My new furniture is in and I couldn't be happier. This post is a little late because I actually built everything and had in place about 3 weeks ago. But let me go back a bit and talk about what lead up to my new furniture arriving in my new crafting studio. I spent many days and evenings huddled over my computer planning the layout of my room using the Ikea floor planner. I measured the room, doors, windows (multiple times to be sure I had the correct sizes), and plotted it all into the Ikea room planner. I switched up the lay out so may times, I lost count. I ended up with 3 versions of the room. I knew I wanted one of the Skarsta sit/stand desks. They have 2 sizes and I really wanted the larger one, but no matter how I laid out the room, I couldn't get a layout I liked. I wanted to line 3 walls of the room with usable workspace and every time I tried to use the bigger sit/stand desk, I ended up with too much wasted or unusable space. Once I accepted it was not to be, I opted for the smaller version, which is not small at all and fits perfectly where I wanted it. My next choice was the Linnmon table top. I chose the largest one they offered which is just over 78 inches and at one end I have a set of Alex draws and at the other are the ordinary Adils table legs. This gave me a tonne of work space, room for my printer and storage underneath. The last addition to the room was the Hemnes desk with the added on hutch. I hemmed and hawed over this decision for a while for one main reason.....the cost. Purchasing this desk would put me $300 over my budget for furniture for the room. I was torn between staying on budget and purchasing a desk that I new I would be able to use for the rest of my crafting life. Originally I was going to use a Linnmon table table and legs and place shelves above it for additional storage. Once I looked at the Hemnes desk I loved the idea of having a desk that would perfectly house my computer and could be used to store more of the office and shipping supplies that I use. So after much contemplation I purchased the desk and decided I would make cuts to other areas of my Studio budget. I originally was going to purchase a new TV for my new space and that has been cut from the budget. I will make due without one for a while and eventually will put one an older TV in the room, but for now it has been moved to the wish list. I also decided that I could save money but using the Michaels cubes that I had in my old studio for storage of supplies. My old studio is made up off approximately 20 14 x14 cube that I arranged for storage and had made a desk out of using 4 cubes and a piece of board that was also from Michaels.
I live about 40 minutes away from the nearest Ikea in my area but we have a new shipping point nearby. I ordered everything online and then had it shipped to the shipping point. They emailed me when it was in and we drove 10 minutes to pick it up. It all fit in the bed of the pickup and made for a stress free trip home. Once there my husband asked who was going to build it. I think he was worried that my answer was going to be him....he hates building Ikea furniture. His problem is that he doesn't quite follow the directions and ends up frustrated. I told him this was going to be all me. It took me 3 days to build everything. I built one table a day. I put 2 together over 2 afternoons, before heading into work on the night shift. The Skarsta sit/stand desk was fairly easy and straight forward to build. I did need my son to help me at one point because you basically build it upside down and then flip it over. It's too heavy for 1 persons to pick up and flip but with my 15 year olds help it was a piece of cake. The next thing I built was the Alex drawers and Linnmon table and legs. This was super easy and didn't take too long. The final piece to build was the Hemnes desk and hutch. This took me the entire afternoon and into the evening. The only part I really had a problem with was putting the drawers into the desk. I had to get my hubby to do it because I just could not get it to fit properly. All in all, building all the furniture was fairly easy but I will stress this.... I followed the instructions closely. I looked at all the pictures to make sure I had the right pieces at the right time and built everything exactly as it was laid out in the instructions.
I think everything looks wonderful. I love the white furniture in my purple room. I still have my old wooden table in one corner for painting and messier stuff but it also fits perfectly in the room. I'm going to enjoy how clean it is right now because I know it won't stay clean for long. I added a video of the room so have a look and let me know what you think.
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