Traditional Modern Bohemian Desk

by Lilly

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You've probably seen this style desk time and time again, usually in its brown state of life. It's has a really classic, traditional style. I wanted to create something different with it, kind of give it a little modern twist and add a dash of some whimsy in there too. That is why I'm calling it the traditional, modern, bohemian desk.

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I can't take full credit for this one though. I sometimes like to rough sketch my pieces out before I work on them, and that is what I did. My 6 year old thought it would be fun to color in my sketch with a pen.

When I saw what she had done I instantly got the idea of painting it a solid color and staining the top and the legs on one side only. I gave her a kiss, thanked her and then told her not to scribble on mommy's sketches anymore.

I wanted to make the inside cute too, so I used the jade color inside and bought a medallion stencil to add some fun turquoise pops. Too see the how it turned out visit the blog at http://lillyshomedesigns.blogspot.com/

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Slo6578015 on Jul 17, 2016
Love the desk and the stencil on the drawers. Do you ever have trouble with the paint scraping off or chipping when the drawers are opened and closed?

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Kat on Jul 29, 2016
Great job and cool idea! I would have never thought of that! Thank your 6 year old - from the mind of a child . . .

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Lilly on Jul 29, 2016
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