staple that everyone has, but only the creative and natural aesthete takes care in choosing.
Let's change that now. Here are 5 (plus a bonus) desk lamps that are cool, unique, modern and other adjectives.
I absolutely give you permission to 'add to cart' at the end of this blog post.
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Floor space is in demand in most offices and often people center their focus on the maximum use of the available floor space. Using a desk with bookshelf can reduce clutter as well and reduce the amount of floor space used for storage.
Office walls are generally not used for much besides a piece of art or a whiteboard or corkboard in most offices. Where space is at a premium, why would you take up unnecessary space with filing cabinets, cupboards and other storage areas when a bookcase can give you the best of both worlds? This reduces clutter, improves efficiency and enhances productivity in the office.
Vertical storage at the site of your desk is a great way to keep e (Read More)
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What is a U Shaped Desk?
A U shaped desk is a type of workstation or office desk that is designed in the shape of the letter "U." It typically consists of a large desk surface that extends in three directions, providing ample space for the user to work and organize materials. While not a traditional office furniture design, they are a good choice to find for a modern office if they fit the criteria of your business or home office.
This U shaped desk configuration usually includes a main desk in the center, a credenza or bridge connecting the u desk, drawers on two sides, and a return on one side, forming the U shape. The user can use each section for different purpose (Read More)
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A growing office needs to have versatility. They need the ability to transition from one phase to the next swiftly. While there are a lot of variables that go into a transition such as this, one of the best ways to make it easier is to have office furniture that can change with each move. For larger desks such as the U shaped desks versatility means being reversible. For a U shaped desk, being reversible means that the bridge, which is the centerpiece connecting the front and back of the desk can be placed on either side as needed.
A reversible U shaped desk will ensure that with each move, the office furniture will be able to fit within any office setting. Not only th (Read More)
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I have finally decided that I need to make a change around my home. My oldest daughter has grown up and is on the verge of moving out of my house. In about a month, I will have an empty room in my home with no one to occupy it. So, I am free to do with it as I will. I have considered many different options but I have landed on it being time to finally commit to a full game room! It was a difficult decision but a mature one.
Now it is time for me to begin the process of getting everything in order to set up the new game room. I am going to be looking at gaming desks as the anchor of my new game room. I have a little time to figure out all the details of the entire room. S (Read More)
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A New Under Desk Cable Management System is Available
I want to make this short, sweet and to the point! All of us who work from desks have a universal issue when it comes to our workstations- cable management. No matter our working situation, we always seem to have wires going everywhere. Whether it's power cords or mouse and keyboard cables, we all could use a solid desk cable organizer. With a wide array of devices and accessories that sit on desks these days, we need some help!
Many of us have resorted to Velcro straps, or zip ties, or even duct tape to mount (Read More)
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Returning to my obsession with white office furniture for this year, I thought that I would take a look at white desks this time but with a twist. I’ll share that twist a little later but before I do, I want to set the tone by looking first at a fantastic example of everything great about a white desk. Before we begin, I want to highlight what to expect from these white desks.
Openness, clean lines, and warmth are all ways I would describe a vibrant office with a white desk. According to office.furniture “A white finish can open up the office, especially when in conjuncture with natural lighting. The partnership of these two properties changes a space treme (Read More)
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Space, like Time, is Money
Offices are supposed to be productive workplaces and, while a little bit of chatting can allow for teamwork, share the workload and brighten up your day, at times there just is not enough focus in the workplace. So, what can be done to help this? Space, like time, is money. And, as such, many businesses cannot afford more office space. This is where a different office set up may help. Desk Pods are a way of creating collaborative workspace but also allowing screening and privacy so that workers can work more productively.
Productivity: Doing More in Less Time
Nowadays, people often hear the adage of doing more in less time. In order to do mor (Read More)
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Want office furniture with timeless appeal? A mahogany desk will give you just that. The traditional, dark-red wood looks stunningly elegant in any office set up.
Traditional uses of mahogany
Mahogany refers to the red-brown wood of the tropical hardwood trees often found in South America. Mahogany has been used for generations because of its strength and durability. As well as being used to make furniture, mahogany has had many other important uses. Firstly, mahogany is a great material for building a boat since it is naturally resistant to rot and termites. Secondly, mahogany is used in the manufacturing of musical instruments because of the deep rich sounds it produc (Read More)
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An under desk drawer is a small storage unit mounted underneath a desk or workstation. It's designed to provide convenient storage space for office supplies, documents, stationery, or personal items while maximizing the available space in the working area. Under desk drawers come in various styles, including fixed or rolling drawers, and they can be made of metal, wood, or plastic. They offer a practical solution for keeping essentials close at hand while keeping the desktop clutter-free.
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Adding an under desk drawer to a desk can significantly enhance the organization and functionality of your workspace. First and foremost, it provides a designat (Read More)
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The traditional style desk is usually made from natural wood and blends with the traditional office decor of wood furniture, plush carpeting and perhaps even dimmed lighting. You can still have a traditional office space featuring a warm, cherry desk and blend in more modern finishes such as tiled floors, large windows, and plenty of natural light.
Oak is the more traditional look for the dark, natural wood desks in traditional office spaces. A cherry desk offers a warm, bright finish and enhances the office without detracting from the feel and design of the natural wood desk. A cherry desk projects charm and elegance and is a functional and beautiful addition to any tra (Read More)
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Desks with Cabinets
Chances are that if you've worked in a shared office space with cubicles, then you've had the typical office desk and file cabinet.
If you could upgrade to your own private office or home office, then maybe you've copied the same setup (minus cubicle walls). Or, if you've done any exploring in order to get the best office furniture for your space, then you may have come across computer desks with storage.
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What is a computer desk with storage?
A computer desk with storage is a specific type of desk designed to accommodate both your computer equipment and provide organizational solutions for office supplies, accessor (Read More)
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As we continue to close out the year, we are finding the top sales for each office furniture type. Today, I will show you the bestselling reception desk for 2022. There are many excellent reception desks available for purchase in the Madison Liquidators online marketplace and this one was selected more than any other.
When thinking about selecting a reception desk for your front office it should be noted how important it is to find the right office furniture piece. It should be a reception desk that establishes the overall style of the inner office from the front door itself. You don’t want just any office furniture piece haphazardly selected for the reception ar (Read More)
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I thought that we would look at one of the most overlooked desk options for a collaborative or growing office. It’s the T shaped desk for two people. I know that it isn’t the most obvious desk shape at first glance, but if you look a little closer, it makes a lot of sense and honestly should be used more often in today’s office setting. After all, a T shaped desk for two workers is just two L shaped desks stuck together.
When we look at it like that, it does put a new perspective on the T shaped desk for two, doesn’t it? At least it does to me because the L shaped desk is the most sought-after desk design going today. Take two of them and smash them together and (Read More)
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Today I want to look at a new desk from our brand-new partners, Office Star Products. But beyond that, I want to take you through the different levels that this desk has. Because this model has a starting point then it begins to upgrade. Now for a lot of us the starting “base” model is where we would stop to find a perfect workstation for ourselves, but sometimes more desk or storage is needed. So let’s take a journey together through this one office desk design.
Let’s start with the standard before looking at upgrades.
L Shaped Desk with Drawers
Starting Price- [Price-21248]
This is an L shaped desk from the Lod (Read More)
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Peninsula desks are perfect for people who need a meeting space at their desk. Compared to a bow front desk that create a formal meeting space for guests, a peninsula desk offers a more casual meeting space with less obstruction between you and a customer or staff.
Peninsulas are generally added on a straight desk to create an L shape desk or added to an L shape desk to create a U shape desk. With custom laminate desks, there are many options for you to add your peninsula conference space and it can all be done seamlessly where the peninsula piece matches your desk perfectly along with other furniture in your office.
Three different types of peninsulas that we can add t (Read More)
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A modern executive desk belongs in the big office with a contemporary design. This office furniture is specifically made with the management staff in mind for an executive office. They are constructed with premium materials or added detailing and are larger than a standard office desk. Whether it’s the size, finish, or decoration the appearance of a modern executive desk breathes class and style. Excellent describing words are opulent and splendor. Perhaps, the most eye catching office furniture for an executive office.
It is important to keep in mind that these office desks best fit in a modern executive office. While they may fit well in other styles, discretio (Read More)
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A bow front desk is a type of desk that features a curved or bowed front edge. This design element gives the desk a more elegant and sophisticated appearance compared to traditional flat-front desks. The bow front features clean lines that can vary in its curvature, with some desks having a subtle curve while others have a more pronounced, almost semi-circular shape.
A bow front desk is often used in office settings, executive suites, or home offices where style and aesthetics are important. The curved front not only adds visual appeal but also provides a bit more desk space in the direction of the central area, making it more comfortable for the user. It also allows f (Read More)
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