Incredible Change to my Desk, I tell you /Increíble Cambio a mi Escritorio, Te cuento

Radical Change to my Desktop, I love it ❤️❤️

Today I decided to make a radical change to my desktop, because this desktop has been with me for 20 years. and it is the one I use to Create Content for Hive Blog, but buying a new one is not currently in my priorities, and making a change to it as it should be done also requires a little more budget, because I have always wanted to completely change the piece of wood or mdf that you have, but that also requires you to go to the carpenter, the transfer and it is more expensive. So the alternative I tentatively thought of was lining the Formica piece with Contact Paper.

But first I want to show you how ugly my Desktop was:

That's what my desk looked like, since it's very old it had the keyboard part on another level, that's how they were used before, now not many come like this because it really isn't that comfortable, we've already gotten used to having everything on the table simply . But hey, this is the layout you have, if later on I eventually remodel it with a carpenter as it should be, I'll ask him to remove this double level. For now this is what there is, as the grannies used to say...

If something that I like about this desk is its height since it is very comfortable to create things with my sewing machine. In addition, it is somewhat long, which allows me to have or carry out two activities at the same time, with the equipment I need for it. Another good thing is that its structure is very, very strong and the movement or vibration of the sewing machine does not move it at all... Point in favor...! but it is so ugly that I always had it with a curtain fabric that I bought for it, in fact in my tutorials you always see this background fabric.

Solo compré dos pliegos de papel contact que mide cada uno 1 metro, y su diseño es de madera clara. Es justo lo que quería, ya que aporta interés al escritorio, pero al mismo tiempo es neutro para que se puedan ver mis tutoriales sin distracción del fondo.

Adicionalmente, solo necesité mi cuter, una regla de metal y un trozo de tela para aplanar el material.

Con el escritorio limpio, procedí a forrar con el papel contact tal cual como forrábamos los cuadernos en el colegio. Empecé por el borde derecho, fui abriendo el pliego de papel contact y con el trozo de tela fui aplanando o planchando bien contra el escritorio, teniendo el cuidado de no dejar burbujas.

I cut strips to complete the top since it did not give the width of the paper. Fortunately, the design of the lines of the wood are mixed and the joints are not so noticeable.

On the edges I helped myself with the metal ruler and the cutter, to cut well close to the edge of the desk. It is necessary that the rule is made of metal so that it is not cut with the cutter. Then I just peel off the excess that I cut off.

If there are any bubbles left, I do the same as when I cover notebooks with contact paper, which is to cut a little with the cutter, or even with a needle, to get the air out when I rub with the piece of cloth.

The piece that has another level and that is intended for the keyboard, has supports for which I cut as close to its shape and then covered.

The round screws that the desk has, I trimmed around and they didn't really turn out pretty, but I did my best.

Here we can already appreciate the finish I got, I feel that it is a radical change. The contact paper stuck perfectly, and that was one of the doubts I had, but I was lucky that both materials were accepted perfectly.

Note that the area on the right is quite generous, I put my sewing machine and some accessories there and it is quite functional, I can work perfectly in it.

The pc mouse runs well on contact paper, but I still have to make a set of accessories for the pc, that's pending.

This little plant needs to be ground, I will do it in a future publication. My notepads have good space. Really the double level is not so bad after all.

I hope you liked this DIY, it is somewhat temporary, the ideal is to remodel the desk with a carpentry professional, but you have to prioritize priorities, and for now this improvement makes me very happy.

I thank you infinitely if you read my post up to here, if you liked it, leave me a ❤️❤️ and I cordially invite you to my next publication.
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