Martha’s Colorful Desk Area

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Last fall, I asked Martha what she wanted for Christmas and her answer was a desk.  As the middle of our five kids, she watches her two big siblings sit down to write and draw and you can see her little wheels turning.  I finally put the finishing touches on this corner in her room and it looks adorable… just like the artist in residence.

Martha at her desk

I posted about the desk on FB and thanks to everyone’s feedback, I decided to leave the top portion untouched and to bring in a  little modern color to the legs alone.  Here’s how the desk area looked before.  (Whomp whomp.)

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Desk area before

And here’s how it is NOW! (Yee haw!)  I used an amazing blue that was sent to me by General Finishes… isn’t turquoise just the happiest color?

desk for Martha's room

Martha painting

I’ll pop a full source list at the end of this post, so scroll down if you want to know where anything is from!  I shared the tutorial to that cozy stool a couple of weeks ago. The gold shelf is amazing and the perfect setting for all my little Martha tchotchkes.  She’s obsessed with owls so there’s lots and lots of that going on.

gold shelf above martha's desk

Martha's desk area

My grandmother would *always* have a tin of Bremner wafers in her pantry so when I saw that at the flea market, it HAD to come home with me.  I put the extra thumbtacks in there so the little kids don’t get into them.

alligator and vintage tin

What is it they say about insanity? It’s doing the same thing over and over and thinking you might get a different result? Well, this succulent is my insanity. I’m hoping that 3rd time’s a charm with this one because I love how it looks tucked into that little concrete planter.

succulent in owl pot

succulent and ball fringe

The picture of Martha with her popsicle makes me chuckle every time I see it… the big kids are in hysterics behind her. Aren’t sibling dynamics amazing?!

picture above desk

crayons on martha's desk

Oliver had to get in on the action a bit when he came home from school.

Oliver with Martha at her desk

I made the cork board from a $5 Goodwill find and some leftover fabric from her Ikea bench makeover.  It’s the same style as the one on our command center… just dollar store gold thumbtacks around the perimeter!

custom cork board

Martha artwork

Here are a few more beauty shots for you!  (For those of you with eagle eyes, I’ll share the tutorial to the Martha light box next week!)

Wide view of Martha's corner

white ball fringe and M

martha's desk with painted legs

Martha blocks

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And for those of you who are tripping enough to think this room looks like that all the time, rest assured… THIS is our norm. (Plastic toys get pulled out for photo shoots!)

Reality of Martha's room

Who am I kidding… we all love the dream of a neat and cleaned up space! Pin it here–>
Colorful Kids Desk Area

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8 Comments

  1. What a super cute little corner you’ve made. My daughter also wants a desk in her room but I guess I still don’t trust her not to color on the walls, and she’s 6! Visiting from DIY Like a Boss party.

  2. This is seriously stinkin’ adorable. My oldest son has been begging me to set something exactly like this up in his room for ages, and I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I’ll have to use this as inspiration.

  3. I was wondering about the lamp in Martha’s room. Is that something you made? Or did you buy it?