Basket Case Save

We've had the green basket since we got married {It was part of a wedding present}, I picked up the other basket from D.I. for a couple of bucks. I like basket storage, since you can almost pile anything in there and it looks good. So I decided to make these look a little better.

First I cut ripped out the handles, easier to do then I thought it was going to be.... Then I gave them a paint job and some lining... and ta-dah! New storage for our coming together office.

Basket #1 Not his final home... but he's down there under the left desk. Right now he holds the nic-nacs we don't know what to do with at our desks.

Basket #2 And of course the basket that holds a whole bundle of books.

Hotel Desks to {His and Hers} "Built-In" Style Beauties

Some of the office plans are coming together!

We got these two desks when we were first married. A hotel in town was selling stuff for cheap, and both of us being students, we needed desks. We got them for a steal. Too bad they were ugly. I've been on the lookout for a {good deal} set of desks on craigslist for the last 8 months. Then I got sick of looking. It was time to have good looking desks.

The desks are all wood, except the top has a laminate finish. No good. So I took some left over tongue and groove molding I got in a bundle {for a steal!} and nailed it right on top. 

Next I built shelves to sit in between the desks that were just the right width and hight to accommodate our technological pieces {fancy for: my husband works at best buy... and we have a lot of gadgets} 

I used the same paint as I used in the laundry room {after sanding}. The only difficulty in using "house paint" instead of "wood paint" on projects is that "house paint" takes longer to cure. Make sure and give the surface a good couple of days before leaving anything there. 

 I antiqued the top slats of the desks {back slat yet to come... I had to get the desks done, before I could get my buddy at work with a table saw to rip me some custom slats}. 

The kicker was the handles on the drawers. They really made a difference, and for just $2.00 a piece at Lowes. 

Can you believe how far they came? I think they turned out pretty sweet! What about you?

Since I used mostly left-over materials, the transformation cost me about $5

Yikes! {Plans for the office}

How embarrassing! With projects going on all over the house, the office became our disposal room. We couldn't live with it for long... so it became the next project.

So here are some quick sketches of what we're thinking up right now.