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Command Central.

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I don’t know about your neck of the woods but our fine city is singing the economy blues. My front door is plastered with flyers advertising home improvement services at astonishing low rates. Gifted craftsmen are begging for work and will do it for very little. Sad.

This is Command Central at my house. It is the place where we work, schedule doctor’s appointments, blog, play games, read, lounge, work on homework, all that stuff.

When we first moved in this home almost 2 years ago I envisioned something like this California Closet setup. They gave me some very pretty drawings and a $5000.00 estimate. I then very kindly escorted them out the door.

Home Depot didn’t do much better even for stock cabinetry. In the end I settled for pre-made shelves and brackets that my husband hung above the desks. I found the desks at Pottery Barn.

This gap between the desks has always bugged me.

So that’s when I enlisted some help from the flyers off my door.

I told Mr. Handyman that all I wanted was a cheap bookshelf that would fit between the desks. Make it out of the cheapest stuff available and don’t paint it. Nothing fancy because I was going to hide it anyway.

I put a piece of painted wood on top of the bookshelf. ACE hardware cut a piece piece of plexiglass for me.


Do you like my bulletin board? Read about that DIY project here.

Next, I purchased a spring tension rod from Walmart, made my own curtain and VIOLA! A mess of board games, toys and scrapbook clutter is hidden behind the ruffles.

The shelves above the desks are filled with Ikea storage boxes, yard-sale finds, old gym room locker baskets, things that are ecclectic and make me smile.


It’s not my built-in mahagony dream but I like it even better because I spent very little (compared to what Cal. Closets quoted me) and it has charm.

Mr. Handyman did some other things for including make two more plywood book shelves. They are all about function…not pretty to look at or made out of quality wood but that’s what I wanted. Tune in tomorrow for pictures of those. Guess what he charged me for three bookshelves made custom to my specifications…$50.00? Now where can you find a better deal than that?

Comments

  1. Okay…WOW, is about all I can say (and how could I not remember you…you were always so cute!) Your blog is adorable, your talent for decorating is A-Mazing, and your family is gorgous! You can “stalk” our blog anytime cause I’ll be doing the same to yours now that I’ve had the pleasure of reading it! Please send Jake our Aloha!! -Kristen

  2. You are so dang smart. I love the curtains. I may copy you for a vanity in my bathroom.
    Warning–this me copying you will be a recurring theme.
    P.S. I’m DYINGGGGG to see the master bedroom makeover afters..DYINGGGGG…

  3. Oh, one more thing…I’m totally not obsessive, but I HAD to post about you…it’d be completely selfish of me to keep you all to myself! 😀

  11. wow ur amazing!! I too love the ruffle skirts!!! I am a faithful follower of ur blog!!! such great ideas u inspire me to want to be creative lol =) no where near it lol

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Hey there! I’m Michelle; I’m an Passionate DIY’er and in constant pursuit of how to bring beauty to my house full of men (3 boys + 1 hubby). Stick around and see what I’ve got up my hard-working sleaves!

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