My table and other work room updates

Kim's talk of her work on her table, All About Me blog, inspired to go check my table's capacity for inclining top.  Unfortunately the 2 levers are on the side that raises which is against another table and so not accessible easily, pity they are not on not the lower which of course is the side you sit at and there are only 2 positions, vertical and horizontal, nothing in between.  The levers that have to pull out to release the top for moving are also very difficult as my arthritis wrists don't turn enough to hold both without extreme pain.  So, for now i have left if inclined with the back held up by other table and the front stopped from lowering further by a magazine on my filing cabinet.   The raising of the table has given me extra room round tables as they fit one under the the other.  I can move them as necessary.  I will try it for a while.  The incline is ok so things don't slide down much.  If i like it i may add a lip to lower side, perhaps one that can be removed if i am using the table for machine sewing.

This has been done over the last year.  I will blog when i have finished, don't hold your breath.

This table was £25 charity shop buy, brown top and chrome crossbar legs on castors.  As part of my project to blind myself by painting my flat and everything in it white, i used some old wall paint to paint table.  The paint had some yellowing.  I ended up doing 5 layers.  I finished with a coat of PVA for protection.  I will eventually do a coating of white again from new batch of paint and another PVA coat.

PS. SEVERAL HOUR LATER - I HAVE BEEN USING TABLE ON THE SLANT AND LOVE IT.

These photos were taken on phone, then i used phone/android/ipad app called Skitch to annotate which also links into Evernote the notetaking app I use often on phone and ipad for lists, reminders, addresses etc.  Its quicker than opening photoshop for annotation of pictures.

The cabinet below was Ikea £25.   Thought it would be difficult to assembly but was designed beautifully for assembly and I enjoyed it.

You can see in the background that I still have a lot of shelving to paint white.  I put it off as it takes so long, so many surfaces, one pva to make paint stick to laminate, 3 coats paint and  I think i will finish with PVA which I haven't done previously so thats another coat - i may combine pva with last white coat to save time if that works.

And with all this table space , i end up preparing for classes this week lounge, as i did it while in bed or watching TV.

Ikea clear boxes with lids and carry handle boxes
Although I thought it would save money and look nicer by covering old cardboard boxes i had in my own design paper, there is no getting away from the fact that finding things is easier in clear boxes and that a sturdy carry box means i can bring a box of one media onto the table at once be it watercolour, inks, etc.  The only area of shelving i have left is the little bottles of arcrylic as i have them organised in colour groups that are easy see, decide on and get off the shelf.

4 boxes with carry handles - pencils and pens, watercolour, inks,  drawing accessories rubbers, sharpeners etc.

Print section - inks, stamps, etching plates, printing inks, also clothing and china inks.