Updating My Desk Organization | An Office Update
I spend a lot of time at my desk and I decided it was time to update some of the organization in this space.
First up is the wood crate that I purchased. I use it for our incoming mail and it works perfectly for that. It sits nicely beside my desk and I can keep all the mail that I need to get to in it nice and neat.
It was still in the raw finish so it was time to give it an update!
At first I thought about painting it more farmhouse style with a rustic kind of look and then I changed my mind and wanted to go with some fun pops of color!
I chose a pretty aqua, pink, and blue.
I started by painting a layer of white on because I knew I wanted to give the crate an ombre look so
to achieve that I just layered the color instead of mixing them individually.
I chose to have pink at the top fading into the aqua and paint the interior blue.
I have a lot of pens, pencils, sharpies, colored pencils, and highlighters at my desk that I want
to keep within reach. I just didn't like all the mismatched containers I was using so I chose to
use some wide mouth mason jars and give them a new look with the same paint colors.
It took 3-4 coats of paint to get the coverage I wanted. (letting it dry between coats)
Such a pretty drop off spot for the incoming mail.. much better than in a pile on my desk.
I also chose to sand the outside of the jars here and there to give it a more rustic worn look.
I knew the paint could possible rub off in certain area's of the jars so I wanted to it look like it was suppose to be that way if it ever does.
I also chose to add a burlap bow to the center jar to add a little something extra.
I am still thinking of more idea's for my office, but for now I am really
happy with the simple updates that I have made so far!
Making progress! 😉
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I love that you chose to go with these fun colors!
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