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After finally selling off in February 2015 the corner desk found on the New York Avenue curb in July 2012 and since outfitted with an articulating keyboard tray, only two configurations would still permit a stationary (but still rotating) chair: the rectangular computer desk left behind by my first tenant, and the folding utility desk abutting an elevated monitor platform. Discouraged from the first option by the perfect fit between that desk and the remaining basement bedroom (the relocation of whose bed would require enlisting a second person), and having tried the second option extensively only to grow dissatisfied with its aesthetics, I saw in my old writing desk the perfect starting point for a desktop computer workstation. This desk and I have a long history dating back to high school, when I used it for nightly homework written out longhand, and desktop computers occupied the more minimalistic desks in shared areas of our North Carolina house. To extend its useful life into the information age without challenging established ergonomic principles, I would have to replace the center drawer with a keyboard tray. This project would require some intricate carpentry and the letting go of the full-size Model M keyboard I had grown to love for its tactile and auditory feedback.
Tried these:
actual desk in the basement (PNG)
a motley combination of furniture approximating a desk (PNG)
keyboard tray stowed away (PNG)
the same desk in a darker room (PNG)
