Sentences with phrase «of old desks»

Are you still using one of those old desks built for large, clunky desktop computers with heavy monitors?

I once stripped paint of an old desk...

Other paintings depict a kind of imaginary space - inside the drawer of an old desk, the folds of a patterned handkerchief in a pocket.

I have a couple of old desk drawers that I can use for something like this.

Not exact matches

You know this old rule: Always leave the state of the campsite (in this case, a hot desk) just as good — or slightly better — than you found it.

In 2012, an unnamed 36 - year - old man reportedly climbed over a check - in desk at Rome's Fiumicino Airport and fell asleep on the conveyor belt of a luggage carousel, according to the BBC.

Akbar Yungai started as a bellhop, working his way up to the front desk at Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, and is now on the brand's elite Navigator program — where, instead of standing behind a desk, the 30 - year - old approaches guests and encourages them to leave the well - trodden tourist paths.

«It's an embarrassment: coffee stains on walls (and countertops and desks), overflowing compost bins, abandoned drafts of stories and layouts (full of highly confidential content), day - old, half - eaten food, and, yes, I'm going to say it, action figures.

At 23 years old, Sallie Krawcheck found photocopies of male genitalia on her desk.

You can take a cue from the search engine giant and use a large sofa, or try smaller «hobbit hole» spaces such as enclaves with padded benches, acoustic couches, a long communal table for lunch or telecommuters, the modern version of old - school desk attachments to rolling chairs, and general seating that helps employees feel comfier.

By the postwar period, people in advanced societies had long since shed the old, laborious ways to embrace a sedentary duo of desk work and television watching, hopping into private automobiles to shuttle between the two.

Since 2011, Urban Wood Goods has grown to offer a wide selection of furniture products including conference tables, desks, dining tables, shelving, occasional tables and seating, all made of century - old, antique, reclaimed lumber.

Mr. Kunhardt said that in the fall of 2014 he approached Mr. Buffett's son Peter before writing «an old - fashioned letter» to Mr. Buffett, which Peter placed on his father's desk.

For comparison, this is Warren Buffett's desk, from which the 82 year old runs a $ 250 billion investing and corporate empire that spans the globe and every conceivable line of business imaginable.

A familiar but oldest payment collection platform called Bill desk is the backbone of this exchange.

The one I have on my desk in front of me has both Old and New Testaments in it.

In my desk drawer is the front page of the May 6, 1990, Jerusalem Post, which reported the death in Bethlehem of a «20 - year - old» Palestinian in a demonstration.

This particular YMCA included, «a great mix of high - end yuppie fitness facility, a wonderful community resource for families, and an old - school residence for disenfranchised men,» so Fey shares a host of funny stories about working the front desk.

I don't want to be too personal or share too much information but let me tell you that I am sitting at my desk with a pair of jeans, old walking shoes, and a loose fitting top.

The 25 - year - old has been one of the most reliably funny of The Daily Show «s correspondents, and she would add some terrific vitality to the stuffy anchor's desk.

I don't like atheists because they bring pointless law suits against old lady's who work in government buildings that put fake little xmas tree's on their desk or hang up pictures of Santa, or who wear really ugly albeit festive sweaters during the holidays.

I will never forget sitting across my desk from weeping parents who had only recently learned that their 9 year old daughter had been sexually victimized by one of their best friends.

I put the computer away today, just closed the lid of the laptop and stowed it on my old desk.

This has been a goal of mine since I was ten - years - old, and I simply can not articulate how thankful and delighted I am to get up every morning, sit down at my desk with a cup of coffee, and write.

Planners sit at desks and conference with one another endlessly in Washington and Brussels, working up grand schemes to be announced with much fanfare at international meetings of the rich before imposing the same old thing they've been imposing for decades on poor countries, whether the schemes help the poor or not.

His desk, as of old, groaned with texts for letters, lectures, sermons, state business — for he was often consulted now, not only by Spalatin but more directly by the Elector.

I just go dig out in my garage and find one of those old Vizios from five years back and leave it for him at the desk.

Ronaldo went to Turin for the first leg of Madrid's Champions League quarterfinal tie against Juventus on Tuesday and put his feet up on the Old Lady's desk, bagging two goals.

A raft of scouting reports on the 25 - year - old have landed on Mourinho's desk, and the Portuguese is keen on pursuing a deal.

My mother found a four month old poptart on the top of a desk and though it was a craft one of the kids made.

As your child gets older, and the demands of school grow greater, swap out the play area for a desk.

We also cater for the older child, with a range of junior beds, as well as bed guards, mattresses and desks, to ensure their bedrooms keeps growing up as they do!

I went through a massive amount of old stuff in my desk.

Then, I gathered her play Minnie Mouse laptop, a few of her fake phones, one of my real phones (I admit it), a couple of my old assignment notebooks (yes, she plays with these), an old Sharp Wizard device, and one of her Fisher - Price tea set tea cups, and I arranged the items on her «desk.»

It's height adjustable, fitted with lockable wheels, can be used as a desk or shelves once your child is older, and comes in a variety of wood finishes.

But the Tory chief whip could be defying House of Commons rules by often housing the one - year - old spider on his desk in Westminster.

A bill headed to the governor's desk would name the Ballard Road bridge over the Northway in honor of State Trooper Timothy Pratt, a 55 - year - old from South Glens Falls who was killed while helping a truck driver last fall.

A 44 - year - old financial analyst from Sherborn, Massachusetts, Silva spends most of his time behind a desk tracking high - tech stocks.

In his modest office at MIT, on the second floor of a brick building resembling an old warehouse, Weiss settles behind a small wooden desk with a gaping hole in the top.

The home has the usual appurtenances of the writerly life, with crammed bookshelves and curios of achievement, but also the perquisites that a reliable perch on the best - seller lists can confer, such as the Panasonic wide - screen television, the office assistant on call in a nearby room, even the six - inch - thick slab of 150 - million - year - old Jurassic limestone in the garden, an impression of a dinosaur footprint on its underside, that occasionally serves as a writing desk.

All we needed to do was: remove five walls, rip out the old carpet and replace it with new one made out of recycled plastic bottles, add bathrooms and showers along with changing rooms, create office space, purchase a new pellet stove to heat the room, add new walls, install full length mirrors, create a desk and benches and much more!

getting ready to try the grain sack technique which I love on an old desk mom found for me for $ 15 and my son's chest of drawers!!!

I think the drawer space is ideal for my current situation: I have enough space to store the essentials, and I've started to scan and shred other documents to reduce some of the drawer clutter I had from my old desk.

Seriously, I found a sorority recruitment binder when I was cleaning out my old desk — it was time to let some of those things go!

We snagged this old writer's desk and chair off of Craigslist for $ 20!

The white desk is positioned under a large window and has a library full of books, records, of all my old work as a designer and my research of fashion.

Here's a breakdown of what we did» * painted cabinets * got new knobs and pulls * changed out some drawers and made modifications to a few cabinets * added crown molding to the top of the cabinets * added lighting underneath the cabinets * replaced the counter tops with granite * tiled the backsplash * got all new appliances * purchased all new lighting fixtures * rebuilt the pantry * added a wall of cabinets including a desk area * leveled the bar countertop to make it one large surface * painted the interior of our home * replaced the old tile on our fireplace with stacked stone * replaced our white sink with a new stainless steel one

Today, the 42 - year - old sits at a single desk, framed by a high shelf lined with photographs, print campaigns and other ephemera that document the story of Rag & Bone, a brand as deeply rooted in Wainwright's upper class British background as his life in New York and his personal connection to America's shrinking manufacturing base.

I replaced my old desk with this one and also got some new shelving since we don't have a lot of storage.

If you are not going to distress the edges of the desk using sandpaper to make the painted finish look old, then yes you can prime first.