You Don't Have To Be Andy Warhol to Own A Herman Miller/Meridian File Cabinet

Shortly after Andy Warhol's death, a mover came by The Factory to remove furniture. He was taking a five drawer lateral file cabinet - see picture.

As he tipped it onto the dolly, everyone in the room heard a strange noise. Something was shifting in the bottom drawer.

The drawer was locked but they eventually opened it to discover a stash of jewels and gems clients had traded for Andy's art.

The IRS agents in the office at the time confiscated the cabinet, the jewels and everything else in the office so that they could properly audit Andy's finances.

You may not be hiding jewels or have problems with the IRS, but you also don't have to be Andy Warhol to own a Herman miller/Meridian lateral file.

If this desk could talk.

Rumored to belong to a lawyer who represented some of the most notorious members of the Gambino crime family, we can only assume this desk held incriminating documents, illegal weapons and bags of contraband when it became 'inconvenient' to be in possession of such items. A classic beauty from the venerable Baker Furniture Company, this 36 x 72" desk exudes executive power in cherry wood. In perfect condition, this desk makes a great conversation piece and may hold the secret to a hidden fortune. We checked the drawers, but you never know.

Why Banks Suck [#1 in a series]

Add this beautiful ebony desk to the long list of "Why Banks Suck."

Last year a large unnamed bank in NY ordered a large quantity of over-the-top ebony wood desks at the cost of $17,000 each.

Within weeks they returned the desks (without asking for a refund!) because they didn't realize that the ebony wood was so dark. That's why it's called ebony, right? Duh.

Now available to you for considerably less than $17,000.

A mortgage broker with poor timing

These Steelcase Turnstone "A La Carte" swivel-tilt chairs (model #TS30101) came from one of the many mortgage businesses that sprang up in NYC during the housing bubble several years ago. The company didn't last but the chairs did. Judging from their condition, the company didn't time their startup very well. They might have made some money had they opened up shop a little earlier.

Welcome to Furniture with a Story

A few years ago, we ran an ad campaign for our pre-owned office furniture story, Discount Office Furniture.

[You can see the ads below.]

The tagline for the campaign was Furniture with a Story.

The ads were great, got lots of attention and even won some advertising awards.

But they didn't let us tell the stories.

Everything we sell has a story, so when you buy a piece of furniture from Discount Office Furniture you're also buying a story - a story about a business where something changed.

This blog is where you can read those stories.





HEADLINE: This is the sofa that was bought by the wife but loathed by the mistress.
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HEADLINE: This is the filing cabinet that held the files that were accidentally shredded 10 minutes before the feds arrived.
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HEADLINE: This is the chair where the 21 year-old dot.com ceo cried like a baby when they repossessed his pachinko machine. Boo-hoo, baby, boo-hoo.
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