Wednesday, June 20, 2012

A New Desk

Last Thursday, I spotted a desk with hutch at the thrift store. Someone had repainted it a rust orange and all the drawers were painted shut. I really liked the style but not the color. The price was $65 I left it there because 1. I didn't have enough cash 2. I didn't have a way to get it home 3 The color. I told my hubby about it and he said if I bought it he would get it home. I thought about it all weekend. I could learn to love the orange until I got it repainted and perhaps they would take a lower offer. I called Sunday morning and it was not to be. They had sold it the day before.

Yesterday, I took some stuff to the consignment store and decided to look around. I bought some clothes for resale, paid and left. They have an additional building where all their furniture is. I decided to take a peek. And I found a similar desk and hutch for the same price but in it's original color. I called my hubby and he said he would pick it up for me.

So I got it. But there was one problem.


See that piece of trim? My laptop would not open with that trim there. So I removed it.


Unfortunately, that did not solve my problem. I will need to get a slimmer cooling pad for my lap top in order for the desk to be functional.


Let's just keep this a secret from my hubby as he didn't want me to get a new desk.
Posted by To the Toy Box and Beyond at 11:03 AM
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3 comments:

  1. YvetteJune 20, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    Gorgeous desk Becky, I've been hoping for one like that to come along for some time now.

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  2. spymayJune 21, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    You could add a little wood to the bottom of the hutch to give you more room for your laptop.Paint it gold(if you're keeping it the original color) and nobody will know.Cute desk.

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  3. R RaeJune 21, 2012 at 10:25 AM

    Hi Becky,
    I had that EXACT bedroom set when I was a child. We did not have the desk, but my sister and I had matching twin bed, a tall dresser, and a huge vanity dresser! We had them until we were at least 15 and 17. I forwarded my sister your blog post & she said, she would much rather see them painted a hideous orange! (=
    It brings back many childhood memories. Thank you and thank you for all the useful & inspiring information you share everyday on your blog. The fact that you post everyday is very very inspiring.
    Thank you, Rebecca Rae

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