Walnut Partners' Desks

Two L-shaped desks designed from scratch, each pairing a live-edge walnut waterfall slab with solid walnut casework.

L-shaped walnut desk: a live-edge waterfall slab beside solid walnut casework — One of the two desks, finished

End of a walnut waterfall desk with grain running down the leg — Waterfall end

Solid walnut casework with inset doors and drawer — Casework with inset doors

Clients: Ryan and Chalyce Bland
Location: Private residence, Glendale
Year: Designed Dec 2025; delivered June 2026
Project value: Approx. $20,000
Scope: Design, shop drawings and renderings, fabrication, finishing, delivery
Materials: Live-edge black walnut slabs; solid walnut casework with inset doors and drawers; built-in cable management

The brief

The Blands wanted two L-shaped desks for a shared home office. Beyond that, the design was ours.

What we did

We proposed splitting each L into two pieces. One run is a live-edge walnut slab with a waterfall end, mitered so the grain runs unbroken from the top down the leg. The other run is solid walnut casework with inset doors and drawers.

Inside, cable channels run wiring through the casework and up to grommets in the desktop, so no cords show. In the office, the two desks face each other with their slabs meeting in the middle, forming one partners' desk.