The long view

So here is a full view of what the bedroom looks like now with my home office corner.  I enjoyed having the bed between the windows as it left lots of space in front of the fireplace, but its nice to mix things up a bit and now have the bed facing the fireplace.

The Finished Article!

So here it is.... just a week, (and countless coats of paint), later - a brand new home office! 

I have to confess that the vintage Eames desk chair is not in fact mine, but borrowed from my good friend Nick who lives across the street.  I don't quite have the desk chair that I want yet, and it just didn't seem right to do this photoshoot without a nice desk chair!  (So thank you Nick!)

Final Coats of Paint and Finishing touches

 

There are few things as satisfying as opening a fresh new can of paint... especially when it is the colour of liquid sunshine!

Here is a photo of the final coats going on, including the yellow ribbon around the perimeter of the desk.  The table legs needed 3 coats in the end to get an even coverage, I guess because I was going from black to white.  

To get the yellow edge I taped off the grey top and painted away.  Unfortunately, because the desk is old and the edges slightly chipped and uneven, some yellow seeped beneath the tape and it was difficult to get a perfectly clean line.   I will need to touch this up with a careful hand in due course.

A new table

This bank holiday weekend was pretty relaxing and didn't involve much more than pottering around town eating nice meals.  On Monday however, I found this desk in a junk shop in Crystal Palace.  I've been keeping my eyes open for one that would fit in the niche beside the fireplace in the bedroom to make a little home office area, and this one fits perfectly!  My plan is to paint the legs white, and the desk top light grey to match the fireplace and shutters so that it blends in more with the bedroom decor.