Build Your Own Fabulous Desk

My daughter, Shelley and I went away for a girls weekend and when we returned home my husband had a nice surprise waiting. For years she has shared the kitchen table with her brother to work on her homework and personal projects. The four year age difference has created some interesting scenarios, and the level of their voices during squabbles has often intruded into my work space upstairs.

We have spent endless hours trying to find a desk that would fit into her small bedroom, but to no avail. I guess her father has had an idea up his sleeve for a while, but he actually put it into play while we were gone. And the result was better than any of us could have imagined.

He cut a piece of thick wood to the dimensions of the window in Sheilas room, sanded it and varnished it to match her other furniture. He then placed one end of it under the lip of the window frame and over the window ledge. Next he purchased a great looking bar stool to place underneath it, framed some of her favourite family photos to put on top of it along with a darling lamp and all the supplies she could ever want.

Needless to say, the project was a complete success baring one thing. Now our son wants a desk built for him in his room. And because his dad did such a nice job, I can see why he is envious.