Wednesday, June 18, 2008

New Desk is in!

Here's our new desk in place and ready to go!

Basic features include :

  1. Large sliding drawer on left for printer which has wiring run within the desk for power and hookup to the computer.
  2. Wide stow all 3-1/2" deep drawer above printer.
  3. Center pencil drawer.
  4. Center cabinet with adjustable shelf in foot area for storage of paper, notebooks, various manuals. There is also a false floor for electrical and heat vent. The cabinet doors are perforated to allow for venting and excess heat.
  5. Two large file cabinets for our records are located on the right to keep everything in order.
  6. Large desk top with access hole for wiring.

As mentioned previously, we were very unhappy with the so called J-Lounge that is standard equipment on the coach...it was uncomfortable to sit on and not long enough to sleep on unless you were a small child. We had seen elsewhere on the web, desks that have been retrofitted into coaches but nothing specifically fit our requirements. So we started working with a cabinet shop to develop what we wanted for ourselves. Joe Salet of Greenfield Cabinetry, Inc in Warren Michigan (586-759-3300) and his staff put together exactly what we were looking for. We would now have a workspace that did not have to be moved everytime we ate dinner and allowed us the use of the J-Lounge space for something we would appreciate.
Notice that the counter top matches perfectly the other tops throughout the coach and provides not only a large working surface but could be used for setting out food when entertaining.

The filing drawers are oversized with intent so that I can keep pricebooks and catalogs withing reach.
The slide out drawer for the printer easily accommodates most HP printers.
The lower drawer on the right had to be modified somewhat to allow for the heat vent that was fed through to the center of the desk.
We are very pleased and if anyone out there is interested in doing the same sort of thing, I would highly recommend Greenfield Cabinetry. They were great to work with and we thought their pricing appropriate for task.