Wonderful idea

Last night we worked on the headboard - it is coming along! In the meantime, I am also working on the desk for the bedroom

I am finally sharing my first and favorite craigslist find today - a writing desk - beautiful construction, solid oak, dove tail drawers - I wish furniture was made this well today!

Ive been putting off working on it because I wasnt exactly sure how I wanted to refinish it ...


Ive decided to sand it down and re-stain or keep the natural wood and wax it ... there is some damage on the top, so we will see ...

Also, if you noticed the three sections on the top - the middle opens up to a vanity mirror, pretty neat!


Today with my eye protection and respirator I tackled sanding it as much as I could stand - sanding is soooo messy and by far my least favorite task!! Maybe David will finish sanding for me??

Looking better right?

The chair came with the desk for $65 total - I plan to upholster the seat and probably paint it.

Stay tuned!

Our new bedroom is a good bit smaller than our old bedroom, so furniture needs to be small scaled ... but with less closet space we still need storage.


Nightstands will double as dressers for extra storage, we plan to build a t.v. stand because the size needs to be very specific - design will incorporate baskets or doors.

What still needs to be done ...

1. Refinish other nightstand
2. Sew pillow covers (waiting on fabric to come in the mail)
3. Build an upholstered headboard
4. Decide on coverlet (white puckered duvet already selected)
5. Decide on draperies
6. Refinish writing desk and chair found on craigslist
7. Swap builder grade light for pendant
8. Design and build t.v. stand

The room has a northern exposure so only gets indirect light, so I wanted the color palette to be light and airy with some contrast.

image source | headboard | rug | duvet | desk | fabric

Up next - refinishing the other nightstand!