Computer Desk Thrift Flip | Studio Makeover Part 3 | REISSUED 

You have wonderful parents!! It’s so cool to watch how well you all work together, coming up with great ideas and solutions to create awesome spaces.

Flippin fantastic! I love how creative and resourceful you are and a big shout out to your parents. Always right there with you.

I think the desk looks great and can totally relate to the frustration of choosing stain colours. The leather on those basic handles was genius, as are the screens (so great you can hide your monitor away when not in use).

The desk is great - like something straight out of an old post office. Love how your collection of filing cabinets looks together.

I would like to point out that you are doing one of the most wholesome and human things at its core. You are building a home with your family. Your journey is inspiring.

Good afternoon Andrew! Another wonderful transformation. My only critique about the editing workstation is the direction of the wood grain on the printer drawer. I probably would have run it the same direction as the 2 above drawers. (Maybe the wood piece would only support the final direction..not sure) I always like using natural light for a creative work surface. (like your planned work top to span the space from filing cabinets to workstation) You could consider installing the creative work surface the same height as the desktop. Then you could flawlessly move from editing to craft/design work in that fabulous wooden rolling desk chair. If you stand while performing those creative tasks, then the higher work top would be preferable. Be kind to the back. Your older self will appreciate the kindness. It's always a joy watching your creative efforts. Cheers.

A family of geniuses .love all you renovations...such a beatiful property.

A diy pegboard with larger holes and dowels can look super nice. Another plus is that you can also put shelves on dowels on it... You might think about ( if finding metal file cabinets is easy in your area) Frankenstein-your work table out of parts and pieces. Like a long metal work top and side, etc... that might be really cool with your metal cabinets and you’re so good at mixing stuff together! Edit to add: oh maybe even the ikea shelves could be hung on pegboard with longer dowels? Also maybe a distressed metal paint finish on them to kinda match those terrific metal cabinets)

The desk turned out great, I’m loving the old wood chair too, but Queenie is precious!! Your parents are pretty great too, team work. 💗

It looks wonderful! So impressed with the finished desk, it turned out beautifully. Have you considered using a French cleat system on the wall where you want to hang canvases or easels? I think something like that would work in your office space. You could use a metal fixture system from a hardware store, but with your parents and tools it would probably be easier to manufacture one out of wood. It allows for flexibility as far as arranging the hanging items on a wall. Just a thought, excited to see what you come up with!

You packed SO MUCH information into this episode I had to watch it twice! Sanding? I totally felt your pain, kiddo. The finished product was definitely worth all the effort, every bit of which shows. The room itself is stunning, and the picture rail was absolutely the right call. Your parents are amazing and should be declared National Treasures. Queenie is cuter than the law allows! Between assembling a cohesive stream of footage and recording a masterfully instructional commentary packed with personality, this was probably as much effort as the project. And every bit as successful. Fantastic job!

I love the desk setup, very inspiring! But truly love seeing parents alongside for the journey. You have a great vision and it’s so nice to see their contributions and expertise!

I love that you all do this together, three creative minds that work perfectly in tune.

Fark. AMAZEBALLS! If you can, could you darken the file holders under the little drawer on the desk? Just for cohesion (minor in the bigger scheme of things). Love love love your brass light that you’ve attached to the shelves ❤️ How about adding mirrors (distressed look?) high up to help bounce light around the room? Could add another ‘industrial’ look to the room. High up space doesn’t always have to be used for storage. I like the way you repurpose frames from shelves etc to hold things - fabric, rolled up paper etc. You could also put a big plant inside it sitting on top of your filing cabinets. Pretties it up & adds something organic to the room while still keeping the industrial look. What do you think? It’s all coming together!!

Andrew the room is coming together! You and your parents are very creative I love it! The desk turned out great, and good idea with the metal slides, and love the leather accent on the handles too! Love the tall ceilings in your house. You guys do so much, and it turns out beautifully! Thanks for sharing!❤

The desk looks so awesome! Pure genius with your vision for putting different pieces together and making them look like they were always like that. Love how perfect it is for the room. X

I'm so glad I found your channel. Love how your parents are along for the journey. Your creativity and thiftiness inspire me.

What an awesome space Andrew. Love the computer desk and your creativity truly is inspiring. Next time you're in Minneapolis, I know of a number of antique/thrift places to take a gander. On a side note, your parents are gems. Hope they'll get stockings filled with good-stuff this year. They deserve it! Thanks for sharing. Kudos.

Howdy Andrew!! Hutch desk turned out fabulous!!!!!!!!! The reorganized space is really coming together!! Had you planned on any window treatments? Hugs & tugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your dad is so clutch in finessing detail aspects of builds

use an old candle stick and rub the channel the sliding doors are in to make for an easier slide.

Very nice..........but BOYYYY.......YOU BETTA PUT A PLANT ON DAT DESK !!!!!!

Great find on the vintage office chair, I love it! I’m enjoying watching all the progress & creativity, thanks for sharing 🌟

My goodness, the desk is the perfect fit! As is your monitor in the shelving!! To use some of the height, you could create a thin walkway mezzanine on the angled wall above the fireplace, with a library ladder up to it. Maybe bookshelves on the wall up there??

Trè chic! I had to laugh at myself 'cause for a second I thought you were closing off the one doorway completely! Silly me! 🤣 The fact that you're making more "counter space" is superb! How heavy do fabric bolts become? I imagine the walls are stronger than ones built these days, but would they still be able to hold the weight? :)

You should be super proud of the progress you've made here. Never apologize for a pivot in the design. Life and design is never a straight path😹 I love how your design on the fly desk turned out! To use those high ceilings, why not use the picture rail as it's old fashioned original purpose? Ive seen some really cool pic rail hooks & chains on Amazon that you could then hang extra canvases and other light weight items. For heavier things and possibly fabric, a horizontal wood closet dowel rod and S hooks meant for plants ( 2 pk at dollar tree) hang wooden crates for adjustable storage, maybe for the folded fabrics or if still on the roll insert dowel and hang like they do at the fabric store. 😻

That is the type of metal sheeting that I have on my old radiator covers. I had no idea it now cost that much, WOW when I bought mine years ago, it was less than $10 dollars. Great looking bookcase and desk.

Maybe for fabric storage you could hand loops of leather and slide the bolts in. Like one loop on each end. Also I love hooks near the ceiling and hang bags full of stuff. I don't know if it would work for your needs but it's great in kids' rooms(I use old backpacks)

Absolutely brilliant. I always enjoy your videos as they should the realities of flipping, not just the pretty parts.

Well done as always! And can I give a shout out to your amazing parents!!!!

The desk turned out beautifully! Love the idea of using leather on the handles, really elevates it. Queenie is just so freakin' adorable!

The desk looks great! But also? Heck yeah, SCAD hoodie!

Wow!! Your desk is amazing. So clever!!!!

Very creative! Add brass, plants, candle & music.

The desk is fantastic! All I can think of to use the height of the ceiling in an office setting is to source or build some very tall bookcases with library ladders on them. I always love the look of those rolling ladders, and you could act out a Belle in the library fantasy once it's installe! 🤣🤣

You and your parents really put in all your creative energies. A magnificent transformation on the desk thrift finds! Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

oh to have a studio space in your house. Its lovely, great job :)

haha, I was also going to say "Flippin' Fantastic!" I see that was already written ;). Thanks again for sharing your brain with us!

I, too, hate the look of a computer desk. The only thing, really, remaining from the original computer desk here is the little pull-out keyboard shelf. I realize it’s practical, but it’s also ugly. I’d probably take it out, save it for some other project, and leave the keyboard on the desk top. I respect your sliding door idea, using metal sheets, but I was thinking tambour or some other mcm material would be more beautiful and fit with the overall feel of the new desk better. But I get that the metal legs and the metal sliding doors work together. I want to know what color you want to paint the floor! What is the material on the floor now? Anyway, thanks for the video. Always a lot of food for design thought!

The desk turned out amazing!!! The aesthetics in the space is perfection 💗💗💗💗 Can you tell me the brand and name of the wall color you used? it's so calming. Thank you!

Love it, Andrew! I want you to put the two original handles back, however, and "mix/match" them with the cool leather wrapped ones that you made. :)

If I had a studio I would make this unit I saw in an antique store a few years ago. Purchase one or two pieces of thicker plywood, drill approximately 1 inch hole in it every 6 to 8 inches (guess on the spacing) all over the plywood. Then you cut dowels to place in the holes. You can use the dowels to hang things or make it a shelf with a piece of wood across the dowels. I liked the idea because you can move the dowels easily to configure what type of storage you need at the time. The one I saw was natural wood probably polyurethane on it. BTW desk turned out nice! Enjoy your creativity.

Great ideas and execution for your studio! I love what you and your parents did with the old desk and the hutch. You mentioned you made space for your empty frames behind one of the filing cabinets and also said you wanted ideas for the height of the room. Why not hang your your empty frames from the high chair rail as they used to do in these older homes?! They were typically hung using wide ribbon or cording. Just a thought and it could be nice to see what frames you have procured as “art in themselves”! Good luck as you move forward. I love your art and creativity.

Nice job on that desk Andrew!, and the leather on those handles . . . gave me an idea, I want to make a guitar rack and was going to cover the rod in leather instead of that horrid yellow surgical tubing . . . and really didn't want to do all the sewing involved . . . Not sure on storage solutions for up high, other than shelves and some sort of a rolling stepladder, a stepladder chair combo? And the desk lamp, wish you'd have touched on it a bit. For the most part your folks look like they are enjoying helping.

I just love your design ideas. Just cant wait for the next video to see what you have planned. Since this is a vintage home do you plan on insta!ling wallpaper?

Those metal doors look fantastic!

so incredibly creative! love how this turned out wow!! 😍

One of the best reissues I have seen!!!

The attention to details is why your projects come out beautiful 😊

It's interesting to watch the transformation of the furniture pieces. All pretty clever ideas. It's cool your parents assist. Question - noticed your "SCAD" sweatshirt. I used to live in Savannah, so very familiar with Scad. Wondering if you're in that area or went to Scad?

Love the desk! Beautiful job! The dog is so sweet ❤❤😊

Looks amazing and ingenious. Your parents are heroes!

Wow, it looks so amazing!!! You have so much help from your parents...a dream team. Everthing is so practical but looks beautyful ❤ super channel! And sweety little dog 🐕

Queenie is a ⭐️and my husband bought a vintage office chair exactly like yours on Etsy except he paid $960!

Desk is unique one of a kind & looks great 🙂! What breed mix do you think sweet Queenie may be? Ever consider a doggie DNA test? Could be entirely wrong but think I might possibly see a bit of Dachshund? My family had one when I was a kid.

Extra credit for the brass clips on lamp over your desk. This is custom made for YOU. I am thinking about making a false ceiling in my hallway, dropped with maybe 2 inches all around, then just use led christmas lights for just a glow all the way around, on a dimmable switch. I wonder why you couldn't do the same thing in your office? 4X8' luan board ($20.00) framed out for support. Any seams or joints showing could just be joint compounded, and I may have to do the face of it so as not to show wood grain. You could do this at any height or size you want or even vary the heights in the same room. My 2 cents. Great work as usual.

How beautiful. Amazing how the little touches add up to such a satisfying result. I'm hoping you come across a vintage chalkboard somewhere...(or create one with an antique frame!). I think it would be a lovely addition to a wall in this room. BTW, I have that same shoeshine caddy. Not sure how to display mine. Thanks again to your folks and Queenie for important contributions!

For all that work on the desk bookshelves, you can't really store much because the shelves are too narrow. Imho, I think deeper shelves would work better for you. Lots of hard work and some ingenious ideas. Congrats!!

Brilliant finish! You and your parents are clever and together created something marvellous😊

Boy what you did with the Desk is amazing. Everything Old Is New Again. Can you imagine The Stories that this desk could tell if it could talk. So much History may have been part of that Desk. The Term Papers that were typed, the finances that were managed, the documentation that was kept inside, etc. My Dsk is modern but I can't imagine what I would do without it. I use it to pay My Bills, and take care of my other business.

Another great Reissued piece! ( I spied that SCAD hoodie, my daughter graduated from there, such creative minds!) Can't wait for the next video.

That came together perfectly!! You guys are the best little team!! And it looks very well planned out. Excellent job as usual 😊

Such a cool vibe with the attached lamp. Love your parents. Love your dog. ❤ Reusing leather from a throw away sofa is genius. Now I want to do that.

Oh this is very cool! Ok first comments, then ideas. -what if your ever decide to use 2 monitors? -i thought you would've removed the part of the desk that screams desktop. Ideas: -have you thought about putting something on top of those file cabinets? They look sturdy enough, something tall and skinny to hold fabric like a linen cabinet? Or you can make different size slot shelves for fabric or even frames. I just keep thinking putting things on top of the file cabinets can make use of the height.

What a great desk transformation! The desk chair is a favorite piece of mine and finding it for $20 is unheard of. The little lamp attached to the desk is super cute. It must be great getting closer to finishing this room. The bay windows are something I’ve always loved. Are you going to add window treatments or leave them unadorned? I see lots of patterns and colorful art in this room. It’s going to be such a creative and inspiring room for you and Queenie . Excited to see it completed, it seems like this will be one of the most important rooms in your home. Great job, good luck moving forward.. Will you fill the walls with your own Art? And will you add some throw pillows to the vintage sofa? I can picture something like Kilim or a funky Mid century Modern fabric for those pillows.

Hi Andrew! The desk turned out amazing! The wood chair is just stuning! A dream of mine is to have a room dedicated to creative projects just like the one you're creating. And for me, the perfect piece for the space would be a massive table right in the center of the room so I could work on projects from all angles. I wonder if you intend to use your glass table for that purpose? Perhaps putting in on wheels? As for storage, I love the idea of going full open shelving and similar solutions just like an atelier. I feel that, in a creative room like this, all the different materials and work in process pieces ARE the decoration. It feels so inspiring! You showed some great inspo using the height of the walls and I totally agree. Also, it frees the floor making it better to walk around the room and to clean the mess after each project. Looking forward for more of your creative and resourceful ideas for this space! Thank you for sharing :)

So uniq and cool, love it! Can't help you with any ideas, i'm just waiting for your next video to see what you come up with😃 creativity runs in your family!

Great job. Mum coming through with the great ideas. Looking forward to the next video 🤎

I love watching you & your parents work together. So wonderful.

You are amazing. Stay open and flexible. It gets results. You are so very blessed to have such talented parents who dedicate so much of their skills and time to you. I don't know if I love the remodel, decor, or your art best. Keep it up!

Your creativity is off the charts!! Great video!

Love it, had to watch the reveal twice to look at everything. Try some candle wax on the new slider screen to fix the sticking. Other thought, the file folder holders need something to either match or be very stand out, and what about using the leather wrap handles on them placed vertically to pull them out? Love from Australia 🇦🇺🦘🫶🏻

While staining, you need to wipe the stain off the piece after applying it. That way you don’t have a thick layer of color on top of the grain of the wood. Just noticed you weren’t wiping it down when you stained the desk and upper shelves…maybe it wasn’t filmed though??

Beautiful and so clever! I needed to see that last shot to see why you pushed that great rug so far under the sofa....because it would have run into the animal hide rug if you hadn't. I knew there had to be a reason. If it's possible to move the table and hide rug I think you should....the room would look bigger if the new rug took up more floor space, with just the front legs on the rug. I'll just need to wait to see the whole room.finished😂

Amazing! You have awesome ideas and so blessed to have parents equally as talented!

It was great meeting you in person. I don't know why I thought you worked in Atlanta 😂

Amazing

I love how the desk turned out! I was wondering what was going to go in those really narrow shelves, but it looks good and seems really functional. I like the idea of a table space in front of the window (natural light is so important), though it seems a shame to cut off the bottom of that window

Love love this you and your parents are amazing ❤Australia xxx

Sometimes, the circumstances require stripping....

I wonder if the back of the sliding doors sections would look good stained black, it would make it look more cohesive when the doors are closed? Also as the new door is slightly off in matching the other wood why not add the metal to the front of it, or a piece of leather? Overall though a great up cycle. I love the chair, it was steal.

Oh my gosh !! I love that desk!!! It turned out amazing!!

where is the plug for your monitor

You will get a lot of work and creativity done in that room.Great job.

That was one of the coolest flips I have ever seen! You and your parents make a great team

Love it! Are you going to place one of those plastic protectors under your desk chair so as not to damage the floor? Queenie is a star! What a great actress she is!

💙 the desk, sliding doors to hide things, the leather on the handles, your dog and your new ideas sound great

beautiful and so creative once again !

I love the desk. Its imperfections makes it perfect ❤

The desk with the bookcase is gorgeous! 😍😍😍

I like it! Your parents are angels!❤️🤗🐝

That desk is STUNNING! Such an amazing transformation. ❤

That desk is super cool! You have such great vision, Andrew! I always get really excited when I see you have a new video up!

Looks so good. 2 pieces blend together so well

Awesome job. You are so creative ❤❤

So pretty! Love the printer drawer!

Yay, Andrew in the house!! Celebration day! 🥳❤️ Creative people will always have houses that look like storage spaces! It's a good thing, be proud. 😅

I’m always impressed with your vision, and how well you and your amazing parents execute your ideas! It’s gorgeous!❤

You amaze me again. 😊so unique

Love the dog. The desk is good too. 😂