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Furniture Ferret: Finding computer desks in search engines on the Internet by measurements is not straightforward as search engines are best at finding text only. Also, when searching for computer desks to fit a given space, a bit narrower items would also fit. Even if some websites allow searching for computer desks by size, checking many websites at the same time needs a different solution. Our systems scan many webshops and index thousands of items to let you find the one that fits perfectly.

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How do I use the search on Furniture Ferret?

Searching for computer desks on Furniture Ferret is simple. Click or tap on the search button in the top right corner, then edit or add any keywords you are looking for, like "bed", "TV stand" or "rustic stool". Use the sliders to specify the minimum and maximum for the width, height and depth (length) and the price you are looking for. Press "Go!" to update the results.

How much free space do I have to leave in front of a computer desk?

Placing a computer desk needs more floor space than just the item itself, as you will need about 50-76 cm extra behind the chair. Keeping this area free means that you will be able to push the chair back to get up, or in an office turn around to access a credenza or bookshelf behind you. Together with the chair, this means keeping a space 100 cm deep free in front of a computer desk. For example, 30 cm deep computer desks would require a 130 cm deep floor space in total. The extra room behind the chair doesn't need to be dead space, as it can double as the room you need to get to a dresser, filing cabinet, or a bookshelf.

What is the best colour for a computer desk?

The two things to consider when it comes to colours is balance and associations. Balance simply means that the colours should ideally be coordinated, so that it looks like a unit. This can be achieved by using a colour wheel, and choosing colours that are either quite close to each other (as colours that are only different in lightness or intensity do go together, but small variations in the actual tone or hue can also work), or relatively far, like on opposite sides of the wheel (complementary colours like blue and yellow). Other colour combinations are likely be somewhat jarring just based on how our eyes and brains process colour. Associations with and emotions connected to colours are equally important, and there is no shortage of guides for these from those by 19th-century Impressionist painters to modern interior design guides. In all likelihood these associations are cultural and learnt, which means that they can be very different for different people. Blue is often associated with productivity, but also stability, calmness and even sadness. Green is clearly the colour of nature, and is said to evoke safety, luck and envy (though in other cultures envy is yellow). White can be connected to peacefulness, cleanliness, innocence and emptiness, and, for example, mourning in India. Red is considered to be the colour of friendship, energy, leadership, desire and revenge - a very wide range of feelings. But it is clear that in nature, it signals danger or importance, so it should be put next to a calm colour to allow the brain to rest. These emotions point in so many directions that these guides seem to boil down to just one piece of advice: pause and consider what the colour means for you.

From the history of furniture: Desks and secretaries Part 3

Another one is shown in the next figure, 273, the desk open to show the fine workmanship. This book case which was made between 1730 and 1760, is eight feet six inches high, and must have been made for a house of consequence, Owing to its great size. The bookcases were not dwarfed by the beds and clocks shown in previous chapters.

A very elegant secretary, with glass doors in Gothic style, is shown in Figure 274. It is made of solid mahog any, like its fellowS already shown, and in one of the secret drawers is written the following inscription:

"This secretary originally belonged to a family named Wil cox, of Worcester, England, and was brought to this country by one of the family in 1810, and was then about seventy-five years old, having been made between the years 1732 and 1738." Pasted on another drawer is still a second record of ownership: "Presented to my wife as a token of respect on my birthday of seventy years, March 16, 1881. " J. N. Bates, M.D."

By some strange vicissitude of fate, this old desk wound up in Worcester, Massachusetts, nearly 150 years after it was made in Worcester, England.

General Washington was always on the alert to buy comforts and luxuries to make Mount Vernon more attractive. In 1774 (he was only Colonel then) he bought many goods from the splendid home of the Fair fax family on the Potomac. Owing to the decision of the family to remain in England, all their household goods at " Belvoir " were to be sold at auction. The list of what Colonel Washington bought is still preserved. There were many items, chiefly of mahogany, — beds, tables, sideboards, etc., — and among them was one mahogany desk for which he paid £16 16s., a very high price, indeed, for those days. It was at this desk, no doubt, that he wrote those long letters containing such minute directions to his factors in London, regarding the business they transacted for him, and the goods they purchased for him, including his and Mrs. Washington's clothes.

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