Have I ever mentioned that we live in a small home? A very small home? I once thought we lived in a 620 sq ft home, but recently I found out it's actually 640 sq ft. So now we live in a bigger small home. But I digress.
The photo above shows a portion of our living room. See that cute little blue chest under the window? I love that piece. Some day I'll share the story of how it came to be mine.
Right now the chest is holding a plethora of DVD's and old VHS tapes that we no longer watch since we signed up for Netflix. (Which I personally feel is an invention right up there with the microwave. . .I mean, come on, a bazillion movies to watch at the tip of your fingers for only $7.99 a month? Ingenious.)
When we first moved into our cottage almost 2 years ago, I had a writing area in the south side of the living room.
Notice the mish-mash of wood finishes in this photo? Ugh. But I knew it was temporary, because my wonderful husband planned on moving everything out.
And creating a more pleasing and useable space.
The last phase of our cottage remodel. We moved the door from the east wall to the south wall and installed all new windows. I'm very happy with the way it turned out. But I lost my writing space. I've been chewing on this one for months now. It's not like we have a spare bedroom or a basement I could use. Where was I going to find a space to work without pulling an RV into our driveway?
And then I looked at the blue chest over by the charming red stove, and the great view, from the window, of our neighbor's horse corral and Lumpy Ridge in the distance.
On a whim I cleared the top and set up my laptop and larger monitor.
So far so good. Everything fits. Just might work.
I pulled out the top drawer and moved some things around and created a mock surface for my keyboard and mouse.
I pulled up a chair while holding my breath (which I wouldn't recommend you try). I sat down.
Right height. My legs fit under the drawer.
I typed a few lines.
Yes. It will work. Eureka!
Right height. My legs fit under the drawer.
I typed a few lines.
Yes. It will work. Eureka!
So now all I have to do is convert that top drawer to a pull out work surface and my beloved blue chest will live on with new purpose. (I can tell she's as excited as I am.)
To be continued. . .
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