Home away from home

We did a little restructuring at work, so I needed to move my workspace and there wasn't really a good space for me (we all work in cubes at my office, even the CEO!)  So, although the facilities team worked to create a nice nook for me, I still needed a side shelf and a kind of desk space to meet with my staff.  So... I just built it all myself.

I bought a cute little kidney shaped desk at a local antique store. It was all painted brown and looked just terrible.  So I sanded all of the paint off the top (it came off pretty easily), refinished the top, and painted the base and legs white.

 Then I made a large shelf by gluing boards together (2x4s and 1x2s to get the right width).  And then I cut a curve out of it with my jigsaw, fitting the kidney shaped desk in it like a puzzle. I attached the two pieces at the bottom with mending plates, so it's sturdy.

So now when I turn around (away from my computer), I can face my staff as they sit across the little desk and talk to me.  I also made this little stained glass window insert that keeps the sun glare off my computer screen in the morning.

Its all very cozy!