And they and their office lived happily ever after

Gather round, children, and let us tell you a story.

Long, long ago…

Annoying Kid at Storytime: How long ago?

Um, a really long time ago.

AKAS: But how long ago was it?

It was April, okay? Back in April.

AKAS: Woooooaaahh. That's a long time ago.

Shush. We've been busy. So, a long, long time ago, in a blog far, far away…

AKAS: What blog?

What?

AKAS: What blog? And how far away was it?

This blog. It was this blog.

AKAS: Well, that doesn't make any sense. Why would you say "a blog" when you mean "this blog"? Besides, this blog isn't far, far away. It's right here.

Kid, you are going to need to sit down and shush. Okay?

AKAS: But…

Shush.

AKAS: Humph.

Where were we?

AKAS: You were…

SHUSH!

Okay, now, long, long ago in a blog far, far away, we promised to tell you about the office.

When we originally were thinking out the layout of the house, we planned for the little room at the top of the stairs to become the office. But it turned out that the universe had other plans for the room at the top of the stairs and those plans took priority.

But we still needed an office space.

AKAS: Why?

Because we have office-y things to do.

AKAS: Like what?

Like…things that need an office. Didn't we tell you to shush?

Anyway, we still needed an office space. So we turned our sights to the guest room. The bed that we have in there isn't a real bed, but is actually (much to the chagrin of our guests, we're sure) a futon. If we actually folded it up once in a while, then we would have room for the desk in there.

AKAS: What desk?

This desk.

AKAS: That's not a desk. That's a bunch of boards.

It does appear that way, yes. But this is actually a desk. You see, several years ago, Cherie found a funny little book called Nomadic Furniture that she gave Michael as a gift. Written in the 70s, it is full of furniture designs made of cheap materials that can be taken apart easily. Because in the 70s, people were freewheelin' and didn't wanted to be weighed down by antique hutches and heavy dining room tables. They needed furniture that they could throw in the back of the VW van and take to 'Frisco.

AKAS: What?

Just play along, kid. One of the pieces in that book was this desk. Made from a sheet of plywood, it used to sit in the den at our old house. Since we moved it's been in a pile behind the guest room door.

AKAS: That's not really a desk.

Oh really?

AKAS: It doesn't look like a desk…

Just wait.

AKAS:….

Yeah. That's what we thought.

Unfortunately, as you may or may not be able to tell from that photo, this desk is way too large to exist in that room along with a bookcase and a futon/bed.

But the good thing about furniture that's made of plywood and that has no screws, glue, or other kind of fastener is that if it's too large, you can just take it apart, saw it down to size, and put it back together again.