A while back, Bill decided he needed a smaller desk in our office. He has a modular unit that works, but it's huge. I had a smaller desk which became Otter's a couple of years ago, and we bought me another desk at an auction. The one I have is bigger than hers but smaller than the unit Bill uses. My desk will fit his needs perfectly, as well as the space. So we started looking for a new desk for me. A neighbor was moving "back home to Texas" where the winter is "normal" and she had a desk a lot like Otter's for $10.00. It came home with us. In the trunk of the Impala! Fortunately, she was just around the corner so we didn't have to go far.
Bill stripped the varnish off and made a couple of minor repairs. Then he hit it with varnish and 3 coats of clear polyurethane.
All the pictures are in the living room, which is as far as Bill brought it the other day. It's still there. It will be for a few more days, he's going to see about taking his modular unit apart on Sunday and then moving my old desk over. Then, the new desk will be moved into my spot.
Visible at the bottom of the picture is one of the dog toys. Maggie had been playing tug, but she got tired and left the toy there. Behind the desk is the ever-expanding Fenton collection and some dvds. The desk is the object of the pictures!
There are some variations in the wood but it looks really good.
A close-up of the drawers. Ignore the plastic wrapped doll house behind the desk. The dollhouse is a future project, it's going to be redone and then stored correctly for Otter. It was our project for vacation week, but the heat changed our plans.
