The desk is always greener on the other side

We’ve finished the desk! I was hoping to give you a before and after this weekend. Here was the before…

And here is the after…

Ahhh isn’t that knob so much better?? I put up my bird picture holder just so I can have something on the desk for now. We haven’t touched the wall paint yet so our paintings and mirrors aren’t up. I needed something to look at for now y’all.

I seriously can’t tell you how comfy that chair is. I’m glad we had some leftover gold paint from the bathroom remodel (saved us $5). I feel like it ties the chair in and makes the wicker baskets pop. I probably should’ve removed the existing backboard in order to get a really smooth surface, but I actually kind of like the divots. Gives it some character.
Overall the desk cost me $83

$15 for a quart of green paint at Home Depot
$25 on baskets from Michael's
$5 knob from Home Depot
$48 for the desk from Salvation Army

Hey- not too bad.
Back before pinterest, when I was in my teens, I would cut out images from magazines of various things that caught my eye that I just knew I would have one day- and one of those pictures that I’ve hung onto for the past 5+ years was of a beautiful green dresser. I feel like now I can finally check that off my list. You can see our more recent inspiration here. As for the room overall? We’re going for a theme in line with the image on the right.

Hopefully we’ll have more to show soon!
Enjoy your weekend!

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