Bargain Craft Desk Upgrade

On Thursday I went on a Defensive Driving Course for work (OMG! what an experience....I will blog about that next) but on the way home I stopped off at IKEA. I didn't really need anything...just wanted to have a look and think about something else besides driving. I had dinner there for $3.95 (Chicken Schnitzel) and bought a few things. Before I leave I always check out the discount area...ad that's where I found 2 sheets of glossy white laminate (I think they might have been inserts for cupboard doors but I thought they would make a fantastic top on my craft desk.

Now for those of you who don't know I made my craft desk from 2 chests of drawers and a painted door....the door is attached with brackets to the top of the drawers. It has proved very successful as a desk excpet for the painted surface...I don't know why but it has always been difficult to clean and things get stuck to it. So let's hope the laminated panels will change that. The above photo is of the desk before I started.

Then I removed everything...looks good when there is nothing on it don't you think?

Then I attached the laminate sheet with the sticky strips that come from the 3M removable hooks. If I am happy with it I am thinking about making it permanent with liquid nails. There is a small gap left at the back of the desk but with all the stuff on there I don't think it will be a problem. When I stuck on the second piece....there is a gap of 2 cm left at the edge too....wow! an almost perfect fit. I'm glad I didn't have to cut any off.

This is what it looks like all finished. I have covered the join in the middle with my craft mat and stampin up desk sheet.

I think it looks great....now how much did this revamp cost... a whole whopping $8. Yep! that's right it was $4 for each sheet. Really was a bargain.