If you ask my sweet little kindergartner, Lily, "What do you want to be when you grow up?", she'll quickly reply "An artist!". She's also a girl that craves a little color and like most girls her age, her choice is hot pink and I have to admit, since most of our home is neutrals, it's super fun to inject some happy color...
Since moving into our home, Lily's been craving a little place where she can come home from school, work on her homework (which she loves to do), and color to her heart's content...
and I've finally finished it for her this last week. She was a happy girl when she came home from school to find all her craft supplies, stickers, notebooks, etc all organized in little buckets and boxes...
I've actually had this $60 desk for a while, but it's taken a bit to get it done as I needed to get the color scheme for Lily's new room all figured out. Here's the before...
Here's the after with two coats of ASCP Pure White chalk paint Behr's Watermelon Pink for the accents...
It also took a bit to find just the right chair, but this $5 find was worth waiting for...
Of course, it didn't look like this before... picture horrendous mustard/gold fabric that had seen better days! Watermelon pink houndstooth fabric, some fun pom-poms and buttons for tufting, and it's now a sweet seat for my little Lily.
But Lily will say that her favorite part of her new art desk is a special little chalk area that I made with hot pink chalkboard paint where there used to be leather on this old desk...
When she came to me to ask how to spell "going" and "get", I knew she was up to something...
That girl knows how to melt her mommy's heart!
All in all, this whole art wall came in around $100...cuteness on a budget!
Kristen
Linking up:
Lily is a lucky little girl. I have no doubt she'll spend hours creating masterpieces there.
ReplyDeleteOh I love it!! Such a special place! Love the pink chalkboard paint too!
ReplyDeleteNow this is a fantastic find! Love the pink, so bright, it just makes you want to smile!
ReplyDeletepom poms on the chair... I've never seen that before... but LOVE it!
dee dee
This is the sweetest little desk. Lily is one very lucky little girl to have such a fabulous place to create all her artwork. Love the chalkboard. Visiting from Sunday's Best.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! What a great gift of love...
ReplyDeleteThis is very cute, Kristen! I love the color scheme and that chair is just too adorable! I also love all the little touches you added on and around the desk area.
ReplyDeleteAdorable, I so would have love this desk when I was a girl!
ReplyDeleteKristen...This doesn't even look like the same desk. What you have done is just over the top CUTE! I absolutely LOVE it. You've done a magnificent job and I bet your daughter is just thrilled to death. Saw this on Sundays Best Par.tay Link Party and had to come. Darling,just darling.
ReplyDeleteNann
Beautiful desk. I love it all. Now share how you did hot pink chalkboard paint....please?
ReplyDeletetammy
This is so lovely! I can see why your daughter fell in love with it. What a great shade of pink!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the desk, the colors are beyond pretty and cool. You really did a great job. Your daughter would have to be in love for this. So beautiful, Thanks for sharing your creative inspiration at Sunday's Best.
ReplyDeleteFound you via the Sunday Best Link party! Following you through GFC!
ReplyDeleteTera
http://www.eccentricleopard.com
WoW! This is too cute!I know that your future artist must love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect space for your little girl to let all her creative juices flow. You did a beautiful job transforming the desk and chair. I love the fun colors!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable. Great job on the chair!
ReplyDeleteGreat transformation! I would love for you to stop by and link up at my linky party via: ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteMrs. Delightful
Ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
Glad you stopped by so I could find your fab blog? That is the cutest little art desk - and so well organized! New follower.
ReplyDeleteKelly
Absolutely delightful! You are so talented.
ReplyDeleteyou just keep on bringing it... don't stop! i love it! this desk is amazing!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! I love the houndstooth fabric!
ReplyDeletewow! I love this! The colors are so very fun, and that is such a neat desk.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable!! I LOVE it! My little girl would love it too...great job!!
ReplyDeleteevie @ brown paper packages
What a fantastic desk! I want a watermelon color desk now!
ReplyDeleteAnd that note? So sweet - she loves you and is gonna get you a cat!
Rhonda @ home.made.
Kristen, this desk is just wonderfully creative. Love how you used the perfect fun pink! I know your little gal must be in heaven!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a gorgeous art desk! I love the pink and your clever chalkboard! How sweet is your little one, too! Gonna buy you a cat! Love! Bonnie and I would be thrilled if you shared your desk at our link party!
ReplyDeleteTake care! Trish @ Uncommon
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That is so so so cute! Wish I had a little girl to paint something like that for!
ReplyDeleteOh my word! I am crushing on this desk and want it for ME! I would have to fight my girls for this one! Love it to pieces! Please come by and link it up at Inspired Creations linky party happening NOW! I would love to have you!
ReplyDeleteStacey of mbracing Change
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com
You are so cool, Kristen! Your little sweeties are so blessed to have such a creative mom.
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Julie M.
Lily is such a lucky girl! Love her note to you too! (Did she get you a cat?!)
ReplyDeleteVery, very sweet!
Thanks for sharing with us :D
Visiting from Miss Mustard Seed's linky party tonight,
Suzanne in NW Illinois
(Oh, and btw, my name of Suzanne means "Lily" in Hebrew. Just thought I'd toss that in)
That is perhaps the cutest thing I've ever seen! You are so creative!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lucky little girl and what a great piece. Found you over at Common Ground. Would love if you shared it at Furniture Friday
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xo...mONICa
Super cute and different - great job!
ReplyDeleteThis desk is charming! I'm sure it will inspire creativity!
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously BEYOND adorable!!! New follower here ;)
ReplyDeleteI love this! It's so pretty and cheerful! I have a party on Fridays and I'd love if you linked up!
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It really came out beautifully!
So happy I stopped in ~ this is so sweet!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful desk.
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely charming-I adore it! I am -a huge pink and green fan-where did you get the darling pink bins? Please share I want really bad and I am in mid-40's redtrucktravels@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteThis is just soooo gorgeous and I have seen anything done in this colour or a cupboard this gorgeous.......Absolutely Beautiful..
ReplyDeletethat is adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo cute and love all the color. Thanks for sharing at Wow.
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming room! The colors are so cute! ! Thank you for sharing your creativity at Potpourri Friday!
ReplyDeleteThis is just the cutest thing I've ever seen! Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteSo so cute! I love the colors and the hot pink chalkboard paint...and that chair! :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! I also have a five year old who would love it too :)
ReplyDeletewow, just gorgeous! Love the pink chalk paint too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and bright piece, it turned out wonderful, you've got to LOVE it! This project would be perfect for our new linky party featuring "Transformations" called Repurpose-Remodel-Reveal, I know our readers would love to see it too! (It starts Friday, March 2nd 2012 at 7:00 am MST and reoccures every 1st and 3rd Friday)
ReplyDeleteAdorable little desk!!! I'm sure Lily will have hours of fun there :)
ReplyDeleteCindy
p.s. I just found your blog and would love to follow you via email...is that possible?
cindysmypoints@msn.com
LOVE this! I wish I was Lily!!!!!
ReplyDelete-Jacque
You are super-talented! It is so amazing to see what you do with all these beautiful pieces, - your house is gorgeous.I love the fact you share the price of each find,& how you transformed it, clever clever lady! Lastly ...& especially, thank-you for inspiring others to live beautifully on a budget!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Kristen, Lily's desk is adorable! You did an amazing job with this makeover. You are a Must Follow. So glad I saw this featured at The Cottage Market!
ReplyDeleteMarie@The Interior Frugalista