Desk

So initially the boat was a six birth with a sofa at the stern that can convert into a bed to sleep two. We didn’t need this section as there is a dedicated bedroom and the sofa in saloon can also turn into a bed.

So the plan was to remove this sofa bed and turn it into a desk.

So that was all ripped out and the curtains replaced with some more modern blinds.

We did some more decorating all over the boat to paint the walls white. We extended the flooring to cover the area that took up the sofa and we setup a very temporary desk that we brought over from home just to make do.

This photo was taken just before we installed the new desk that is currently propped up against the wall. It took quite a few attempts to get the desk cut to the right size as the… cabinet…thing to the left of the desk which houses all of the power stuff was not parallel with the wall on the right, couple that with limited space to move around, added to the challenge. But we got the new desk installed.

And by gum, it makes a difference. It’s very nice having the window right in front of the desk. However, given that this desk is going to be used with a computer and that we try to maintain our ergonomic practices. Where do we put a monitor?! Ideally I don’t want a laptop on the desk, they take up way too much room especially when I usually use them with a separate keyboard and mouse anyway. So we may create trays to put laptops under the desk and access them through a monitor. One idea we have is to have a monitor that can articulate out of the way or even hide when it isn’t being used.