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A pale blond maple writing desk under a near-black top with satin bronze pulls, and a limed oak etagere, in a Charleston courtyard room
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A Black Top on Blond Legs

A pale maple writing desk under a near-black top, with a limed oak etagere behind it and a walled courtyard through the doors.
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A Black Top on Blond Legs

The desk is two woods pretending to be one piece.

A dark top over a pale frame makes a big desk look like a tray on legs, which is why it survives in a room this light. If you want a desk to disappear, darken the horizontal and leave everything under it pale. Come and see the pair.

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Every piece is built to order in the wood and finish you choose. Visit the showroom and we will gladly price it for you.
A near-black desk top over a pale blond maple frame, with an oatmeal upholstered side chair drawn up
Desk and chair
A near-black top over a pale blond frame, with an oatmeal upholstered chair drawn up.
A writing desk with three drawers and slim bronze pulls in a pale apron, under a thin near-black top
The desk alone
Three drawers with slim bronze pulls across a pale apron, under a thin dark plane.
A pale limed quarter-sawn white oak etagere with four open shelves above a closed two-door cabinet base
The etagere
Four open shelves in limed white oak over a closed two-door base with bronze pulls.
A close view of a thin near-black desk top oversailing a pale blond maple drawer front with a slim satin bronze bar pull
Where the two meet
The thin black top oversailing the blond apron, with a slim satin bronze bar pull running below it.
A close view of a limed white oak shelf meeting a corner post, with white filler standing in the open pores
Limed ray fleck
Quarter-sawn oak with white filler standing in the open pores, so the fleck reads pale against the grain.
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Two tones, one desk

The top and the base are the same timber under different finishes, which is the only reason the contrast reads as deliberate rather than as two pieces pushed together. Dark tops show dust and fingerprints more than pale ones, which is worth knowing first. Ask in store for everything available.
Colors look different on every screen. Visit the showroom to see real samples and find the right match for your home.
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A close view of a thin near-black desk top oversailing a pale blond maple drawer front with a slim satin bronze bar pull
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Modern Organic

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1750 Sam Rittenberg Blvd, Charleston SC · (843) 225-2513