THE LAST OF THE NEW DESKS

TJ and Tyler both got new desks recently. TJ when I remodeled his room. Tyler when he moved in with TJ. Becky got one that used to be Shannon's as a kid, then was Tylers, and finally after some of our dedicated family refinished and painted white to match her room, became hers.

That left only Jake and Billy short desks. My plan was to build a custom wall unit, but on a whim, I decided to see if I could save myself some time and money and modify something I could get at IKEA instead. I was going to make it out of birch plywood, so making it out of birch particle board is a small shift anyway I guess.

So, Monday I bought the pieces and tonight I finished the final touches. Here it is. Both Billy and Jake are very excited.

wanna make your own? here's the parts list:

• the center shelf unit.
• the blue shelf box.
• the shelf drawer inserts.
• the upper cupboard frame (modified to mount to the studs)
• the upper cupboard doors
• the table tops (mounted on a cleat I put on the wall)
• the table legs
• the chairs
• the metal magnet boards