$20 desk

because griffin works from home one day a week, we decided we need to come up with a place for him to set up shop when he is at home - i kinda got tired of coming home to everything thrown around on the dining room table. we knew we didnt want to sacrifice a bedroom for a home office since we only have three bedroom and we are about to start working on baird's big boy room. after much thought, the only logical place to put the desk was in the laundry room. because there was not much space, we decided to build it into the wall using wood and two wall brackets. we picked up a nice piece of pine at lowes for $15 and two brackets for $1.99 each. we stained the wood with stain we already had, special walnut, and spray painted the white brackets black so they didnt stand out as much. they had black brackets but they were double the price. half way through the project we decided to add some trim pieces to make it look more custom. griffin used some wood we already had and got to work with the miter saw. we attached the trim and stained it as well. i brought in the white wicker chair from the guest bedroom since we won't be using it in baird's new bedroom. it works perfectly and lightens things up in there. for around $20, we are extremely pleased with the way it turned out. i think our laundry room/mudroom/china storage room/home office is finally almost done. it really has become quite an efficient space.

griffin couldn't have built it without his handy-helper

the finished product

i forgot to mention we added a few hooks on the small wall right when you walk in the back door to throw my purse, B's diaper bag, keys, and jackets on. they are simple but super helpful. it keeps our junk from piling up on the floor, which drives me nuts. next up is a boot tray to go underneath :)

hope everyone had a terrific thursday... yeah for tomorrow being friday! 

love,