DIY Workstation

As of this October, we have been in our home for seven years!   Seven years and two kids later, we have accumulated alot of stuff.  I decided that we needed to have a garage sale, and that I was going to get the house in order.  I started with the office, and due to the fact that we have a couple of businesses and our own finances to take care of, I needed filing space.  I also wanted another desk for my sewing station, because whenever I start a sewing project on the breakfast table I have to put it all away daily, and honestly can't stand looking at the clutter in my breakfast room. 

So I scoured Pinterest, and found this tutorial on An Inviting Home, I already had one filing cabinet, so all I needed to do was to buy a Linnmon table top from IKEA and an additional filing cabinet.  The tutorial suggested heavy duty double sided tape to help anchor the table down on the cabinets. 

Well I'm not the most mechanically inclined person, and have no concept of inches and feet.  The table length was PERFECT, width...not so much.  Of course my husband, who will fix anything, took it upon himself to run to Lowe's and buy some brackets.  So now I have a much larger workspace than originally planned braced against the wall.  The kids love it, as they are also using it as a fort! 

I am really happy with it though, even though it didn't turn out quite like I expected.  We can't all be Pinterest Perfect :)