creation station

I needed a new space to paint/airbrush/make etc.
With some MDF and ambition that exceeds my ability I thought I'd build a new desk, this time with drawers.
The Drawers needed lining, I like comic books so it seemed like a no brainer.

I scanned some comic book covers, arranged them 'randomly' in a few different orientations and had some hi-res inkjets made...

...then cut out sections of it to spraymount to plain grey board.

Then with a little double-sided tape along the underneath edges...

...wrapped the board with the inkjet sections.
Gotta love spraymount and double-sided.

On the bottom panel of each drawer I thought it'd be a good idea to apply some Fablon, (rocking horse shit these days - but still the shizzle)

and wrapped that the same way.

One drawer down, 7 to more go! 8 drawers, 5 panels in each drawer, 40 panels total.
me and my big ideas!

More double-sided to stick the panels to the sides...

...and number 1 is done.

Then there were 4.

Followed the same process for the 4 big drawers too...

I'm really chuffed with the way they turned out too.

Next up are the faces to the drawers. Black gloss LaZer cut acrylic!
I'd left a 3mm recess in the front panel of the desk so when they close the acrylic sits flush.

Ok so its not the most insightful or witty thing to put on 8 drawers, but at least I'll know my sharpies are in drawer eight.

peel off the backing...

love the double-sided and...

...Apply. Repeat.

...eight times.

The photo's don't really do it justice, the dark grey you see on the MDF is actually the deepest matt black, the real life effect of the gloss against matt is waaaaay more subtle.
I'm Well chuffed with these.

I almost don't want to put anything in them.