Blossom Dynamics® Office Standing Desk (70"x46")

A very good option for lefties, close to perfect

First of all, I am very happy with this desk so far. It's been just under a week that I have been using it, so there might be some changes, but for now, this review will give you a good sense. Set up was fairly easy and the parts are all easily identifiable or labelled. There are extra screws which is appreciated. The instructions are very good, but I would suggest adding a note before step 5 reminding that screws should not be tightend until after step 6. There is a note about this before step 1, but it's almost implied that this is only for steps 1 and 2. That's not the case. I really like the number of cord wranglers that they include and would have even piad extra for the magnetic ones. The surge protector shelf/case is a nice option, though you will have to find a specific size to fit the strip and make sure that the plugs will have clearance to fit in. I did have to get a new one, but that was fine. This raises and lowers easily. At full height, it will shake, but it doesn't wobbie, so I would say that this is rather study. I don't keep much on this (laptop, external monitor with arm, external drive, keyboard, mouse) so I am not taxing the weight limit. My office is designed for a certain aesthetic, and I was concerned that this would look too modern, but that's not the case at all. The dark silver legs visually vanish and the walnut top matches the wood in my office. And, because the surface is so large and not just a simple shape, I am really able to better organize my desk. Now, why am I taking off a star? It's a bunch of smaller things that added up to one star. First, this arrived in two boxes and they arrived days apart, and I couldn't even start assembling with the one that arrived first. Not a huge deal and likely not the fault of EE, shipping has been weird in the last 6 months. The desktop is actually three pieces, and while it is "okay" I am already noticing wear where the three corners meet. They provide was they call a "mouse pad", it's very large pad that covers almost one half of the main desktop, and it can cover one of the seams in the middle of the table top. My pad came with a large indentation in it that is very noticeable, as well there is a sizable logo on the pad and I don't love that. There is also branding on both legs. I use this in my home office and I don't want advertisements on my furniture. At least they are small, unlike in the photos which have them covering the entire legs and I assumed that were just for watermarking or the like. This was packaged very well and the corners were protected. I think I will use this as long as it looks good, but I do think the top will eventually start to show some wear and start catching on clothing at the meeting area of the three corners. If/when that happens, I will get a single piece of wood for the top and use the base because it does work work.

Love the desk . . . mostly!

I’ll caveat this review by saying that the desk has only been in use one day so far. However, initially, I love almost everything about it. I’m not counting the delivery issue I had, which was the one box delivered on a Friday (which would have been ideal for assembly over the weekend) but the other box not delivered until late Monday. There are three things I like less than five stars about it. 1) I knew about this going in — the three pieces of the desk’s top converge, right where you sit, given the design of the desk with the slanted left edge. Due to the manufacturing, this is not a perfectly flushed three-way corner (the edge piece prevents it from being absolutely flush at the seams). Again, I knew going in that this was three pieces to the desktop, and where they would converge, so I cannot do anything other than point out this for future users, if your OCD like me. 2) Upon opening the very well packed box which contained the desktop pieces, I found that two of the pieces had minor flaws right at the corner of the desktop where it meets the edge piece. Realistically, nobody will see these except for the user; however, being OCD, I’ve seen them, and now I see them every single time I sit down. 3) The part I am not happy with at all is that the desktop is not smooth. Clearly there is some laminate which is used to make the desktop over likely particleboard, with the edge pieces to bring it all together. While (other than the minor imperfections I noted in #2) that should be no problem, as I have had many other similar pieces of furniture, where the top was absolutely smooth, this desktop is ridged in a minor way so as to be less pleasing to the touch. That was neither disclosed in the description nor indicated in anyway in which it could be inferred. On to what I like about it, which is a long list, but I will keep it short. - The frame and the legs which contain the motor are all exceptionally well-made and sturdy. - the metal “screw sockets“ embedded in the underside of the desktop pieces are awesome in lieu of similar furniture’s propensity to have bolts that go directly into the wood. These make for a more resilient connection, which promotes the sturdiness of the desk. Well, I have no illusion that if one were to move this desk around many times, those embedded metal “screw sockets” would likely become less stable, I will hopefully not have to face that eventuality. - The motor seems to be very quiet and very smooth. Can’t ask for more than that on an electric adjustable-height desk. - Last and certainly not least, the price was exceptionally good. This desk already has gained more of my affection than my previous desk which died after five years (I paid over 10 times for that desk what I paid for this new desk, and it was never as sturdy, nor was there any fix available whatsoever when one of the motors stopped working — annoyed, to say the least). Other than the three issues I mentioned above, which I can live with, this desk is a complete winner, and I highly recommend it.

Office Standing Desk (70"x46")