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{E-Design Progress} The Painted Desk

May 16, 2013 by Amber Filed Under: design, e-decorating, e-design, painting 6 Comments

In a recent post, I showed the wonderful progress my client has made in her office. She already had most of the existing furniture pieces and was looking to add some modern touches through paint and accessories. To recap, here is the design board I came up with…

 The Plan {click on image to make larger}

One of the things we wanted to do in this space was paint her desk. It was a deep espresso finish that also matched the desk chair. We wanted to lighten up the space and a great way to do that is through paint. Here is what her desk looked like before…

Before

There are various dark wood tones in this room, so by painting the desk a lighter color, it brought a new bright, airy feel to the room. I chose a creamy gray/white color. She plans to use the other colors on this swatch for rooms throughout her home, so we kept it cohesive and stuck with a color from the same color strip. We also painted the bench legs in the same light color, too! Here is an after shot of the newly painted pieces…

After

There are still some accessories to add and paintings/art to move around, but we are so excited about this amazing progress! Never underestimate the power of paint for any space! Thanks so much to my client for allowing me to share these pictures.

Have you taken out your paintbrush lately??
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  1. Julia Konya says

    May 16, 2013 at 10:47 am

    It makes a huge difference! The desk looks beautiful in white.

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  2. simplymodernhome.com says

    May 16, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    Painting the desk made a HUGE difference! Love a white desk! Great accessories too!

    Susan

    http://simplymodernhome.com/

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    August 2, 2020 at 5:18 pm

    where can I source the white lamp with the flannel gray shade?

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