I had such an important day yesterday! I had my standard lunch with my mother and brother, however we have been joined by two extra individuals who aren’t often at our desk. A type of folks was considered one of my dearest buddies from Houston, and we talked and laughed from midday till about 10:00pm final night time. It was simply what I wanted after the earlier extremely annoying, emotional, exhausting, and troublesome day and night time with Matt. So I felt refreshed, invigorated, and able to hit the bottom operating right now on my remaining studio tasks.
After studying your whole feedback and strategies about my studio desk, I’ve realized that as an alternative of solely two totally different choices, I’ve 4 totally different choices for the colours and paint decisions. So thanks for that. 😀 Simply kidding. I do love choices, so I must assume by way of this a little bit extra.
As a refresher (or for those who’re new round right here), my desk will probably be sitting in entrance of those cupboards…
And my desk, which began out with a black base and a darkish stained wooden high, is getting a little bit of a makeover to loosen up the look and provides it a carved leaf panel element on the perimeters…
So once more, after studying your feedback, I made word of the totally different strategies for paint and colour mixture choices that I favored, and that I’m now contemplating. They’re…
All white with small gold accents
This was considered one of my unique choices, and I nonetheless actually prefer it. I feel a white desk would loosen up the world, and loosen up the look of my somewhat massive desk.
Gold Base With White High
I feel this can be a basic look. It’s easy, elegant, basic, and would go nice in my studio. Right here’s an example from Homary.
This desk from Walmart has a further gold element on the white desktop, which I actually like.
So these are the to choices that I already had in thoughts, however listed below are the 2 extra choices I’m contemplating after prepared the feedback on yesterday’s submit…
White Base Wooden High
I hadn’t even thought-about this selection as a result of I’ve grown to essentially dislike the present darkish stained wooden high that’s on the desk proper now, so I used to be wanting to move in a very totally different path. However I don’t must do a stained high. I may order a chunk of walnut veneer, and simply use it in its pure colour like I did on the vanities and cupboard in our rest room. That will get rid of that darkish, heavy, pretend stained look, and would add extra pure wooden heat to the room. It might look extra like this Keliah dining table from Wayfair.
I actually love that concept, however clearly, I wouldn’t be capable of end it over this subsequent weekend as a result of I’d have to attend for the walnut veneer to reach. However the wait is likely to be price it! It might undoubtedly be simpler to take care of than a painted floor. And it might carry the heat of my vintage walnut woven window shades into one other a part of the room, which I like.
And the ultimate choice is…
Gold Base With A (Fake) Marble High
I do love marble, however I don’t love the value. And my desk is kind of massive (32″ x 60″), so I’d be paying common value (versus remnant costs) for a chunk of marble that measurement. However I’ve painted a fake marble end earlier than (on our lounge espresso desk, which you can see here) with nice success, if I do say so myself. 😀 And naturally, I’d like to attempt it once more.
I feel my fake marble on our espresso desk is prettier than this fake marble on this eating desk, however this dining table from Povison reveals what it appears like with a gold base.
So these are the 4 choices. My favourite at this very second is definitely the white base with the walnut high, however I used to be so exited concerning the prospect of ending this desk makeover within the subsequent couple of days. The concept of getting to attend for walnut veneer to reach doesn’t thrill me, however I do produce other tasks that I can work on whereas I wait. I nonetheless have trim that must be put in and completed, and two doorways that have to be painted. So these issues may preserve me busy this weekend whereas I look ahead to veneer.
I do know a number of folks recommended other ways of highlighting the leaf element on the perimeters of the desk. I did take into account these strategies, however ultimately, I made a decision that I favor the leaf cutout to be a delicate element that’s painted the identical colour as the remainder of the bottom somewhat than having it stand out as a highlighted element. So I’ll undoubtedly be portray all the base one colour. I’m simply not 100% certain proper now if that colour will probably be white or gold. I do know for certain that it gained’t be black. Or eggplant. Or some other darkish colour. 🙂
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
