Silver Furniture & Mirrors

I am loving this silver furniture with glass, and mirror, no secret, I love silver furniture lately.  Also, love the photos all over the mirror.  Not practical in my life, but I am enjoying the inspiration. 

I should be spray painting an old side table gold today, however, as luck would have it we have 40+ gusts of wind today, so spray painting is totally out. 

This is from a mag, and for the life of me I can't remember where.  If you know, please let me know so I can give credit.

What is inspiring you on this President's Day?

Tutu Desk -- Made - Tulle Desk

This is the table that started it all. Love it. What more can I say? So when I gave my daughter her desk back, I needed space to fill the room, and immediately thought of this desk. Again, love it.

But, alas, my room is too small, and I wanted to use what I had, so below, you will find my version, in white and much smaller.

But, I love it. Now, if my daughter would just let me make her one in black.

Desk below is Black and Spiro.

This old wicker 2 door chest sits 30" high. We have had it forever, came from Pier One, and was originally brown. I had a thick piece of glass cut for it years ago, and I mean years 15+ and it has held everything from TV's - as you can see by the cut in what is the back for cords, to, well everything. I spray painted it white about 5 or more years ago, and my daughter has always hated it. So, now it has a new life, and I love it.

Wow, it really is ugly.

But now, it is beautiful. Everytime I walk by the door, I smile.

I love it, yes, over used, but love. The red bag on the floor, doesn't hold computers, it holds cords, it is my version of a clutter keeper.

I left the top with the wicker and glass. The tulle, is on a white piece of broad cloth, hot glued in about 6" panels and then the whole thing is just stapled to top of desk in a crease, and staples don't show.

I left the back open, as I need to access the shelves and doors. I believe the Black and Spiro desk is open in the back.

An old chair, I stapled foam and fabric to so it would be comfy.

The other side of the room is for exercise.

More shots of other side of room.

So, no pic tutorials on this one. Just get your broadcloth, cheap solid color fabric and cut, hem to size of desk. I used double the amount of tulle as I did the broadcloth. So 36" of broadcloth, got 72" of tulle. I left the tulle folded and cut it in to 3's or 6" strips, then just hot glued it onto the broadcloth, kind of bunching as I went. I glued it about every 3 or 4 inches with an inch of glue.

Now, if you can sew, it would be even better. But I can't. This took me a whole afternoon. But the results were worth it.

DIY Recovering Side Chair Damask Fabric

This is one of the office type spaces in my house. It is a left over room, after my daughter went to college. The desk is simply MDF covered in pleather, stacked on a file cabinet, with painted black legs that I got at Home Depot. The pattern from the pillows and idea board, were my daughters. She left them, and I decided to use them. The great photo is hers too.

Anyway, I had this ugly old desk chair, that we were using. It is in that weird paint that you can't sand off and paint over, or it will chip. So I decided to leave it. But hated it. So a quick trip to the fabric store, and a staple gun, and it is useable for now.

Before. Ugly.

After, much better. I simply found some similar fabric on sale for $2.50 per yard, bought one yard, and a remnant of that grean foam, and staple gunned my way to a new chair.

Projects, fun easy, and it makes me smile when I go in this room to work out. Or sit at the desk.

Glass Sawhorse Desks

I love the desk below. I believe it is the Ballard Design Desk. Not sure. But I love the sawhorses and the glass. Truly beautiful. I am coveting this style right now.

Designer Amanda Nesbitt's office. She has that desk I love with the glass and the sawhorses.

I have a black leather wrapped top that I may put on sawhorses as a desk. Not sure. But I love the look.

You?