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. . . that I made for our co-op up in the Big Bad Apple!
My DuoDock I, 21" CRT and peripherals were set up in the right hand corner, with BabyPB at first. and then later my Duo 230 was set up on the left side station after I switched to PowerDuo and a DD II. The workstation(s) surface area runs from the side of one set of shelves (unfinished furniture is available so inexpensively it's a waste to make some things yourself in NYC) and then becomes a shelf inside the matching set of bookshelves sitting at right angles to the first. All at the same height as the ex's wide chest of drawers.
This is the entryway into the rug rat's small bedroom in our "junior four" co-op apartment. I built the "wall" behind the kitchen knick-knack shelves 1/2" thick, it's ONE piece of wallboard finished on both sides!
The Rugger's room is the small eat-in area of what's known as a "junior four" starter apartment, that can be closed off to create a second bedroom when a tyke arrives on the scene. I built all the custom furniture in this room so that it fit "just so" and made optimal use of the small space. The Bedroom set is all white Melamine and Ash, which is way harder than oak, the pulls are standard oak, all stained golden oak..
Here's another shot showing the dresser/desk & auxiliary dresser top/monitor support overhanging the desk that I cribbed from a very different desk design I saw somewhere or other.
Here's a shot of the custom rounded corner, adjustable shelf system I made for the Rug Rat's books, stereo, toys, etc.
Luckily, the Quadra 630 came out just about the time I wanted a backup workstation/home workstation and the height just happened to be a perfect fit between the overhang and the desk surface! Here you can see the hole I cut for the Q630's hot air exhaust and the desk grommets for all the wiring.
The desk had one file drawer, two smaller drawers and one Big@$$ Keyboard drawer. I installed a 386 Mid-Tower under the desk for AmericaOffline Dialup and a KVM Switch/Mac Adapter that allowed for switching back and forth with the 630 with the push of a single button, using a PS2 Mouse & KBD, the same KVM Switch setup I'm now using for my living room work/playstation.
Here's a shot of some shelves I knocked together to fill the empty void over the stove. I should have taken a shot of the Butcher-Block topped three drawer piece that filled the space between the pantry and the stove. That provided stove-side countertop workspace and the perfect spot for a micro-wave.
Here's the prototype for my current MacCoffeeTable, I replaced the beveled glass top with a fully rounded 1/2" Plexi top when the munchkin started cruisin' around the joint. Now I've got the Plexi Top and a pair of Macs to support it!
I don't remember which I built first, the pine end tables or the coffee table, dunno, doesn't matter!
This was the last of the large pieces I did for our fairly spacious open Living/Dining Area. I couldn't figure out how to design it and thought about it for a long time. When inspiration finally struck, it took me about fifteen minutes to rough out a wall unit that was one piece, not three separate units with abutting double sides. The whole thing knocks down into six long parts and then all the shelves, drawers and doors for moving it.
This is one of the first of my projects, it was based upon an APA Design Contest Winner in some magazine or other. The original had a criss-cross center and all the openings were about 8 1/2" squares. I lofted it out to have the four largest pieces sized to create a center display space for a Silver Coffee Service we received as a wedding gift. Only the diagonal openings were square, with tall and wide openings of various sizes intermixed for several other gifts etc..
Here's a shot from the side so you can see the depth of the unit, coming up with the right combination of stains to apply in what order to match our Teak Dining Set was the hardest part of the project!
Well, I thought some of you might enjoy seeing "Three Workstations and a Furniture Collection"
Hacks seemed the right place to post it. [] ]'>
My DuoDock I, 21" CRT and peripherals were set up in the right hand corner, with BabyPB at first. and then later my Duo 230 was set up on the left side station after I switched to PowerDuo and a DD II. The workstation(s) surface area runs from the side of one set of shelves (unfinished furniture is available so inexpensively it's a waste to make some things yourself in NYC) and then becomes a shelf inside the matching set of bookshelves sitting at right angles to the first. All at the same height as the ex's wide chest of drawers.
This is the entryway into the rug rat's small bedroom in our "junior four" co-op apartment. I built the "wall" behind the kitchen knick-knack shelves 1/2" thick, it's ONE piece of wallboard finished on both sides!
The Rugger's room is the small eat-in area of what's known as a "junior four" starter apartment, that can be closed off to create a second bedroom when a tyke arrives on the scene. I built all the custom furniture in this room so that it fit "just so" and made optimal use of the small space. The Bedroom set is all white Melamine and Ash, which is way harder than oak, the pulls are standard oak, all stained golden oak..
Here's another shot showing the dresser/desk & auxiliary dresser top/monitor support overhanging the desk that I cribbed from a very different desk design I saw somewhere or other.
Here's a shot of the custom rounded corner, adjustable shelf system I made for the Rug Rat's books, stereo, toys, etc.
Luckily, the Quadra 630 came out just about the time I wanted a backup workstation/home workstation and the height just happened to be a perfect fit between the overhang and the desk surface! Here you can see the hole I cut for the Q630's hot air exhaust and the desk grommets for all the wiring.
The desk had one file drawer, two smaller drawers and one Big@$$ Keyboard drawer. I installed a 386 Mid-Tower under the desk for AmericaOffline Dialup and a KVM Switch/Mac Adapter that allowed for switching back and forth with the 630 with the push of a single button, using a PS2 Mouse & KBD, the same KVM Switch setup I'm now using for my living room work/playstation.
Here's a shot of some shelves I knocked together to fill the empty void over the stove. I should have taken a shot of the Butcher-Block topped three drawer piece that filled the space between the pantry and the stove. That provided stove-side countertop workspace and the perfect spot for a micro-wave.
Here's the prototype for my current MacCoffeeTable, I replaced the beveled glass top with a fully rounded 1/2" Plexi top when the munchkin started cruisin' around the joint. Now I've got the Plexi Top and a pair of Macs to support it!
I don't remember which I built first, the pine end tables or the coffee table, dunno, doesn't matter!
This was the last of the large pieces I did for our fairly spacious open Living/Dining Area. I couldn't figure out how to design it and thought about it for a long time. When inspiration finally struck, it took me about fifteen minutes to rough out a wall unit that was one piece, not three separate units with abutting double sides. The whole thing knocks down into six long parts and then all the shelves, drawers and doors for moving it.
This is one of the first of my projects, it was based upon an APA Design Contest Winner in some magazine or other. The original had a criss-cross center and all the openings were about 8 1/2" squares. I lofted it out to have the four largest pieces sized to create a center display space for a Silver Coffee Service we received as a wedding gift. Only the diagonal openings were square, with tall and wide openings of various sizes intermixed for several other gifts etc..
Here's a shot from the side so you can see the depth of the unit, coming up with the right combination of stains to apply in what order to match our Teak Dining Set was the hardest part of the project!
Well, I thought some of you might enjoy seeing "Three Workstations and a Furniture Collection"
Hacks seemed the right place to post it. [] ]'>