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Ikea Desk Hack

1/24/2015

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Ever since we moved into the Baby Bungalow, I have been wanting to put a desk in our second bedroom. We've been hoping to make it a dual purpose room---office and guest bedroom. I found a few ideas on Pinterest that I used as inspiration.
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You can see my entire office Pinterest board here: http://www.pinterest.com/adee08/office/

I was particularly drawn to the dark metal trestle legs. Ikea carries a gray types of these legs for $10.99 each. We picked up a few over the holidays while we were in Canton.
I also really loved the thick, wooden table top look. Ikea had this butcher block table top that I liked, but it was $80, more than we were willing to spend.
Ultimately, we decided we could make our own.
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Here's how ours turned out with instructions on how we built it. The whole project cost us about $40.
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Christmas Decorations

1/4/2015

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Last Christmas, Philip and I had to unexpectedly move over Christmas break so we weren't able to put up any Christmas decorations. This year was our first Christmas in our very own house, and I could not wait to decorate. We went out the week before Thanksgiving to cut down a live Christmas tree. The experience was less than magical as it was pouring down rain, but we still found the perfect tree.

Now that Christmas is over, I am a little reluctant to pack everything up and take the tree out to the curb. I am hanging on for just a little bit longer...

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    My name is Aubrey. I am a young wife and professional. I work for an amazing non-profit, love to decorate, travel, plan events, and try my hand at a recipe now and again. Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

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