Last year when I started to spend a serious amount of time working on my jewelry, my husband, Cliff, and I decided that I needed a designated work space. I was sick of my back aching from leaning over the coffee table, and Cliff was sick of not being able to use the coffee table. So I set about looking for an appropriate work station. I call it a work station rather than a desk because I needed so much more than what a traditional desk could offer. I needed a large flat surface, yes, but I also needed loads of shelving for all of my supplies and tools. I was imagining a full wall unit with cubby holes and drawers and bins for all of my stuff. It needed to be functional, and easy of the eyes too! What I found, was that there wasn't much out there. There were some specialized work stations, but none of them fit the bill. And ones that could've worked were so outrageously priced, they weren't even an option. So it was decided, we were going to have to make our own.
We didn't build it from scratch, it was semi-homemade. I ordered several modular cubes from Walmart.com for about $20.00 each.
I also purchased different inserts such as drawers, shelves, cubbie hole dividers, and storage bins to go in the cubes.
Next we picked up some MDF from the Home Depot and got to work putting it all together. Cliff cut out the desk top from the MDF, we sandwiched that between two upright modular cubes creating a desk flanked by two towers of shelving. To top it off, we added another plank of MDF to connect the two towers and layed two modular cubes horizontally for more storage. Here's a picture of the finished product, I don't think it could've turned out any better.
I've got all of my tools and supplies at my fingertips!
My computer is right there too so I can keep up with my orders from Etsy, there's room for a whiteboard for all of my To Do's, and the desk top doubles as a photo studio when I finish a piece of jewelry.
There's a place for everything and everything in its place! If you're looking to build your own work station and have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Your new office looks beautiful! Congratulations!
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