office accomplished

I can’t wait to see Wayne’s face when he sees his new work space tomorrow!

So, you want the nitty gritty?

This morning when I woke up, I found I could barely walk. So sore! But I cowboy-ed up and got on with it.

After 2 cups of coffee and a breakfast of Weetbix (the breakfast of champions apparently) I was up to facing the mess I’d made in the living room.

First thing I did was mix up some more putty for the patched hole and apply it. Since its under the desk I’m not fussed about finishing it. That’ll be a job for when I paint the living room.

I had an unpainted corner to deal with.

I did what every DIY person would do… I looked around at what I had that I could use. The easiest thing I found was 3 metres of burlap.

Using upholstery tacks (leftover from my kitchen chair makeover), I tacked the burlap to the wall. I had to cut and overlap a bit to cover the entire area, but I think it looks ok.

I then had to put together my old office desk. Its one of those corner units, made up of two separate desks joined together by a triangular piece.

I found the triangle piece and the metal joining strips. Naturally I’d lost the screws to put it all together.

Of course I didn’t have any screws fat and short enough to do the job. I had to improvise.

I drilled new holes to fit the thinner screws I had on hand… then made little screw and nut kebabs to shorten the length of the screws so they wouldn’t come up out the top of the desk.

I never said I did things right. I just said I got things done.

After much wrestling with desk parts and crawling around on my knees, I got the desk together. And while I was down there I untangled all the cables and put Wayne’s computer, printer and speakers back together again.

At least I hope I did….

I got a whimsical wire frame Wayne made for me (as inspired by Pinterest) and put it on one wall. I put the floor lamp in the corner behind the desk, and a vase of flowers. Not sure how Wayne will like that!

I also brought in a couple of boxes I’ve been using in the shed for my tools. This gorgeously chippy box used to hold my framing equipment. It now holds Wayne’s notebooks and sketch pads.