Desks

 I bought a vintage desk way back when we lived in Sanary which now is in Alexis' room. I miss having a desk at home, I work better with one...
While visiting our local thrift shop a couple of month's ago, Alain found this desk to take its place that we snapped up, perhaps they didn't manage to sell it quicker due to its size, it's huge.  It came with its original keys and has a  secret compartment too!!!
We placed it up against one of our sofa's and gave our square table (thrift again) to our neighbour.

 Since buying it, our children, especially Alexis, have commandeered it. This wasn't supposed to happen.  Alexis can be found sitting there, morning and evening, his workbooks cover it and are usually stored under it.  It's only now, during the festive period that I have managed to move him and his stuff from my desk....
Now I have just got to get rid of Gaby's math, Marie Kate's Furby (scary creature) and other kids paraphernalia....wish me luck (photos date from ages ago).

Grumpy Ol's room (still not finished)

I've been on go slow for the last 7 days or so. Before thought, I did manage to "almost" finish Oliver's room...well actually I have a quite a lot to finish, the ceiling , curtains to buy, new bed, one with castor wheels, low and lofty, plus a bookworm..........

I chose chocolate and beige, though the beige looks white. Oliver wanted white.

There's lots of pipes that pass through his room, the vertical ones have been kind of camouflaged by Oliver's many postcards, as for the others (not on photo) maybe one day Alain will box these ones in, when he isn't in Norway, Singapore, Holland or somewhere else in the world.

His desk was found in the cellar here, he liked it, so I cleaned it up which took ages and voila.