Drawing desk and coffee mug

demotlj

Silly question but I'm curious as to how others have solved this minor issue -- where do you put your coffee mug on a slanted drawing table?

I have a very small house and have always done my drawing at the dining table with a portable tabletop drawing table. My daughter graduated from college last May so I got a real drawing table and put it in her bedroom but because the room also has to function as a guest room, there's no place for a flat top side table next to it. Has anyone come up with clever solutions to keep your coffee mug from sliding down the table? I also want it secure enough so it doesn't slosh or tip over and ruin my work.

I suppose I could give up drinking coffee and tea but that seems like an extreme solution!

Kat

I have a little wooden stool that I use as a little side table. It's light weight and easily moved around, slides under my drawing table when not in use, and a great size for a cup as well as a few tools (erasers, markers, even a little jar of water when painting.) You could either slide one under the table when not using, or remove from the room entirely.

jimsz

@demotlj For me, I don't have a mug or cup anywhere near my artwork. After a couple incidents I keep my drink away from the table.

There are various clip on mug holders you can find on amazon that might be useful.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=clip+on+mug+holder

rcartwright

In an empty desk drawer so if it falls over it doesn't go everywhere but it is near my drawing desk not my cintiq

Eli

Ha! My body got all seized up when you said "give up coffee!" I've been having the same issue--have an old school drawing table and I LOVE how it looks but I now sometimes wish I would have gotten the kind that has the part that stays level. I use a cart that wheels up next to it. If you can find an old typewriter cart, they are a little shorter. I have one that can roll under the drawing table when I'm not using it. Plus it looks cool.

demotlj

@eli I do have an old computer cart! I never thought of it because it’s in my basement covered with my son’s extra dumbbells. Thanks for the great idea.

Eli

Hope it works!

Pam Boutilier

Right now my desk is flat, but when I have it at an angle I LOVE this thing and put my coffee on the top shelf (with my water if I'm painting... which means I always have ink in my coffee).
(IKEA Raskog cart)

Pamela Fraley

@demotlj I love this question! my advice is that if you find a flat place for your coffee, be careful not to dip brushes in it. It’s always a struggle for me to keep my coffee and tea free of watercolor. “Dip in the water, not in the tea!”

Eli

@pamela-fraley Ha Ha! Yes! I've done this also!