tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634776137300661138.post7967481775635787560..comments2024-03-07T23:59:44.190-08:00Comments on Camelot Art Creations: DESK DILLEMA & WORKING WITH WHAT I HAVEDesiree Guy @ Camelot Art Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00596666064878240169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634776137300661138.post-45056059194016128412011-07-09T19:22:04.303-07:002011-07-09T19:22:04.303-07:00Oh, I'm so glad I came across your blog! (love...Oh, I'm so glad I came across your blog! (love it, btw!!)<br /><br />My style is definitely shabby, junky - but I must be an odd duck, because I also love modern (and lately, vintage modern - stuff I used to hate when I was growing up, lol!) I feel that you can combine the styles & pull it off successfully - paying attention to color would be really important, as Creative Raisins said - you could make both the same color, or same value/shade (best way I could describe it would be if you squinted, the colors kind of blend in...)<br /><br />But as far as the damaged desk goes - first thing I thought of was: decoupage!! I did a search & found the one I was thinking of - it was Martha, of course (Martha can make anything look good, lol):<br /><br />http://www.marthastewart.com/264216/the-magic-of-decoupage?czone=crafts%2Fcrafting-tools-center%2Fcrafting-tools-projects<br /><br />or:<br /><br />http://tiny.cc/6h7fh<br /><br />Your husband might not like the idea of botanicals - of course, you could use anything that you'd both enjoy seeing (I love old maps - yeah, getting back to old stuff, haha!)<br /><br />Also - in a room that has mostly modern furniture, a rustic accent piece that's carved looks gorgeous, IMO, such as something Indonesian. I have one piece of furniture like that, but it's really lost in my teeny, teeny apt. now. <br /><br />I'm sure you can resolve your different styles - for ideas, I love Houzz.com<br /><br />Here's another decoupage furniture idea - love this blog, not crazy about this particular example, but it might give you ideas...<br /><br />http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-decoupage-fabric-onto-furniture.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150051439703868220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634776137300661138.post-6515776986506084452011-07-08T16:09:11.886-07:002011-07-08T16:09:11.886-07:00In my experience having a distressed more "sh...In my experience having a distressed more "shabby" looking piece of furniture next to modern stuff only makes the piece look dirty and old. Sometimes juxtapositions work and I'm sure there is a way to make it work. I was wondering if there was a way to make it look more industrial or something like that. Of course the only other option would be to completely sand down that desk to get all the deep scratches out and put some wood filler on all the little dings, etc. Or to make it easier you couldn't probably use some wood filler on some of the deeper scratches and u can easily try to smooth out the smaller scratches. It really shouldn't take that much work. I've had to do it on a modern piece before. I didn't have to sand down the whole piece just fixed up the dings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634776137300661138.post-79710809605412544442011-07-05T15:29:45.434-07:002011-07-05T15:29:45.434-07:00I am in the same boat as you with my office area. ...I am in the same boat as you with my office area. I am a fan of mixing styles so I say if you add that one piece of vintage but keep it one color it will look great in there and I love the desk you have. But I am sure whatever color you go with will look fabulous!Creative Raisinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01585439854552629181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634776137300661138.post-70683422210155681922011-07-05T14:35:11.274-07:002011-07-05T14:35:11.274-07:00I lean toward the more rustic and eclectic, too. S...I lean toward the more rustic and eclectic, too. So it's hard for me to imagine anyone wanting all modern and clean lines! I liked the blue and white desk with the wood top! I think the variety will distract from the nicks and dings on the desk- without it looking 'dirty'. But your new (old) desk is already much more charming than the one you'd been using... So you're on the right track!! Good luck with the project!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com