We the builders...

Okay I was going to name this post "Cathy the Builder" but I didn't think I've reached that status yet. Plus Ross did most of the building so I couldn't take the credit ;)

So I said I wasn't going to do anything with the office and I really wasn't planning too but then Ross was having to do his homework like this:

And I didn't think that was fair. So I looked into buying a desk on Craigslist and redoing it but couldn't find anything that I liked or that was cheap enough. So I went to Pinterest :) I found this amazing post about building one on your own and decided to give it a shot. I was going to try to do all this on my own and surprise Ross. Yea, I don't know what I was thinking either so it ended up being a "fun" group project. As in fun, I mean - me wanting to get it done already and Ross being so sick of sawing stuff and me being so tired of stain that I don't even want to see a can of it again all ending with us being very pleased and felt it was so worth it.


Here's a few pictures of the process:
















































It was a lot of measuring, sawing, gluing, nailing and staining.


The end result:

:)

We have yet to screw the top two boards on but honestly we might keep it this way.  There hasn't been any shifting and it'll be easier to move or pack up when we leave.

A couple pictures at Ross' request. :)

Too bad soon after we finished it he was assigned to Study Hall every night until 9 o'clock. :( But we still use it on weekends and whenever I do my internet surfing or blog posting (which isn't very often :)


I have a few other things to show in this room. It isn't quite done but it's coming along!


Another post to come.

Cathy