I blogged about this built-in desk and cupboard in March, '09. Before that, we had a set of wooden utility shelves from Ikea. The Ikea shelves were very functional but not very attractive and we really needed a spot for Helen to do homework.
We lived with the plywood until last weekend when we went to East Wareham, MA to pick up a piece of Fireslate that we had cast to fit. The nook isn't 100% square so I made a template (including a 2" hole in back left corner for power cords, etc.) out of construction paper and sent it to the folks at Fireslate to have it made. It only took them a couple days and it came out great.
Now the homework area has a really nice, smooth work surface and it matches the rest of the kitchen.
We used Fireslate for our kitchen counter tops as well as our fireplace surround and we love it. We have to treat it with Tung oil every few months but other than that, it's pretty care free. That and it looks great.
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