Need help changing desk color

[Speechrezz]

Over the course of a few years, I got a small budget setup going. It works well for me and coincidentally everything I have is black, red and/or white.

So I'm wondering if you guys have any suggestions on how to make my current desk/table black (I really do not want to try painting it).

 

Desk Specs:

- 35.5 inches wide, 29.5 inches long, 1 inch thick

- Wooden desk with some sort of nice, glossy finish

 

[RGProductions]

That setup looks cramped, and you have space. Get a new desk.

[knightslugger]

is that particle press board? if so i think your only solution is laminate.

[Colin Donoghue]

Get a big piece of mousepad fabric and cover the desk and staple the edges to the bottom and you could use your mouse anywhere

[knightslugger]

17 minutes ago, Colin Donoghue said:

Get a big piece of mousepad fabric and cover the desk and staple the edges to the bottom and you could use your mouse anywhere

it's ideas like this that "The Lambo" exists at all.

[Speechrezz]

1 hour ago, RGProductions said:

That setup looks cramped, and you have space. Get a new desk.

Yeah, I definitely wanna get a bigger desk and probably even an ultra-wide monitor. But for now, this will have to do.

[Speechrezz]

42 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

is that particle press board? if so i think your only solution is laminate.

I'm not sure, I think it is something else

[Speechrezz]

32 minutes ago, Colin Donoghue said:

Get a big piece of mousepad fabric and cover the desk and staple the edges to the bottom and you could use your mouse anywhere

That's actually a pretty good idea, I'll look into it. Thanks!

[RGProductions]

Just now, Speechrezz said:

Yeah, I definitely wanna get a bigger desk and probably even an ultra-wide monitor. But for now, this will have to do.

TBH a cheap ikea setup will probably not cost much more than vinyl wrap to wrap this one, which is the only thing I would do other than paint it.

[Speechrezz]

Just now, RGProductions said:

TBH a cheap ikea setup will probably not cost much more than vinyl wrap to wrap this one, which is the only thing I would do other than paint it.

I guess I'll have to make a trip to Ikea one of these days and see what they have

[RGProductions]

Just now, Speechrezz said:

I guess I'll have to make a trip to Ikea one of these days and see what they have

what country are you in? Chances are they have a website for your country with accurate prices.

[RandomusUserus]

This could be a wee bit of money depending on materials, which surely would be better spent towards a better desk, no? 

[knightslugger]

10 minutes ago, RandomusUserus said:

This could be a wee bit of money depending on materials, which surely would be better spent towards a better desk, no? 

again, lamination. It is dirt CHEAP in comparison to an entire desk.

[Oxyg3n]

my friend used carbon fiber wrap like the one people used on cars to wrap his table.  Looks good to me