I’ve decided that I need a rococo desk. A black or white one. The problem is that the pretty antique ones are too small for my needs. I need to be able to place my Wacom tablet in front of my laptop which requires a depth of at least 60 centimetres but preferably even more. Second hand rococo style desks generally aren’t that big. There’s the option to buy a new desk but the two models I’ve found which I like both have problems.

This beautiful desk from Vasahem is too expensive.

This desk from IKEA is, if you see it in real life, actually more brown than black. I hate brown. Actually I hate all wooden furniture which aren’t painted. So if I bought this I’d have to repaint it myself. If I have to repaint a desk I’d rather buy a cheap second hand one than a expensive brand new one.

Two days ago my kitchen underwent some renovations.

After. New white cupboards, black handles and a black work bench board.

Before. Fugly cupboards yellowed by time and fugly wooden handles.

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