hollyh Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I'm trying to decide what color to get our desks in ... black, white or beech. Ugh. Hard decision. I will soon have 4 kids 5 and under, am I correct in assuming white seems like a bad idea? Thoughts on using the other colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 What room are they going into? My school room is yellow, and the beech color goes best in there. I think white wouldn't hold up as well. Black seems too dark, but if you have darker furniture in the room it might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I have one giant table for all of us to share. It is off white and does get dirty, howver it is also very easy to clean since it is formica. I like the light color, ir seems to make the room brighter (but I have a dark house). Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhschool Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Get Beech. More natural-ly. Pretty, will mask stains & marks. Black is not pretty unless your decor has a lot of black. It will make the room look smaller. White is nice. Makes room look bigger. But will get marks and stains and show them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycalling Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Black might highlight their school work. Something to consider if you have children with attention-span issues like I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 We went with a very, very dark brown, since it matched the furniture where the desk would be located. Love the way it looks (ie: doesn't stand out like the old blue preschool table did!) but hate, hate, hate the way dust shows up!!! Also, it has gotten quite nicked in just one year. :glare: Given the dust and the nicks, I would go with a lighter colored desk. I don't think white is that bad, as most surfaces can be scrubbed clean fairly easily. I would go with whatever matches the room, honestly. When my child was younger, I bought a lot of "preschool" colors and now regret it. It was nice when he was younger, but I am working on changing everything over to neutral colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I vote for beech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Get Beech.More natural-ly. Pretty, will mask stains & marks. Black is not pretty unless your decor has a lot of black. It will make the room look smaller. White is nice. Makes room look bigger. But will get marks and stains and show them. :iagree: We got beech ones this past spring--I'm still glad we got that color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseofkids&pets Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I vote for beech. My daughter's white desk gets pretty messy, but it does clean up pretty well. I have to say that I love black furniture and have some black accents around my home. The problem is that black shows every speck of dust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyh Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 The room doesn't have anything in it currently, so I can work from scratch. I have a 5 ft black desk that I will probably move in there for the time being to try and see how they work working at a large desk together, but don't think it is going to be in there long term. Good responses. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 DD10's desk is green. My desk is dark grey. Neither of them match anything around them. I would vote for beech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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