Since my hobby desk will again be in my bedroom (it's a one bedroom duplex) I decided that my existing hobby desk was just too "office furniture" looking. I didn't want to spend big money on a new desk though, so after looking around I came across an old used timber desk for $50. It's a lot smaller than my old desk but since it has 5 drawers I figure I'll be able to make more efficient use of the desktop space.
I got some paint mixed up and painted it "Calypso Blue". Then distressed it (which entails attacking the edges randomly with sandpaper). Then wiped on a dark grey-brown glaze to give the paint an aged appearance. The end result is great.
The top that the desk came with was just crappy laminate so I decided it had to go. I bought a sheet of laminated pine from the hardware with the intention of staining it an aged colour. But I found that I quite liked the juxtaposition of the aged blue and the new pine so I simply lacquered it as it was. Admittedly I made the top a bit wide for the base - I might yet cut a little bit off each end so it looks more appropriate.
The next trick is to sort out some drawer handles and then it will be properly finished, but in the meantime I couldn't help but get the desk set up. I was right about the usefulness of the drawer space! The wide single drawer on the right is fantastic for storing all of the various stock materials (styrene strip and tube, etc.).
Anyway enough yapping, here's a pic:
Next week on Homemaker Addict we'll be discussing crochet.....
