I was tired of our spare room being the catch-all for anything and everything we didn't know what to do with as well a home for all of our collective hobbies. It was just too cluttered. Our apartment has a ridiculous number of closets - there are even closets in the living room and dining room - so I decided to reclaim the living room closet for our computer, CDs, DVDs, filing, and spare blankets for cozying up during movies. I cleared it out, painted it a nice cherry strawberry red and then moved the shelf down to desk height. With a little help from my dad we braced the shelf so it's sturdy enough and drilled some holes in the top of the work surface to feed the assorted cords and cables through.
Now we have a designated spot for our computer and paper work and it's in the main living area which allows us to all be together more often and frees up more space in the spare room. Yay!
I will add pictures to this post later once I get the closet organized the way I want it.