I love things that do double duty

"Nibbles" (nibbles) 09/19/2013 at 10:34 • Filed to: Desk, Table, Not a Car Post, Get over it, found on craigslist

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Items that can turn into other items are awesome. I have a coffee table that turns into a dining table, a bed that turns into a couch (not the other way around, you dolt), a car that turned into a driveway fixture and yesterday I picked up a desk that turns into a 7' real dining table! This is a huge boon because my dining room is small / doubles as a bar most times. Check this shit out, homps!

First it's a desk!

Then it's a goddamned dining table!

I got it for 'bout free-fiddy on Craigslist. Was built in the late '50s by Saginaw Furniture Shops. It's an Extensol desk (awesome name bee tee dubs) and only needs minor repair! Hell of a find for free, considering people pay upwards of $400 for these things. So now I have a desk and a dining table in my dining room. Now I guess I have to clean the dining room so we can actually use it.

Z_Stig > Nibbles 09/19/2013 at 10:38

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Extensol sounds like a poorly formulated male enhancement drug.

horspowr1001 > Nibbles 09/19/2013 at 10:38

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If only these weren't $3k

I'm actually setting up my small condo right now and would love to find less expensive double-duty furniture. Got more ideas?

Mattbob > Nibbles 09/19/2013 at 10:39

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thats sweet! Where do the extra leafs go?

Nibbles > Mattbob 09/19/2013 at 10:49

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Unfortunately there is no leaf storage on this model - still working that out.

They did make some other units under the Extend-o-Matic range that had leaf storage. They were disguised as buffets generally. Saginaw actually made a good number of these double-duty models. Pretty neat stuff.

GhostZ > Nibbles 09/19/2013 at 10:49

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Sethersm > Nibbles 09/19/2013 at 10:50

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That's pretty cool.

You also seem to have a "family sized" pack of Quilted Northern in your dining room too.

Nibbles > horspowr1001 09/19/2013 at 10:51

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Newer convertible furniture is expensive. A convertible coffee table runs about 3-400 bucks. I'd say do like I did and keep an eye on your regional craigslists for these odd items.

Nibbles > Sethersm 09/19/2013 at 10:52

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Well yes, we just got back from a shopping trip at the local bulk item superstore. Not pictured: 4 BFG All Terrain TA/KOs, 16 lbs of pre-cooked crumbled bacon, 1 pallet of Coca-Cola, 6 gallons of degreaser, and a trampoline.

Sethersm > Nibbles 09/19/2013 at 10:55

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Sounds like a fun party in the making.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Nibbles 09/19/2013 at 11:23

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Penises and vaginas both do reproductive and excretion duties...

Haha, I said duties

fuckyouim12yearsold

Jayhawk Jake > horspowr1001 09/19/2013 at 11:40

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This guy is so proud of himself, and yet all of those beds look really uncomfortable.

Pixel > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 09/19/2013 at 13:09

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You seem to have a very incorrect idea of how female genitalia works.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Pixel 09/19/2013 at 13:54

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I'm 12 years old

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