I have a question for the professionals out there. I have a loft are
in my home. My wife does mortgages and we wast to make a L desk along
the walls of the loft. I bought kitchen cabinets from my local home
depot and a laminate countertop she liked. So I get these cabinets all
stained and take them up stairs and I could just shoot myself. They
are like 35" tall....Man I am screwed. She doesnt want a lab style
chair (sits too high) and I dont know what to do next. I thought about
cutting off the 5" base around the cabinets but would that look
stupid??? Someone please help I am useless with any home project.
(Thats why I work in computers)
Mostly Pissed in Michigan :)
Thanks!!
"Jason M. Cornellier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a question for the professionals out there. I have a loft are
> in my home. My wife does mortgages and we wast to make a L desk along
> the walls of the loft. I bought kitchen cabinets from my local home
> depot and a laminate countertop she liked. So I get these cabinets all
> stained and take them up stairs and I could just shoot myself. They
> are like 35" tall....Man I am screwed. She doesnt want a lab style
> chair (sits too high) and I dont know what to do next. I thought about
> cutting off the 5" base around the cabinets but would that look
> stupid??? Someone please help I am useless with any home project.
> (Thats why I work in computers)
>
> Mostly Pissed in Michigan :)
>
> Thanks!!
In the area where she will be writing or typing, install a pull out surface
using drawer slides, lowering it to the right height for writing, etc. You
could even cover the pull out in matching laminate. You'd have more work
space, plus be able to conceal the keyboard or desk pad when the pull out
was retracted.
Tom.
"Jason M. Cornellier" <[email protected]> wrote in message ...
> I thought about
> cutting off the 5" base around the cabinets but would that look
> stupid??? Someone please help I am useless with any home project.
It should not look stupid. The door may swing a little close to the ground
but as long as it opens, it will work. You may want to enlist a friend with
proper tools for the cutting though.
Ed
On 6 May 2004 05:44:36 -0700, [email protected] (Jason M.
Cornellier) wrote:
>I have a question for the professionals out there. I have a loft are
>in my home. My wife does mortgages and we wast to make a L desk along
>the walls of the loft. I bought kitchen cabinets from my local home
>depot and a laminate countertop she liked. So I get these cabinets all
>stained and take them up stairs and I could just shoot myself. They
>are like 35" tall....Man I am screwed. She doesnt want a lab style
>chair (sits too high) and I dont know what to do next. I thought about
>cutting off the 5" base around the cabinets but would that look
>stupid??? Someone please help I am useless with any home project.
>(Thats why I work in computers)
>
>Mostly Pissed in Michigan :)
>
>Thanks!!
cut off the bases and live with it as long as you can- then build the
real thing...
Jason M. Cornellier wrote:
> I have a question for the professionals out there. I have a
> loft are in my home. My wife does mortgages and we wast to
> make a L desk along the walls of the loft. I bought kitchen
> cabinets from my local home depot and a laminate countertop
> she liked. So I get these cabinets all stained and take them
> up stairs and I could just shoot myself. They are like 35"
> tall....Man I am screwed. She doesnt want a lab style chair
> (sits too high) and I dont know what to do next. I thought
> about cutting off the 5" base around the cabinets but would
> that look stupid??? Someone please help I am useless with any
> home project. (Thats why I work in computers)
Ouch. Unless your wife is unusually tall, the desktop will
probably still be uncomfortably high. Your target height for the
work surface should probably be in the 27 - 29" inch range for
writing and keyboarding.
Since you don't seem to be a DIY person, I'd suggest selling the
cabinets (but not the top) and starting over with a visit to a
local cabinetmaker.
There are /two/ lessons here; and they relate to your field:
[1] Don't begin coding until the specifications are complete.
(Figure out what the real requirements are before you commit
resources)
[2] Avoid having the vendor establish the design requirements.
(The good price from HD didn't include the benefit of experience
- or even common sense. In order to "retrofit" these necessities,
the price will work out to somewhat more than you had planned.)
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
[email protected] (Jason M. Cornellier) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> I have a question for the professionals out there. I have a loft are
> in my home. My wife does mortgages and we wast to make a L desk along
> the walls of the loft. I bought kitchen cabinets from my local home
> depot and a laminate countertop she liked. So I get these cabinets all
> stained and take them up stairs and I could just shoot myself. They
> are like 35" tall....Man I am screwed. She doesnt want a lab style
> chair (sits too high) and I dont know what to do next. I thought about
> cutting off the 5" base around the cabinets but would that look
> stupid??? Someone please help I am useless with any home project.
> (Thats why I work in computers)
>
> Mostly Pissed in Michigan :)
>
> Thanks!!
one possibly simple solution would be to build a platform large enough
for her chair to roll around on, in front of the desk to get her to a
more comfortable height
I bought cheap filing cabinets and made wifey a desk using beautiful doors I
got from an office remodel. It's low (26" or so), but she's 5'2" and that's
just right for computer. The corner area makes lots of room for her old CRT
monitor. She also has drawer sets from an old desk. I took off the feet
and they are almost the same height as the file cabinets.
Use the kitchen cabinets in your shop!
Wilson
"Jason M. Cornellier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a question for the professionals out there. I have a loft are
> in my home. My wife does mortgages and we wast to make a L desk along
> the walls of the loft. I bought kitchen cabinets from my local home
> depot and a laminate countertop she liked. So I get these cabinets all
> stained and take them up stairs and I could just shoot myself. They
> are like 35" tall....Man I am screwed. She doesnt want a lab style
> chair (sits too high) and I dont know what to do next. I thought about
> cutting off the 5" base around the cabinets but would that look
> stupid??? Someone please help I am useless with any home project.
> (Thats why I work in computers)
>
> Mostly Pissed in Michigan :)
>
> Thanks!!