The Work Zone

So now that I've officially started my Etsy Store, I had to find a place to work and I needed to do it on the cheap.  I was able to rescue this credenza and desk from the basement of the Boy Scouts.  It was so heavy and large we actually had to cut the desk to get it into the room.  It also had a dark finish and I decided to give it a fresh coat of white high gloss paint.  It definitely was not easy as it took 2 coats of primer and several coats of paint.  Ultimately I am happy with the results since I wanted a dramatic effect with the dark walls ($5.00 oops paint from Home Depot)  and white furniture and accessories.  I picked up a couple of extra $20 dollar chairs from Ikea to go on either side of the desk.  Bonus:  they are the same chairs I have in my dining room so when I expand the table for guest I have extra matching chairs that I can pull out.

Most people would think I was crazy

This room is definitely still a work in progress.  Most people ask why I would paint a perfectly good bathroom vanity cabinet.  Well the answer to me is simple, the builder had no matching skills.    You may not be able to tell in the photos, but the floor has no maple color at all.  The floors are fake marble linoleum.  Plus the gray is more my style.  I also changed the hardware while I was at it.  A couple bucks for paint and hardware or a few hundred for a new vanity?  I choose the paint.  I love it!  Now what to do with the rest of the bathroom?