My wife (yes, wife! I haven’t blogged since I got married on June 25) tells me that she “can’t buy things for me because I’m too picky.” Now that may or may not be true, but I will confess that when it comes to things that I use almost every day–like my desk–it takes me a really long time to find something I like . In the case of the desk, three years to be exact.
When I first moved out on my own, I got a roll top desk from my grandparents that they weren’t using any more. While it is a nice desk, it’s not practical to use with a computer. Later, I added another piece of hand-me-down furniture, this time from my wife’s (yes, wife’s!) late grandfather. It was a solid wood desk, nice enough, but still not what I wanted. I used it for two years and was still searching for the “perfect desk” as recently as last month. The purchase of a new computer for my wife meant that she had to have a desk of her own (naturally, she wanted her grandfather’s) which meant that I was desk-less. As I started to search again, I stumbled over a bookmark that I must have saved some time ago of a photographer her made her own desk out of a door a two sawhorses. I decided this would be the easiest way to go.
Luckily, I had the an old door that I found in the attic (along with a tire rim–God knows that’s the natural place to store those). I ordered a pair of trestle legs from Ikea, bought two cans of spray paint and a piece of plexiglass from Home Depot. About 35 minutes of time went into it. The final product is below:
While I confess that I am still sorting out where to put all the “junk” that accumulates in desk drawers, overall I love it. It still hasn’t solved my problem of where to put my Levenger-style editor’s desk that my dad built for me a few years ago, but that’s a separate problem. Maybe a second, small door to create an “L” shape? I’m not sure… I’m afraid a second table might make my small home office look too cluttered. I guess I could quit being lazy and just set the editor’s desk in place of my laptop when I need it.I also still need some cable-management for under the desk, as you can see in the pictures. Finally, I want a reading chair to complete my office, but that’s a purchase for later.
Thoughts?
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