Quick Bedroom Desk Makeover

I'm still settling into my new home, Lydia (The Thrifty Crafty Riverside Roost). Expect more posts with helpful tutorials and detailed frugal decorating ideas as I continue to make this space a home.

This is my bedroom's desk space before last night's impromptu (and for my creative soul, necessary) make over. It was begging for help, it's certainly not a space that inspires or draws me in for writing and designing.

 I hung a few of my favorite frugal thrift store finds and art pieces. The two large maps read "The Florida Times Union Jacksonville Journal". They were mysterious Goodwill finds, $2 each. I wrote about the Secretary cross stitch art on Monday. The moon map came with my first telescope, I framed it in a thrifted frame a few years back.

The black framed painting print (of Venice, with a full moon) was purchased from a local artist at the Riverside Arts Market. I searched for the perfect frame for months and finally found it this weekend, it has just the right amount of distress.

The Japanese paper doll "shadow box" style art pieces are from Fans and Stoves antique store. I carefully painted the frames to match the Japanese patterns the girls wear.

 I was hesitant to purchase this lamp but I'm glad I ran back for it. It's featured in this Monday's thrift haul post. The gold owl was a .50 rummage sale find. The owl folk art mixed media painting was another purchase from the Riverside Arts Market, it looks perfect next to the lamp. 

This bedroom desk make over is just a quick fix until I paint the walls and frame some of my other favorite art pieces, but I'm happy with the changes. My neglected bedroom needed this.

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