This is what my desk looked like last night:
Enough was enough.
My beau made this simple monitor riser from a piece of plywood out of the disgard pile at Home Depot.
$0.50 thrift store dish…
A coat of turquoise spray paint…perfect.
I found this cute little fish at Target on clearance for $0.97!
Makes a great little paper weight just in case a tornado where ever to come through my office.
(Shhh…It’s actually a salt shaker).
I swear my happiness level is in large part related to how organized my junk is.
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OMG! so cute! My happiness is based on this too….:)
I love your blog!
Jamie
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Very nice!
I agree about that happiness level thing…too bad my desk looks very much like your “before” pic right now. 🙂
So cute! I too love an organized desk with fun accessories. Great job on that riser. Looks perfect on the desk.
It looks great- Please do mine!
I never thought to paint glass, I’m going to try it (I have that same dish!)
Agreed! I love everything you do! Can you please come to my house and organize my desk? 😀
Love the changes that you made. Small but big impact. Liking that you painted the bowl and LOVE the fact that the paperweight is a salt shaker 🙂
pk @ Room Remix
Good job! I saw that $0.97 salt shaker too and wished I had bought it!
I didn’t know you could spray paint glass like that! LOVE IT!
Wow, would’ve never thought to paint that dish! Looks like ceramic!
I should have had you organize my pathetic office space while you were here. It needs serious help.
Love the turquoise paint on the glass–I never thought about that!
I love the whale and the dish. I never would have thought of painting a glass dish either, and the fact that it came from the thrift store too….it’s like a whole world of decorating possibilities just opened up for me! You have some great ideas.
Nice! Little changes can have a huge impact…Janell
Nice! Little changes can have a huge impact…Janell
Nice! Little changes can have a huge impact…Janell
Nice! Little changes can have a huge impact…Janell
Nice! Little changes can have a huge impact…Janell
I love organization!!
You’re one of the most creative people I’ve ever seen. I would have never looked at that glass and said “it needs spray paint”. Amazing!
it looks great. how does paint hold up on glass?
*nods* am in the process of spraypainting a drawer and am in awe in its transforming power and how EASY it is. Will be working on our office VERY soon and will remember this post. thanks for sharing!
Wow – what a difference! I love the blue bowl…such an unexpected, but perfect touch.
What a clever idea to paint clear glass with color – love it!
Doesn’t an organized house make life so much easier? 🙂
This is probably dumb to you! lol but I didn’t know you can paint glass?????…wow! I love it! We have the same little prop for monitor, it’s an awesome creation!
Okay, PLEASE tell me about that Sweet looking Rolodex on the left side of your monitor. Did you make it? Does it hold your addresses?? I love it.
Oh, and sweet clean up! I’m the same about organizing my “junk”! It makes me so happy!
Chellie,
The Rolodex is from Pottery Barn.
Thanks!
Once again…I LOVE IT! Because of you I have been going to our local Thrift Store much more frequently! Even got some cute Christmas baskets & Ornaments that I’ll give to my Visiting Teaching ladies! Think I may have to go back tomorrow and look for a glass dish and some turquoise spray paint. ;-D
Oh how I love organization! And yes, it’s just a female fact that it makes us happy 🙂 Great job! Gina
I love me a good and organized space. 🙂
I love that turquoise dish…I never would have thought of painting it. You are full of fabulous ideas. I love your blog.
What a gorgeous transformation! It’s so much more enjoyable to work at a well organized desk!
What’s the “carousel” looking thing on the left? Is that a rolodex? I would LOVE more details- looks fab!
What’s the “carousel” looking thing on the left? Is that a rolodex? I would LOVE more details- looks fab!
What’s the “carousel” looking thing on the left? Is that a rolodex? I would LOVE more details- looks fab!
What’s the “carousel” looking thing on the left? Is that a rolodex? I would LOVE more details- looks fab!
What’s the “carousel” looking thing on the left? Is that a rolodex? I would LOVE more details- looks fab!
Amanda,
That’s a rolodex from Pottery Barn.