I finally got around to finishing the desk & chair I found for the spare bedroom!
At first I wanted to do some wild color since our house is so neutral, but instead I embraced our color pallet and went with a crisp black and white. It also helped that we had a big ole 5 gallon bucket of white left over from the trim in the house. After a quick trip to grab a few cans of black spray paint I was in business!
Sanding the desk and chair ended up being quite the chore. With both sporting thick coats of varnish, my arms got a nice workout. Next time I try to do a project like this I'll invest in a electric sander.
I also updated a little night stand that I've had for years. It started out a lovely pale pink (why I didn't paint it years earlier I'll never know...) but now fits in with the rest of the house!
I absolutely adore how everything turned out! I sit at my new desk and watch the world go by out the window. Scott has his hunting room and now I have my little hideaway too! I love the little details that have been added as the room comes together. On the night stand sits the little turtle Eliza and Lucy made me when I visited last year, the pillows on the bed are from Krystal while she was in the Middle East and my most favorite picture of Scott and I on my desk! I still have big plans for the room, my next project in the chest at the end of the bed.
Now we are just ready for some visitors!
At first I wanted to do some wild color since our house is so neutral, but instead I embraced our color pallet and went with a crisp black and white. It also helped that we had a big ole 5 gallon bucket of white left over from the trim in the house. After a quick trip to grab a few cans of black spray paint I was in business!
Sanding the desk and chair ended up being quite the chore. With both sporting thick coats of varnish, my arms got a nice workout. Next time I try to do a project like this I'll invest in a electric sander.
I also updated a little night stand that I've had for years. It started out a lovely pale pink (why I didn't paint it years earlier I'll never know...) but now fits in with the rest of the house!
I absolutely adore how everything turned out! I sit at my new desk and watch the world go by out the window. Scott has his hunting room and now I have my little hideaway too! I love the little details that have been added as the room comes together. On the night stand sits the little turtle Eliza and Lucy made me when I visited last year, the pillows on the bed are from Krystal while she was in the Middle East and my most favorite picture of Scott and I on my desk! I still have big plans for the room, my next project in the chest at the end of the bed.
Now we are just ready for some visitors!
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