On the 1st of this month I set off to get a desk or table that would be large enough to support a big sandwiched quilt, I figured I could spend as much as $100.00 and no more.
I went to resale shop after resale shop and no table or desk to be found, or furniture either.
Went to the next resale shop and they had two desks, both were the same length as my sewing cabinet but were a nice 48" wide, one just had legs supporting the top, no shelves or drawers and was white melamine, the other one had 3 drawers on each side for a total of 6 drawers, it had a wood grain finish that was really scratched up and looked horrible. It wasn't just the top of the desk that was scratched up, the whole desk was. They wanted $50.00 for the white desk and $65.00 for the wood grain desk.
There were still 3 more resale shops that I hadn't visited so I was hoping one of them would have something. The first two shops only had clothing and books. Disappointed, I went to the last shop in the area and had decided that if they didn't have it either, then I would need to choose between the white or wood grain desks or wait till the right desk came along, and I was really leaning towards waiting. I was hoping to get a desk or table and cut a piece out so my machine bed would be even with the desk, all nice and flat.
So, I walked in the last shop and all they had was clothes and books. The lady that worked there saw my face and asked if I was looking for something, when I told her I was looking for a desk, she said they had a desk in the back room that had been donated to them and had been in their way for months. She told me to go in back and see if that was what I wanted. I went and looked but it is hard to tell when you are looking at it all disassembled to know how big, or what shape it will be when assembled. I looked at all the pieces and the finish was beautiful, no scratches or anything. I went back out and offered her the $100.00 I had to spend but I knew it had to be worth more than that but couldn't pay more, she smiled and said how about $50.00 but you have to get it out of here today. I love my new desk, it is perfect and so beautiful! Turns out it is a huge U shaped desk and had a locking drawer unit and get this the keys were in the top drawer, also one side of the desk has cabinets with glass doors.
Originally, I was going to cut a hole in the top to make my machine flush with the table. However, I never dreamed the desk would have such a beautiful mahogany finish. So, my question to you my friends is would you leave the desk as is or would you cut the hole for the machine? I am on the fence with this, part of me says yes because it will make quilting the quilt easier, and the other part is screaming no because the desk looks so new and pretty.
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Jeanette
