After doing a bit of moving and downsizing lately I found that I didn’t end up needing my old sewing cabinet for my machine. The amount of sewing I do is more on a hobby level… hemming pants for my husband and repairing this and that. A few years before I had done the work of sanding the whole cabinet to bare wood but I had just left it there. I had the idea to do custom staining on the top, maybe with some nice fancy hand-lettering but I never got around to it. It seems the best laid plans get better over time if you stew on them for a while.

After a trip to the Salvation Army, my husband and I came across some awesome art by a former Disney Illustrator. It hand drawn in pen in super sketchy psychedelic style. Kinda mind-blowing all the detail that was put into them. There were two dog paintings and 2 landscape style paintings. I was totally inspired.

Thinking about how to translate that onto the desk, I knew there were stain pens out there. But then I remembered an article about someone sharpie doodling all over a Lamborghini. That was it, I pulled out my sharpies and got to work.

Here’s what I came up with:

Front of the desk: Faux Drawer (ceci n’est pas un tiroir)

Top of the desk with foldout leaves: tattoo art

Back of the Desk: Nothing to See Here

Side of the desk: Port Side

Side of the desk: Starboard

Detail of Snake on the leg