The Next Step In My Office Makeover – The Desk Makeover

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I am sharing the next step in my office makeover which is making over the desk! Come see how a little paint made such a big difference!

UPDATE:  Click HERE to see the finished room reveal, including before and afters!

 

Farmhouse Style Home Office Desk Makeover || Worthing CourtPin

My office makeover is turning out to be very much like the makeover of my dining room, which you can read all about HERE, if you missed the room reveal.  I’m taking my time and only completing one thing before moving onto something else, in hopes that I get it right in the end.

A big decision that needed to be made was what to do about the desk – keep it, replace it or give it a makeover.  For a while, I was in the ‘replace it’ camp, but Pookie loves this desk and since this is more his space than mine, I decided to work with it.  I didn’t do anything drastic – just painted the legs, but boy, what a difference!

Up close look at the legs of the desk.Pin

See the empty bookcases in the background?  I have big plans for them!  As a matter of fact, I’m in the midst of painting them right now and I don’t mind admitting that I’m a little concerned about how they’re going to turn out.  Hopefully, it’s a case of things usually looking worse before they look better.  😀

Office desk with painted legs.Pin

You can see that the office opens into the dining room, so painting the legs of the desk the same color that I used on the dining room table and chairs makes it all tie together.  I am so in love with this shade of gray!  You can read all about the color that I used and how I used a combination of spray paint and regular paint by clicking HERE.

Gray legs of the desk.Pin

This particular shade of gray paint does such a good job of enhancing all of the ornate details in the wood.  It looks like I’ve applied a dark glaze over the paint, but nope – it’s just the paint.

There is a laptop on top of the desk.Pin

I don’t care for a desk top that is filled with too many things, so I have it styled very simply.  I don’t know about you, but it becomes hard for me to concentrate when I’m working if I’m surrounded by too much stuff and clutter.

The desk with a small container of pens and pencils.Pin

 

Use a wood box filled with soup cans that have had the labels removed to coral pens and pencils || Worthing CourtPin

I hope, I hope, I hope that the bookcases turn out okay.  If they do, I’ll be back to share them soon!

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NEW CHAIRS AND GETTING STARTED ON MY OFFICE MAKEOVER

Gray office chairs and vintage printer's trays for a farmhouse office.Pin

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  1. I absolutely love what you did to the desk. I will be featuring this tonight at my Fall into Fall party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com

  2. Love they grey color you picked. Such lovely style. Thanks for joining us at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Shared

  3. Linda Manuel says:

    So many good ideas here! Want to use them ALL 🙂

  4. Sandy Hunter says:

    Your recipe for your creamer looks so delicious! I must try it!

  5. Michelle Ward says:

    Clutter stresses me out. I like that you use simple ways to decorate a space without a lot of stuff.

  6. I was wondering if you could tell me where you originally purchased the desk? My wife loves it and I would like to get her a similar one. Thank you so much!

  7. Where did you get that desk from? Its to die for, beautiful.

    1. Hi Stacy. I purchased the desk several years ago from a local furniture store. I’m getting ready to start an office makeover though and will be selling it, in case you’re interested and aren’t too far from Greensboro, NC. 😀

      1. Hi Suzy,
        Thank you for getting back to me. My sister Bambi has been eyeing that desk and wants it as her office desk. She lives in Houston, TX. How much are you selling it for?
        Best regards
        Stacy

        1. I haven’t decided for sure yet, but I’m thinking around $125 because it’s a very solid, well made piece. I won’t be able to ship it though. Please shoot me an email to handgrs@gmail.com if there’s a way for it to be picked up.