New Desk & Decor

3/25/2016
By Catherine Ratliff

I do! I did! I will do!
Past! Present! Future!

These are the three tenses of my story.

My new desk shipment arrived from Target. It's a white Classic Parsons desk with an aquamarine blue drawer. I chose white because it is a fresh color; one in which I always refrained from using. The fact is that the color white and I have had a bad history. I go from spilling gravy to meat sauce to coffee on a crisp white shirt. Imagine what I would do to a white sofa or white desk.

Well, times are changing. I'm learning to embrace and live on the edge. I bought my new desk online for around $53.00. It was delivered in only a few days. I had to shift a few things around as I prepped for my yard sale. This will be my very first ever. That's a whole other story.



So, I am decorating my plain white desk top with rich blues, some greens, and oranges. It's a work in progress since I plan on incorporating more of these favorites colors in the vicinity with wall decor. I'm leaning toward wall tapestry, in which I may make myself or order from India. Artist in India make the best tapestry. My plan is to incorporate more oranges in the mix.

I relocated my glass vase with the blue beads and long-stemmed faux florals, that I originally stored in my window sill, to the edge of my desk. I figured it would work better in the middle of things. I put some plastic greenery, ranging in price of $2.99 -$4.99 at Target, to embellish just alongside a beautiful blue picture frame. The frame was purchased from Savers, a thrift store, here in New England. It costed $2.99.

The blue lamp was found on clearance for $4.98. I actually waited two days until it was reduced from $7.98. That was not planned. I was just being indecisive. It paid off. This lamp is pretty neat whereas it has an extra outlet and USB port attached to the base. Bravo! In the base I put two sanitizers: blue and yellow. I chose these colors to help pop the rest of the colors on the desk. Plus, my  hands will stay clean.

Both candles are from the Signature Soy Collection. 4 oz. $5.00 each. They can burn up to 20 hours. But, I would never burn them that long. One should have a soothing aroma to entice creativity at her desk. The orange candle is called Paradise Passion. If you close your eyes while sniffing, you could imagine yourself on a white sands beach, with bonfires going and soft music playing as the waves crash upon the shore.

The blue candle is called Lush Amazon. I imagine myself sitting at a mountain top with fresh wild flowers in my hair and my toes dangling from a cliff. There's a parrot of exotic vibrant colors perched on my shoulder. He is speaking to me, "How ya feeling?" Okay, I'm going overboard. Not literally, I hope. But, that's how good it smells. I'm too afraid of heights to have my feel dangling from a cliff. *Smile* The candles' jar designs of blues, oranges, and golds, compliment the overall color scheme of the desk.

The other collectibles of the desk consist of a white pale which hold my blue pens $1.99 at Target (will paint patterns on it), a dancing solar-powered ladybug figurine $2.99 at CVS, a miniature zebra $2.99 at Target, my laptop that I covered in zebra printed contact paper. I bought the roll a while back at a Walmart. The rolls go a long way. Of course, my 10th year company anniversary (Chelsea) clock sits at the back of the desk. It is a very heavy and bulky clock. it weighs at a guesstimate of 5 lbs. Last but not least, a few office supplies from Dollar Tree is only fitting if you are gonna get some serious work done: matching blue notebooks, stapler and in-desk calculator and stationary inside the desk.

So, I'm charging my phone in the new lamp and it charges pretty fast. Beautiful. Well, check out the pictures. I hope this gives you some inspiration on how to decorate your desk. And...if you don't have a desk....well, go buy one.....and then go decorate it.

Phase one: complete
Next: Searching for wall tapestry

Cheerio