This is my second ikea hack, this one a little more complex than the first I posted about at the end of last year.

My wife wanted a builtin desk with storage for our office instead of the hodgepodge space we were currently using.

Didn’t know I’d be doing some electrical work during this, but the only outlet we had was the one below the desk so I added the one above for all the cords. There was also an old box on the left wall the would be half-covered with trim so I took that out and patched the wall.

A lot of challenges with this one. It was fun and each time something new came up, I panicked at first, thought the project was ruined and then started problem solving.

Is it perfect? No! But hearing my wife exclaim, “I’ve always seen these on Pinterest and now it’s in our house!” made it all worth it.

I built it and she painted it and we are glad we added the wallpaper in the center.

That was a lot of fun but I’m glad it’s finished.