A nice little face lift:
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My office is in a small area under the stairs going to the second floor of our home. It has really excellent storage and a nice window but it seemed really dark and dingy lately.
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The wall color was a nice neutral tan color but brought the light down a bit. All of the desk top area was stained dark brown as well.
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So here is the face lift. I painted every thing in
decorators white, a new color from Benjamin Moore. I
swapped out the knobs with bronze pulls and added two cute bronze lamps with burlap shades by Jamie Young. The white chair is from pottery barn.
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I love these reproduction Nantucket storage baskets. I also
repurposed a vintage shoe shine rack. A nice coat of grey paint and some wicker storage that fits perfectly.
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The vintage sign is fun and the galvanized message boards complete the desk area. The linen lined wicker baskets are for my "today" and "tomorrow" things to do.
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I ordered glass to protect the top of the desk and have a vintage feed sack seat cushion for the desk chair being made. I can't believe the difference! A nice little update for my well used office niche! ~*~kelley