My (new) creative space

I finally succumbed to the call of IKEA while I was in Sydney last Sunday. The lovely Sean informed me it was an easy 7 minutes out of my way, and with the knowledge that I had some assured work ahead of me (and everything I bought was tax deductible) there was no choice really... I bought a set of Vika Kaj adjustable legs (I would have preferred the Vika Byske legs which are shiny silver except the notes said "Should only be combined with a wall-mounted table top". Crap. At least the ones I got were half the price) and a Galant table top which I was told would be fine with the legs I chose as long as I drilled new holes. Not sure if that's quite IKEA Hack territory...)

So I finally have my standing height table: not as cute as the Udden console I was lusting after but cheaper and, more importantly, bigger.

And I picked up a set of Vika Alex drawers which I've also been lusting after since I first saw them in the IKEA catalogue (still haven't managed to justify this purchase, alas!). Once it dawned on me that they were designed to hold A2 paper I was sold. A set of drawers that I can keep my art work in? So I can stop the endless hunt for a set of affordable vintage plan drawers? Sold! (Especially since they tuck beautifully under the table, leaving space on top for my work box, rolls of paper and a set of drawers for little arty things)

The final purchase onto the IKEA trolley was a fold up bar stool on the off chance I wanted to actually sit at my new creative space. For $39, I wasn't going to argue with myself.

When I put everything into place today I realised I still had room to swing one of my filing cabinets round to fit between the desk and the wall. My office feels so big I feel I could have a party in it! Perhaps I should combine a Eurovision party with an office swarming party?

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