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Would you love to have something like this?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46815points) May 6th, 2013

Computer Armoire

Check out the pictures to the right of the big picture. My computer is set up in my dining room, on my dining table. The room is long and narrow so there isn’t any room for another table. In effect, I’ve lost my dining room. I’m in the process of getting it back. The first thing I had to do was get rid of the foosball table, which I did. sadness. :(
Next I need some place to put the computer so that it is still accessible, but out of the way when necessary. That armoire would be perfect for my needs. They have different styles, but that’s the one that really caught my eye. And prices are so low!

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Seek's avatar

It’s fine, but impractical for my needs. It would, literally, never be closed. Seems like a good price, though. I don’t like how obvious the casters are on the bottom. They might have concealed them a bit. Also, $100 seems high for shipping.

gailcalled's avatar

No. Too cumbersome, too inaccessible and too huge.

I like my armoires for china, crystal goblets and my grandmother’s hot chocolate set.In fact, I have a 19th century country English pine one in the dining room for just that and a hand-painted antique one from Alsace-Lorraine in bdrm for clothes…Here

Dutchess_III's avatar

They aren’t casters @Seek_Kolinahr. They’re just feet.
I wish I could have an entire room dedicated to the computer! I could put it upstairs, but that’s impractical.
What do you mean by “cumbersome” @gailcalled? It’s not like it would be moved around. It would usually be open, but for events, such as family dinners in the dining room, it would be closed up, all nice and tidy. :)

Seek's avatar

Really? Wow. They made feet that look like wheels. Weird. It’s a really pixelly image, though.

gailcalled's avatar

It seems, in the picture, too dark and too tall. I see also that it is constructed of particle board; I prefer real wood. However, if you are pushed for space and have to share your office with the dining room, it’s not a bad idea.

For $200 plus S and H, can you get a carpenter to built you something similar out of yellow pine and seal it with clear poly?

Seek's avatar

Come to think of it, $300 is about what I paid for an armoire at the local bare-wood furniture store. That, a china-bristle brush and a can of PolyCrylic and you can have a real-wood product that matches the rest of your furniture no problem.

Aster's avatar

If I didn’t have this enormous computer desk with four drawers and immense lighted hutch with glass display shelves and glass doors over it I’d like it. And you could move this one you’re showing. Mine would need an elephant to budge an inch.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Hmmm. I wonder if my son would be interested in doing that.

I prefer real wood too, but they make some really awesome fakes out of the particle board. I have an antique wardrobe that’s about that size. I keep looking at it,wondering if we could make that work. Biggest thing stopping me would be the fact that we’d have to rehinge and move the door so it opened all the way and back around to the side. But it would be super cool if I could convert it. It looks somewhat like this but it only has a single door and doesn’t have the carving at the top.
It scares me to think of doing anything to it! It belonged to my Mom.

Berserker's avatar

I’d love to have that, but not for my computer. For the time being, I wouldn’t need it. But having an actual armoire like that would rock.

gailcalled's avatar

@Dutchess_III: The picture you sent is a beauty. The single door would be an issue however.

And not having a keyhole area for your knees will be a big problem.

Dutchess_III's avatar

I really like it too, @Symbeline. They have others, more contemporary but I just like the looks of that one.

Mom’s isn’t that ornate, Gail, but it’s still beautiful and there are a lot of memories associated with it. (Mostly of ironing ‘cuz that’s where she kept the ironing board. :( I didn’t say they were GOOD memories! I HATE ironing!)

Dutchess_III's avatar

I bet we could find something real at auction that I wouldn’t mind tearing in to.

Bellatrix's avatar

I’d never use it.

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