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New Desk's Final Spot

As promised, here are pictures of my refurbished desk's new home!

Until yesterday, I had moved my sewing machine from the old school desk (that I picked up off the curb from in front of an Amish house) to the new desk, since the new desk just fit in the space between my two column shelves. But yesterday I decided on a whim to rearrange the space and so I moved one of the shelves over just enough so I could include the school desk. So I put the sewing machine back on the school desk and put my fabric cutting mat on the new desk. I like that the fabric cutting "station" is right next to the sewing "station" now instead of on the "L"-shaped desk (Wow, I have a lot of desks crammed into this space!). Plus, now I can push in my chair. When I had my chair in front of the new desk, it was too wide and wouldn't push in. Now It fits under the school desk and I've put a pillow under the new desk for Luna! (She likes to be near me during the day). I'm sure Terra will end up using it too, but she seems to prefer the chair near the window so she can watch the birds.

So...this is where the magic happens!

Finished Desk!

Remember that desk I was refinishing? I finished it a few weeks ago!

My husband bought the hardware himself when he happened to be at Home Depot. I'd say he did a good job picking it out!

As I said, it's been finished for a few weeks and has been in my craft room. I re-rearranged my craft space today, so I'll need to take some pictures of the desk in it's final spot to share!

"New" Desk

I got this cute little desk from my friend Kim. She just got some new furniture and didn't have room for it in her bedroom anymore. It was just going to go out to the curb, but she offered it to me first.

I'm painting it, giving it a few coats of polyurethane and I'm going to get some new knobs for it as well. (If I've learned anything from HGTV and Design*Sponge, it's that a coat of paint and some new hardware can do wonders!)


I haven't decided what kind of knobs I'm getting yet, but my mom told me that Cracker Barrel is selling glass knobs for $1 apiece.

When It's finished, it's going in my craft room and will be the new home for my sewing machine. I can't wait! :)

Sleepy Kitty

Check out who I found snoozing in my craft room on my chair...

My craft room has recently been Terra's favorite place to hang out during the day. But usually she's hanging out in front of the window, looking at the birds outside. I was surprised when I walked in to do some crafting, and she was in my chair! (it must be because of that cozy handmade throw my grandma gave me!) And how could I bear to disturb such sleepy kitty cuteness? So, naturally, instead of moving her, I took pictures!

Don't worry though, I did get some crafting in. I'll try to take some pictures of what I did and post them later.

The View From Here

The view from my chair in my "studio"...
Front...

To the right...(and slightly behind)

To the left...
To the right again...(I just bought the Battlestar Galactica: Serason 4 soundtrack, and have been listening to it while I work)

Behind...(and slightly to the left)