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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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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Madison Liquidators adds cubicle desks from Office Star Products. With international shipping delays, and other inventory shortages that have plagued the last couple years, Madison Liquidators has added a new office cubicle desk system to its fresh 2023 lineup from partner Office Star Products (OSP).
Office furniture has been in short demand since the onset of the global pandemic. Supply chain issues have arisen over and over again, and no office furniture has felt the squeeze more than office cubicle desks. There have been times where office cubicle desk systems haven’t been available at all on the marketplace of Madison Liquidators, but OSP has answered the cal (Read More)
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All of our brands have a wide range of inventory on the Madison Liquidators online marketplace. Today I thought I would prove that by looking at one brand and highlighting a single piece of office furniture from each series that they have available. To do this I am going to look at Harmony Collection and their L shaped desk with storage options. As of this writing Harmony Collection alone has over eighty L shaped desk with storage models across five series of office furniture. So I thought I would give you a look at an example of each series in hopes that it helps you find the L shaped desk with storage you are looking for and also help you to see just how many options th (Read More)
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I like drag racing. It’s an interesting sport because the vehicles are purposefully built for a cold start ¼ mile straight line sprint to a finish. For drag racing they are perfectly suited for the drag strip but if you put one in a stock car race and they become a little more than useless. That’s why a drag car must stay in its lane- that pun was totally intended.
Turning to office furniture with this illustration in mind, the conference room chair is the drag racer, and the conference room is the track. You see, we have office chairs that are built for full time service of the office worker. Built with comfort and support at the forefront of the de (Read More)
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I’d like to continue our look into white office furniture. Our previous look was at white reception desk ideas which affects the front office the most. This time I want to look at white conference tables. From the front office to the inner circle of most office settings.
According to Office.Furniture white is “a symbol of innocence, wholesomeness, and completion” and “conveys a lot of ideals about trustworthiness, honesty, and home.” In effect white is a go to color for an office that wants to project cleanliness, style, and substance. With this in mind, we will be looking at four white conference table ideas. But one does not simply selec (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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I’d like to wager a bet. In your office you know two co-workers who work so closely together that the joke is that they are attached at the hip. Every office has them, so it’s a pretty safe bet. These co-workers are often referred to as “work husbands or wives.” To be honest, their work usually makes the office “go.” The boss puts them on a job and it will be done. No doubt.
Today, I thought I would highlight office furniture for those office archetypes. Two person desks for those co-workers who do everything together. A two person workstation can be utilized for a lot of reasons in an office. Sometimes it’s a space saving meas (Read More)
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Today I get to share some information that is near and dear to my heart. We are going to talk about gaming office furniture. More specifically, we are going to talk gaming desks, and gaming chairs. This is an emerging market that is growing by huge numbers every year. The reason being is that gaming has finally grown up!
When we were children, we gathered around televisions with our favorite consoles and played games with our friends for hours. Now, we can do the same thing, just our friends don’t have to be in the room with us, they can be any where in the world as long as there is an internet connection. It’s a strange new world where some of your best fr (Read More)
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If you’re like me and have been in a lot of conference rooms you’ve noticed that it’s easy to see the same office furniture over and over. It’s almost like there is a copy and paste method to the conference room from certain office furniture retailers out there. It’s sad to me. We put so much time and effort into personalizing our entire office from wall art to plants and family photos. Then we enter the conference room and it’s sterile enough to perform surgery in it. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Today, I am going to show off some unique conference tables that bring the personality to the meeting area. These will be eye cat (Read More)
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Madison Liquidators adds a new partner in Maverick Desk. This new partnership brings a unique set of office furniture solutions to the consumer in products that are made in the USA and that are shipped fully assembled. Utilizing strong blanket wraps to protect the office furniture during shipping to ensure a fantastic brand new desk shine in a quickly placed and put into service tool for the office. Instead of full assembly upon arrival, the fully assembled sections can be fitted together quickly in office. The advantage for the purchaser is that once the office furniture arrives, they won’t have to worry about time consuming assembly, just a quick placement in the (Read More)
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Our team recently sat down to discuss the early trends of the new year. We found that one piece of office furniture has gotten a lot of attention from our customers. Organically, a large portion of our clientele have chosen a new top seller in office desks for the new year. From our partner Boss Office Products as part of their commerce laminate series, an L shaped desk with drawers has been crowned as the go to desk of this early new year.
What this tells us is that our customers are actively looking for value in their office furniture. This economic downturn has impacted us all and to combat this, collectively we have begun looking for smart ways to keep the cost (Read More)
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When thinking about office furniture, decorations are often a low priority. With so many other more pressing matters such as desks, conference tables, chairs, break room furniture, and storage just to name a few; it’s easy to put decorations on the back burner. However, an office isn’t complete if it is a sterile work environment with no character.
Interior design is an important aspect of the office work environment. Studies have been conducted by countless organizations and the consensus is that a well designed office promotes productivity, morale, builds client confidence, and enhances the branding of the business. In simpler terms, a well-designed offic (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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Executive offices require special office furniture, right? What’s the point of being in the big office if you can’t enjoy the benefits? If we take the 1980s yuppie phrase of “work hard, play harder” then we can assume that we should reward ourselves for making it to the top of the business. Okay, so that tongue in cheek spill was my attempt at humor, but the underlying message is true. Executive office furniture is built to higher standards than regular office furniture with the executive in mind.
Let’s take executive office chairs for example. You will find larger office chairs with more comfort considerations built in, and more luxury ma (Read More)
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Versatility with the office furniture can be a bonus for a growing office. Take the L shaped desk for example. If we purchase one for the space we are in now, wouldn’t it be great if it fit the next office space we put it in even if the configuration of the desk is required to be different? I know it’s a luxury to be able to think that far ahead but with most L shaped desks, you don’t have to worry they are naturally reversible.
While some L shaped desks are designed for a very specific layout, most are designed to be reversible to fit any office space. Today, I want to draw your attention to the benefit of purchasing a reversible L shaped desk so tha (Read More)
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Our partner, Office Star Products, recently sent us their Napa Laminate series of office furniture with over two hundred office furniture selections in it. The Napa Laminate collection is an office furniture solution for every part of the business from the front office to the back executive office. Featuring strong thermofused laminate, which is the strongest bond of laminate available, you can expect the Napa Laminate series to last for many years to come. Office Star Products backs the entire Napa Laminate with a five-year warranty.
The Napa Laminate series features uniform finish options across the board. These finishes are Cherry, Espresso, Mahogany, Slate Gray, Ur (Read More)
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A great option for a small or growing business in lieu of a conference room is a bow front desk for the office. If you are meeting a small number of people, the bow front desk works as a de facto conference table. Designed specifically for the purpose of meeting guests in your own office, it allows you to function as a full-sized business in limited office space.
Several years ago, I worked for a small but successful land surveying company. The boss had a bow front desk in his office, and it functioned exactly this way. If we had to have a party chief meeting, it was done across his bow front desk. If we met with clients, it was done there. Also, on those rain days whe (Read More)
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I recently took a look at Fresh Reception Desk Ideas for 2023 as an overall look at revitalizing your office space in the new year. While a reception desk is the centerpiece of a waiting room, it is not all the furniture that makes up the space. Another key office furniture need is waiting room seating. Since the waiting room is the first place that guests will see when entering your business, it is important to have attractive, comfortable, and durable office furniture seating for them when they visit. This first impression will go a long way in setting the tone for your office with guests.
With all of this in mind, I am going to provide you with several pieces of waiti (Read More)
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As we get settled into the new year, we are looking at fresh office furniture design ideas. Today I want to focus back in on the conference room. I want to look at the centerpiece of every conference room- the conference table. I want to look at the specific boat shaped conference table. This is a premium office furniture design that can be utilized in the highest boardrooms around the world, and serve in an office of less than ten just as well.
What sets the boat shaped conference table apart from others? Obviously, it’s the shape. Looking down, the boat shaped conference table has a profile of a classic dingy row boat, that’s where it gets the name. Howev (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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I’ve said it often when talking about conference room office furniture- the conference room is grand central station of the office, it’s where everything gets done, and the conference room is the lifeblood of the office.
Offices from businesses to construction all meet within the conference room for everything from the staff meetings, to client meetings, to birthday celebrations. When something important needs to be relayed to the entire staff, you can bet it’s done around the conference table… or in a copy all email that is always fun to read…
As the conference room has become more and more important, office furniture manufacturers h (Read More)
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We will see it all over social media over the next couple weeks- “New year, new me.” The phrase is intended to be a beacon of hope for the coming new year. We go through this every year; the end of a hard year brings about a renewed hope for a fresh start with a new beginning. Gym memberships will be purchased, diet plans will be made, and a commitment to focusing on ourselves will begin.
What if we take that thought and apply it to our business? New year, new work…
I would start at the front of the office in the reception area, after all that is where people will notice the most. A new year, and new look at the front of the business seems like the perfect place t (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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I have said it so many times that I have gotten tired of saying it- the conference room is the central hub of a busy office. Grand Central Station if you will…
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be highlighting different types of conference tables for the conference room that will be very popular in the coming year. Today, I thought we would begin with racetrack conference tables.
A racetrack conference table takes a standard rectangular model and rounds the corners. This gives the office furniture a profile of a standard oval racetrack such as the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway where the Indianapolis 500 is raced annually. A racetrack conference (Read More)
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Placing workers together in workstations is en vogue today. In times past it was done out of necessity for space saving measures. Now however, open office workstations are selected for the benefits of placing co-workers together to increase production, promote collaboration and office comradery. Occasionally, they are chosen for the space saving measures as well., but the majority of the time an open office workstation is selected for the purposes previously stated.
Open office workstations are the modern twist on a cubicle farm. You know what I mean, a city of closed off small workstations that were selected due to their space saving capabilities. When thinking of a c (Read More)
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Looking at today’s office trends we see that open and bright are extremely popular design motifs that are being utilized more and more. Offices with the space to stretch out are moving away from the boxed in cubicle lifestyle that has dominated the office jungle for decades. In place of cubicle cities, many office workers find themselves in desks that are not only attractive but can often times be considered works of art compared to what many of them started their careers out using.
With that in mind, I thought today that I would highlight a few of our newer modern L shaped desk designs for a vibrant office. The L shaped desk is quickly becoming the default desk sh (Read More)
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Executive chairs just sit different. Pardon my slang, but it’s true. Executive chairs are considered to be high end office furniture that belongs in the big office. However, just because the name is executive chair doesn’t mean that they can only be found in an executive office. Any office can enjoy the upscale design of these desk chairs. So, anyone who needs a more comfortable or more ergonomically designed office chair should consider purchasing one.
One of our partners- Boss Office Products a leader in office furniture, has quite a few exceptional executive chairs available on the Madison Liquidators online marketplace. I picked out six of my personal fav (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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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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With the rise of the open office concept came unintended consequences; namely noise pollution. Open spaces are conducive to sound reverberating in the empty spaces and carrying way further than in a traditional office. This issue is often overlooked until the office is set up with all the workers performing their duties, in other words- too late.
However, there is a solution that has been engineered to greatly reduce office noise, sound absorbent tiles. Both ceiling and wall tiles have been brought to the Madison Liquidators online marketplace through our partner MergeWorks and their EchoDeco series. We will take a brief look at this sound absorbent office solution. Firs (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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As we wind down the year, we can begin to reflect on it and see where it has taken us. For us at Madison Liquidators, we have begun to look at our office furniture sales to see what pieces sold well for us this year. 2022 has become a banner year for us as we have seen exceptional growth with many new customers. We have endeavored to build lasting relationships with our customers in hopes of serving them with quality, affordable office furniture for years to come.
As we are on the cusp of the holiday season, we can officially reveal some of our bestselling office furniture for the year. Today we will be looking at the conference room. The place in the office that I refer (Read More)
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Sometimes an office needs to be partitioned off. This can be done for several reasons such as a growing office blocking off unused sections of office space, making a dedicated meeting space in an open area, or just simply for noise reduction. Whatever the case, Madison Liquidators has a variety of cubicle walls to serve your needs. But it’s a wall, right? Aren’t they all the same? The answer is yes, and no. Let’s take a closer look.
First, the yes. All cubicle walls supply a barrier between two sections of office. All partition office furniture manages this well. As for the no, there are many unique shapes, sizes and styles of cubicle walls. We will look at a fe (Read More)
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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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Office organization is extremely important to an office worker. An unorganized workspace is an office that is not efficient; not only that but most times this situation can lead to a less than professional appearance for the business. To keep a professional appearance, the office must be free of clutter while with everything in its place. As I say often to my children- a place for everything, everything in its place (thank you Ben Franklin.} That means that every office needs both trash bins and adequate storage. Today, I would like to focus on one form of storage to help organize an office- Lateral file cabinets.
Lateral file cabinets are a newer take on the tradition (Read More)
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After reviewing standing office furniture for the past week or so, I thought I would look into this style in the most popular office desk around today- the L shaped desk. L shaped desks are always “flying off the shelf” at Madison Liquidators and for good reason. They provide an upgraded workstation compared to a traditional rectangular desk. They give the worker double the desktop workspace versus a traditional shaped desk. This extra workspace pays dividends for project management and desktop organization. I personally work from an L shaped desk and do so because I was allowed to pick out my own desk, so I like so many others went with L shaped office furniture.
By (Read More)
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As I have covered conference tables from our inventory, I will often throw in a bonus of a fresh/trendy new design. However, after looking at them again I dare say that they are no longer a trend but a modern office furniture choice that is here to stay. I am talking about standing conference tables. What did I say? STANDING conference tables. (Perhaps I should put it in bold…)
Yes, standing office furniture is making a huge push in the market these days and as 2023 rolls around, I do not see them slacking off at all. This move towards a more active office work lifestyle comes to the conference room which is the natural next progression from the personal sit stand des (Read More)
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Guest chairs are comforts for those that partner with us in our business endeavors. We don’t want to greet guests to have them sit uncomfortably while in our offices. No, we want good impressions every time our partners enter our offices. Guest chairs can be overlooked in the first impression of the office because of sensory overload, but I assure you that upon second and third visits comfort will be brought to the forefront of their minds.
With this, I would like to look at the range of guests chairs that we have in our inventory for you, and what a wide range it is! We will look at everything from stacking chairs made from mesh to premium leather guest chairs to s (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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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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Office furniture accessories are often overlooked when we first furnish an office. I get it, our attention is elsewhere like finding the perfect desk for each office or ensuring that all the desks from the receptionist to the executive hold a singular cohesive style throughout the office. Which are important tasks in their own right. However, a stylish office isn’t the only aspect of an office that needs to be addressed up front.
The other side of that coin is functionality. An office that looks stylish but is disorganized is not a healthy work environment at all. Instead, a little time should be given to ensure that the office functions as well as it looks. A fu (Read More)
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Over the past few days, I have been looking at the many awesome reception desks that we carry through our partners here at Madison Liquidators. Every time I start to talk about reception desks, I always make a note up front that this just may be the most important piece of office furniture in the entire office. As I have said multiple times and will continue to speak every chance I get, the reception desk sits in the first area of your office that guests enter, and that it is the first major office furniture piece that they will see.
If you want your office to have a positive first impression, then whatever your clients and guest first lay their eyes upon better be a h (Read More)
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Modern offices are moving away from traditional cubicles more and more each year. The meteoric rise of open office workstations in the last decade has made manufacturers focus on desk pods. Over the last few years, they have brought fresh, and trendy designs to the market for their customers. These designs are extremely popular at Madison Liquidators. Today, I thought I would show several examples of four person workstations that are excellent alternatives to cubicle systems.
The primary question is how do they differ from cubicles? Mainly, cubicles partition co-workers off from one another, while open office workstations place co-workers together in joined office furn (Read More)
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When thinking of a modern office, specifically the conference room the conventional thought for the office furniture is a modern shaped conference table. Like the boat shaped conference table that flairs out on the long ends so that everyone in the meeting can see each other, or the racetrack conference table that has rounded ends for a touch of uniqueness in the office furniture of the conference room. These two shapes seem to have been created for the modern office, but manufacturers are making a concerted effort to broaden the office furniture available for the aesthetic by applying modern touches to traditional conference table shapes.
With that in mind, I am going (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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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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Ah, the executive office. The office with the cool office furniture; it is near and dear to my heart. Not that I am an executive nor have an office with executive furniture… One phrase comes to mind when I think about executive office furniture- must be nice! I review and write about high-end executive desks all the time, but I work from a standard L shaped desk. I’m not complaining, my desk is perfect for what I do but what sedan owner doesn’t dream about a sports car?
The high-end executive desk is the centerpiece of the office. It sets the tone for the entire workspace. Every aspect of the executive office feeds off the statement that the high-end (Read More)
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At Madison Liquidators, when it comes to furnishing conference room take it in six steps. We begin at the centerpiece, the conference table and work outwards. This process ensures that a cohesive style is maintained throughout the workspace. It also allows you to plan for every aspect while just focusing on each furniture piece at a time. It’s a simple process that yields great results for our clients.
When most clients reach out to us about furnishing an entire conference room, they are overwhelmed with a million thoughts in their head. Some are concerned about matching office furniture; others are afraid they will forget a key item or end up with a bad set up. (Read More)
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