Hahaha Mr X. I was just thinking of Cami's comment and decided if anything I should turn the non used upstairs bedroom into an office so as to make the best use of it.
That way I wouldn't have to haul it back up and out when it was replaced, and I would use it much more I think. That's really the only way it makes sense the more I think about it.
I really don't need THAT much desk, but the others I have seen in the same price range truly ARE hideous.
It would be in a corner and not visible from the hallway though...even though I still don't think it's terrible looking. If it were a darker wood, I would like it a lot minus the cheesy plastic cd brackets that I will remove.
Thanks for your input guys. More opinion than I expected. I think I will trust that I can get my money back out of it-or most of it anyway, and go for it.
Maybe.