DIY Desk Makeover Part 2

Remember the desk that I painted last month? 

Well, here it is in my bedroom... 

I started with an old brown desk with tarnished brass drawer pulls. 

Doesn't the wood appear more than a bit lackluster? 

Well, not for long!

I spray-painted the drawer pulls. 

Like a good hair-color, the gold paint helped to bring out the warmth of the piece.

But I wasn't satisfied.

I envisioned a more polished look for the desk, so out came the paint.

This was the result...

Are you working on any DIY projects? Leave your comments below. 



xX Helene

ClosetDash Clothing Swap

This past weekend I attended the ClosetDash swap party at Projective Space in the Lower East Side with Evelyn and Carol. I love clothing swap parties because they force me to seriously clean out my closets! I brought 23 items and received 23 tokens to shop with (each token buys one item). 

With 70 attendees and over 1,200 items to be swapped, there was quite a selection. I tried on armfuls of clothes, but ended up taking home stuff to adorn my apartment instead. My finds included a Christian Lacroix fashion book, brand new curtain panels and artwork to hang on my walls... all for a grand total of FREE! I'm already looking forward to the next event. You can check out ClosetDash here... In the meantime, read my blog post on how to host a clothing swap. 

What did you do this weekend?

xX Helene