Design

Nicole wants to build a new table that mimic the look of his inspiration Pottery Barn. When Nicole fell in love with Pottery Barn desk he knew he could not, he decided to create their own DIY version. Using the tables on them Effektiv from IKEA and two wooden file cabinet he found on Craigslist. Nicole painted the desk and filing cabinets (only $75 for the pair) in Timid White by Benjamin Moore. She removed the legs from the Effektiv desk and created mental metal braces to attach the pieces of the desktop together and to secure it to the wall in the corner. The side portions of the desktop simply rest on the top of the file cabinets. The change between the before and after is dramatic, and Nicole's finished product is a DIY inspiration.

mary beth's living room is almost complete. i've decided to give her some homework to do on her own since there is so little that needs to be done to complete the living room. here is the previous post i did on mary beth's renovation . this is a homework photo that shows where everything should go. on the windows, instead of installing blinds i've selected woven shades. these can be found at home depot , target and a variety of other stores. depending on the size of your window you can possibly get away with store bought woven shades vs. custom shades. here are a few beautiful photos of rooms where woven shades have been installed. image via house beautiful image via house beautiful over the bench in the entry i'm suggesting a grouping of mirrors. they should vary in size and shape. it could be a combination of framed and unframed. here is a set that i found at pottery barn online. i wouldn't use the votive holders though. mary beth could also pick up rando...