Those of you who know me know I have a penchant for anything made of wood. My trusty IKEA desk (only purchased just over 2 years ago) has now seen better days, cups of hot coffee have bubbled the surface and all sorts of strange marks and scratches now reside. I can't complain though, it only cost about £30 and is over 200cm long, so it's done me well.

Whilst browsing for new furniture for our house, I came across this picture:

I fell in love with the simplicity of having a desk like this, one that would stand the test of time and only look better with age. After hunting high and low from my office chair, I came up with absolutely nothing similar, so I asked my trusty twitter followers. As usual, they came through! Jay Greasley pointed me toward "Scumble Goosie" a wonderful bespoke furniture shop. I've just ordered a custom made desk, about 3/4 of the size I currently have and another 10cm deep, to try and help me distance myself further from my iMac.

I plumped for the unpainted version, just because the painted white version made it around another £200 more expensive, now the days are brightening up, I figured I'd give painting it a go myself in the garden and try my hand at "distressing" paintwork.

So, just thought I would share as I frequently get asked about my desk in my office Flickr set.