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The folding table I was using as an office desk wasn’t working. It had no drawers for storage, and the bracket arms supporting the top were a constant nemesis to my knees as I skootched under the table throughout the day.

Then the chair.

I was using a leftover one from my days at eTour almost 8 years ago. I bought it for $20 when they were cleaning house. Back then, it was a pretty nice ride - adjustable back with proper lumbar support, gel like seat cushion, and “hip” blue dot com color. Fast forward 8 years. The adjustable back began to fail in ‘05, which means when you leaned back, the height setting would reset and the back would come crashing down. It was equivalent to an unannounced free fall when you’re deep in thought work-wise. I punched the chair several times when this occurred. The gel like seat had turned into more of a stone like feel. Nice and solid. My arse would require shifting roughly once every roughly 30 minutes.

Considering I spend a majority of my day in a chair and working at a desk, I decided it’d be a wise investment to upgrade on both fronts. The chair was my first project.

I wasn’t really sure where to start. Slate had a pretty helpful article about the best office chairs out there, but in the end, I need a chair that can accommodate my tall body. I’d obviously always heard about the Aeron, but when I discovered they offered different sizes for different body types, I was pretty much sold. I just didn’t want to spend the $1K getting a new one. So I found an Aeron Size C on ebay for $655 and bought it.

Now the table. I was tempted to mod out and buy this interesting table from DWR called the ‘Liege’, considering it was a floor sample, and on sale for more than half off ($1,100 rather than $2,400).

But once I stepped back, I concluded $1,100 was waaay too much for an office table. It looked neat, but I thought I could do better. I like recycling stuff and buying recycled goods, so I decided to head over to a great vintage furniture store here in ATL called City Issue. There, I found this beauty old vintage steel desk that was used for years in Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center. Multi-layers, storage drawers, rubberized surface. All for the fantastic price of $350. So I bought her, and moved her in yesterday.

So, I now happily sit in my new chair, type of my new desk and celebrate my 100th post!

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