DIY Desk Makeover
A little while ago we made a trip to Ikea for a desk, I was
looking for something small and lightweight to fill a corner of my craft room...
Not necessarily heavy duty, more decorative sake. I’d spotted this laptop table
in the Ikea catalogue and once at the store found the desk built up in the
showroom, and soon decided it was the one.
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IKEA VITTSJÖ Laptop Table £30 |
My love for decoration goes a long way, and I instantly had
an idea. I knew that the desk had a
glass panel and I soon dreamed up a collage to lie underneath – not too
dissimilar to an idea I had years ago in my old teenage bedroom.

It wasn’t as
straight-forward as it seemed, as I firstly had to locate a panel to sit
underneath, once that was sourced and cut to size (thank you Mr) I then got to
do my bit – get creative.
I wanted something personal and significant, so I decided to
have a good rummage through my correspondence and suddenly had an idea – all those
beautiful post cards and cards I’d received from pen pals, bloggers and friends
over the years were all stuffed away for nobody to see.
Funnily enough I spent a good hour or so
re-reading each one – remembering who sent it to me. I really do appreciate the art of letter
writing.
I then got a little bit fiddly with the fine details
(perfectionist me) and added a few stamps I’d collected to tie in with the
correspondence theme. It felt almost
like creating a scrapbook page, but on a much larger scale.
I’m really pleased with the finished result, and I love how
I am always able to add to it or change it around over time, without
causing damage to the desk or the cards.
So here's my most
treasured correspondence on display for me to see everyday whilst working at my desk.
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I LOVE this idea and the finished result is amazing - what an excellent way to display your postcards xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea Alice! Very creative and completely unique! Xx
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely Alice and so nice to see such happy reminders every day.
ReplyDeleteoh this is such a delight! I love your creativity Alice :) x
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous, Alice! You are clever! xxx
ReplyDeleteThis is such an amazing idea! I wish I had penpals, I need to get back into writing letters!
ReplyDeleteMaria xxx
Oh wow, I LOVE it! You're so creative and I love how it's something super personal to you <3
ReplyDeleteJennie xo | sailorjennie.com
Ooh that's awesome! I've been looking for a desk for ages, this is good inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing girl - I love it, would be a great idea for a coffee table too!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely idea.
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing! What an inspiring idea. I would probably get nothing done because I would be gazing at the lovely pictures! Ha! ;) xx
ReplyDeleteTHat is just brilliant! It looks so amazing - I don't think you could help but be inspired sitting at that desk each day!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea, I love it! Liz xx
ReplyDeleteBrilliant makeover Alice and such a lovely way to make use of those postcards. It makes perfect sense to have them on a desk too. Ah it works on sooo many levels, ha! xx
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