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April 1, 2009

More help needed on my office makeover

Ok, so yesterday I asked for help choosing a paint color in this post.

My favorite is "B", but after my mom came by today to take a look,

I think I may need something just a little lighter, and a few

people emailed me with some other color names to try.

So I'll keep you posted on that front.


Now to show you the lovely pink room I'm moving into,

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the room only has one window but get's a good amount of light

it faces South East.

I'm hoping to paint the existing trim a creamy white.

Now I also need help with my furniture.

Here are our desks

YES, I have a LOT of crap in there! LOL

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The Bug Man has his own business (Pest Control).

So the small metal desk is the appointment desk.

It's a metal desk - I'd LOVE to find a neat table or other desk eventually.

In the mean time, can I paint metal? - I also have 2 metal file cabinets

The LONG desk is the computer desk.

Both of those computers are getting old, and hopefully one will be updated sometime soon.

I LOVE the space, so I plan to keep this desk,

it's actually 4 pieces - 2 tops, 2 bottoms

I think I should paint them as well

Creamy white or black?

do I paint the top or just the bottom/sides?

I plan to start collecting some great accessories, boxes, containers,

get rid of the big stereo, new lamps

This all may take a while, but I'd love some suggestions!!

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6 Comments:

Blogger Anne said...

You can paint metal - they make a special primer for it. :)

4/1/09, 12:58 AM  
Blogger He & Me + 3 said...

I think I like A it seems brighter and yes you can paint metal. i would go creamy white to brighten and match the trim. Wow..you are doing alot of projects.

4/1/09, 7:30 AM  
Blogger John and Lisa said...

I love the "B" color, and I would prefer black for my desks, etc. because my white desk always has little scuff marks, etc. that show and look messy. My messes are better camouflaged on black. I would paint as many as possible of your small pieces of furniture to match- if there aren't so many colors of finishes I think it tends to look less cluttered. I would also look for some coordinating canvas storage boxes and containers to pull the look together and organize the small stuff. I will look forward to seeing how it turns out!

4/1/09, 2:19 PM  
Blogger Saucy said...

Always choose a little lighter shade than you would like to see in the end because larger masses of colour will look darker anyway. I dig the blue with any combo of cream and/or black.

4/1/09, 4:50 PM  
Blogger whoopsadasie said...

This is a tough one. I like them both. But I am going to have to go with A. As for painting metal..yes you can. Can't wait to see the end project!

4/2/09, 8:23 AM  
Blogger Scribbit said...

Looks fabulous!

5/3/09, 11:33 AM  

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