Got bored

[taleya]

You DERP! I hear you cry! You can get those things for $40 a pop! Bah! You just replaced the shelves! And stuck a desk surface on it! BAHHHHH

Indeed you can those for $40 a pop. At officeworks, no less. In fact, I got two.

And had leftovers to make some spiffy new bench space in the kitchen:





See, the thing is, that bastard was 81cm wide. I needed something that was 60cm wide to match the depth of my Corner Desk of Awesomeness

So...I literally cut out 21cm from the width. On a tab and slot system. And kept the tabs

mwahhaha. Thank fuck I have a dremel.



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Original slots on the right, my slots on the left.

Taped up to the cut mark, used a scalpel to cut out the tab places, then cut the excess off with a jigsaw, then tabbed it with a dremel. Then completely replaced the shelving system with parts of an old desk I found at Hard Rubbish collection, plonked on two legs and bracketed it against the shelving unit. And of course, cut the shelves and the desk surface itself to the required sizes. *Yay, circular saw!* And fitted new legs I'd gotten from an online distro for $8 each

Yup, that whole thing cost me $90. Plus the one in the kitchen.

*spiff*

I should add, that this week was not a good week to have migraines, hangovers, or fussy babies who are light sleepers anywhere near my house.

But I don't care, 'cos I has mah deeeeeeeesk!

Comments

[moonmip.livejournal.com]

OOh, nice. Looks shiny! Now I can play Doom in style! :P

[taleya.livejournal.com]

That was Quake, you fool! NOW THE DEMONS WILL DEVOUR US ALL!

[moonmip.livejournal.com]

Eh, close enough! They all have the same idea (things go BOOM)!

There is a walkathon thingy for the orangutangs at Jells Park on Sunday morning, starting at 9. $15 to walk or run a 5km track, all for orangutangy goodness! You interested? Me and Jac are going. You are asked to wear green or orange to support the wee beasties.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

Probably not, torasin and I are pondering getting weebeasties on Sat. We'll be up to our ears in fur.

He also wants an african grey parrot. I told him fine, as long as he remembers that while they are affectionate, sociable, intelligent and long-lived, they are also screaming, shitting balls of clawed feathers.

And he will be cleaning up after it

[moonmip.livejournal.com]

I believe that parrots have intelligence levels relative to a three year old. You can tell him that they have the bladder control of 3 year olds, too. :P

[taleya.livejournal.com]

Both ends: Sudden Death.

[siamesegoth2.livejournal.com]

YOINK!

I need a new desk! my old one is on the verge of collapse and too big for the new place :(

[taleya.livejournal.com]

*adds to list of things to teach you*

:P I should come over for a week. I guarantee, you will have all manner of shinehs when I leave....

[siamesegoth2.livejournal.com]

Teach me O Great One!

Dude, My new place would be remodelled in no time! we will have POWER TOOLS!! It's every girls dream!

Now if Chris and I could get a system going for packing more efficiently all will be well LMAO.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

Only tip you will ever need:

keep everything ot its room. All bedroom stuff in one set of boxes. All kitchen stuff in another set. Mark 'em all. And then when you move in stuff X box in X room.


Oh you will have your haters, like my mother who bitched my packing was "inefficient" but who was unpacked and had a fully functional house in less than a week, I ask you? WHO? :D

[siamesegoth2.livejournal.com]

LOL.

Everything has been placed in it's own box and labelled, it's the only thing I can get away with and stay sane.

We shift out this Saturday and Sunday and I have no class on Monday. I will have everything up and running by the end of Monday night.

Various family members are coming to help too which is great.

I'm seriously looking forward to getting settled in the new place. Chris has the next two days off, so there is going to be some serious packing going on, mostly stuff we didn't get last week and a good head start on the gargae where things have acquired life !

[twitchfetish.livejournal.com]

Only you could post with "Got bored...made a desk" and not have people even raise an eyebrow :P

[taleya.livejournal.com]

Like I said to sacred_chao last night..I get moods.

When I get in moods like this...well that's how we ended up with a pool table. And Hoptopia.

[synecdoche-and.livejournal.com]

I love love love your crazy crafting skills!


Also, the SGA poster gave me a bit of a pang :(

[cutebutpsycho99.livejournal.com]

You know, I never thought of likening a three year old to an African Grey. But that explains a lot. The capricious nature, the shitting (even if they're potty trains), the screaming, the glomming jealously onto someone else and attacking anyone who comes close to them.

I also know I'm a homeowner when I'm staring at your shelves and drooling. Whoever designed our house didn't include enough storage. I need a portable hole.

[taleya.livejournal.com]

mmmmmmyyyyyyy precious *smacks away grabby hands*

I'd actually planned out that desk about a year ago. For some strange reason it didn't get built.

(And btw, I'm not a huge newspaper hoarder, they get shredded for rat bedding :P)

[cutebutpsycho99.livejournal.com]

*sigh* Someday I shall build my shelves. Or hire someone since we don't have the tools.

And the newspapers? I didn't even notice them. But we used to hoard newspapers too for miniature painting. Which reminds me to start doing that again -- great way to keep the kid occupied for awhile and you get some trippy results.

[madscot.livejournal.com]

oh shiny desk :-) We just put some similar shelving up in a storage cupboard and because we have high ceilings, put up 1.5 units each side. We like breaking the rules when assembling stuff.