week 5: one room challenge

this is week five of the one room challenge, with just one week left to finish.  the logo/link to the right will take you to the creator extraordinaire, linda's blog calling it home.   it will also take you to some of the other wonderful designers whose work and progress you can view...there are some really amazing designs so definitely visit.

if you are a new visitor, my weekly progress and design plan can be found at these links:

week 1
week 2
week 3
week 4

modern jungle funk update

this week, the alternate desk showed up on my doorstep!  it's from world market, as a lacquered campaign desk was not in the budget.  so, i took the liberty to paint and find a paint that would look like a shiny lacquer finish.  i used an oil-based, industrial-type paint from benjamin moore.  and, i would give the exact name/type of paint but label on the can is all covered up with paint!  i called the store and the paint is called super spec high performance metal paint.  i used less than a half a quart to do one coat.  this not so good diy project person is just proud to have painted a whole furniture piece.

as you can see, the paint is super glossy.

this is after one coat...and the only coat this desk will have.  i am thinking of adding hardware or at least a drawer pull.

my alternate pillow fabric is being sewn into throw pillows this week.  i've found lots of other pillows on my shopping trips for this room.  here are some of the colors and textures that may make into the final styling, or maybe not.

making progress here (despite my beloved laptop dying, and learning how to use a mac instead of a pc).  looking forward to next week and the reveal...styling is one of my favorite things to do!  xoxo, dana