A very long time ago, it seems, I wanted to get rid of the great hulk of a desk we had inherited from my father-in-law (we are his favourite disposal site, I think), and replace it with something simpler and less invasive. Ikea provided us with what I considered the perfect alternative. So it has been sitting in this corner for many years. All white and slimmed down compared to its predecessor. Gradually Mr Busy took the desk over with his junk. The curtain over the window in front of it deteriorated so much that the backing became white dust over everything (hence the sheet). I have been less than pleased with this corner. It was never really what I intended.
As well as desktop issues we began to have under-desk problems. All the reams of paper that came home because Dh couldn't use grey (neither do we, incidentally), and the printer cartridges and the manilla folders and on and on it goes. Things that have been piled up and then spilling over the floor under the desk.
Well. No more. This was my latest corner of decluttering, reorganising, cleaning and reclaiming for its intended purpose. Mr Busy studies in his room now. I have finally claimed the desk I chose as my own. With all my favourite pink things!
One day I'm going to need to have a trip to Spotlight to see if I can find a good enough curtain to replace the sheet over that window. It looks so tacky, but it does the job. No one can see in from the street.
My next challenge: The area to the right of the desk. It rests along a hip-height wall that will one day be pulled down. The junk in front of it needs a better home.
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