It's been a busy winter around our home! We had a very enjoyable Christmas (complete with Family and a real tree, of course!) We also had a sewer line replaced, which required pulling out the deck...and eventually just building a new one. Fast forward a couple months, and with Kayla expecting in July, we've been trying to find time to relax and take it easy, and enjoy our last few months while its truly just the two of us. Not that three is bad, but you have to enjoy every day for what it is! And lately, the days have been all about rest, relaxation, and preparation.
With the baby on the way, the discussion has turned to where Ryan's office will be relocated to make room for the baby. I learned that this was a lesson in how important framing discussions is. There is a big difference between "should we move the office furniture?" and "where will we move the office furniture?"
Well....no decision on the nursery vs. office, or nursery/office/guest room hybrid, just yet, but what I can tell you is that over the past month, I decided to refinish an old dresser from the 1920's that I found at a local salvage yard. It's top drawer opens to reveal a desk. This could be a very good piece for us to have in the kitchen if we decide to leave a desk in the nursery...because many times, with the baby sleeping, we will need to find refuge in another room if we have office work.
For furniture projects, I normally like the get down to bare wood, use stain, and several layers of polyurethane. With this project, we went a different route and used a tinted poly which turned out very well. It is marketed as a stain and poly in one step. We also found glass knobs at a local big box store. Admittedly, Anthropologie had some very nice knobs, however they did not attach to the doors as easily, and cost significantly more...we kept this furniture project simple and stuck with the big box knobs.
Here are the final results of the desk refinishing project and the new pseudo-office-space in the kitchen!
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