No. 7 Mixed Wood Desk

     Desks/Home Office. That's what was printed on the half folded paper. He thought a moment, the laboring of long dormant regions of his mind present in his pained expression. Desks/Home Office. That's what the paper said.
     Sorry, you caught me working on my novella, which coincidentally is loosely based on today's randomly drawn assignment. It's technically more of a short story I guess, really short, that excerpt is the story.
     Anyway, moving along. Obviously the post today is desks or other office furniture, so given the choice, I jumped on the desk. Well, not literally. I had an idea going, something sleek, modern, a high gloss, jet black kinda thing. The idea really blossomed when I was working on the firewood pile. I came accross a beautiful debarked tree branch and it all came together: contrast. Jet black gloss lacquer, Walnut drawer faces and a debarked tree limb. Mix them all together and what do you get? Maybe this:

The Good: I have always been a fan of fusing the industrial and the natural. The desk is great for work because the sleek, minimalist nature demands organization while the tree limb brings the relaxing, therapeutic qualities of the outdoors.

The Bad: The desk would most like need to be tethered to a wall. The connection between the desk top and tree limb would likely be too weak to support a freestanding desk.

This is the last post for week one of my little project. Tomorrow I'll write a little about what has happened in one short week and briefly discuss my plans in the coming weeks.