HON 92000 Contemporary Veneer Wood Desk Review

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BayouBengal
Greenwell Springs, LA

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Bigger is Not Always Better!

practical, a busy person, a woman

Pros

Veneer, Mahogany finish

Cons

Huge desk set, Not for small office

MAR

2008

The previous department I worked in was the last to move to our new building on campus and when we finally moved we were graced with new furniture. The furniture wasn't there when we moved and we were forced to bring along whatever old furniture we needed to play the waiting game with the contractor for delivery of the new furniture. We ran into several lost purchase orders, and the week or two of waiting turned into about 3 months before everyone had the furniture delivered. My office furniture was picked out by the department head and I was surprised when it was finally delivered. At last I had a new desk set and everything in my office matched. I got a HON 92000 Contemporary Veneer Desk Set delivered and set up in my office.

HON 92000 Contemporary Veneer Furniture

This is a decent quality of office furniture and my set came in a Mahogany finish. There are several different options you can choose and configurations you can make with this interchangeable furniture. It looked very nice and huge in my small office (more on this below) when finally put together. My set included a hardwood finish desk with two file drawers, a connecting credenza with open shelf top or pedestal for my printer and various stacking file stations connected to a back desk with another set of file drawers. This was my choice of setting up the furniture and an adjustment of how my boss originally had it configured (details below).

The file drawers can be set up for either legal or letter size files and are locking. I received two keys for each cabinet. My set does not contain a regular desk and has open space underneath except for the two areas where the file drawers are.

The Mahogany finish is most impressive. It is a deep rich wood which was polished to perfection after installation by the contractor. I was impressed by the professional look. This great visual effect is due to hand-selected veneers that are finished to a rich appearance in a multi-step finishing process

This set for my office cost around $2300.00 on State Contract. HON furniture can be found at most office supply stores.

My Thoughts On HON 92000 Series Furniture

I enjoyed this new furniture on one hand but found it wasn't very functional for my office. My office measures approximately 11 ft. by 11 ft. This desk comes out to leave 2 1/2 ft. of space in front of my desk and 3 ft. on the side of my desk. The front is designed for visitors and two matching office chairs are supposed to sit here for visitors. Mind you, if you are a midget, you can sit here. Otherwise, it is a joke. I can't move chairs to the side of my desk because I also have two standing file cabinets that measure 3 ft. wide each. Obviously, my boss didn't measure the office very well or take into consideration the size of this desk set.

I love the Mahogany veneer finish this furniture has. It looks very nice when your desk is neat and not piled up. Mine is rarely in that state. I have found that the finish is very easy to disturb. If you touch the desktop with your hands a print is made from the oil on your skin. After several days of use, you need to do a good cleaning to restore your shine. The instruction guide for this furniture recommended using a special oil for polishing the furniture. We have been using a professional strength spray polish as supplied by the custodians. It has been working just fine.

I also like the fact that you can move pieces of this series around and make your own design. This allows you to design an arrangement to suit your specific needs unless you have an office that is too small for the furniture like I do.

I would not have picked this design or set out for my office because it takes up too much room. I mentioned earlier that my boss had arranged for the furniture to be put together in another way. His design had the pedestal or top shelf in front. This would block my view of the midgets sitting in the chairs before me and also blocking the view to the door. I moved this section to the side and put my computer on the front corner and now I can see my little visitors just fine.

When I was offered the position in Program Development, they asked if I wanted to take my office furniture. I quickly responded, "NO WAY!" I'm finally rid of this huge monster of a desk.

Recommendation

HON 92000 Contemporary Veneer Furniture is a good quality furniture for the price paid. It is made of quality hardwood and looks very nice and professional. I think HON 92000 Contemporary Veneer Furniture is a pretty desk set if you have the room for it.