Today I thought I'd show you the entry way that leads into the living room. It's actually a small space/wall that stands between the living room, dining room, and kitchen.

I used to have a leaning ladder desk there from Crate and Barrell, but we moved that into my bedroom (pics later), and instead made a cute little space.

It all started with this little stand:

{salvation army, $7}

We took it home, spray painted it and set to work outlining the details with a paint pen...

then it turned into this:

Just about everything in this area is thrifted. The lamp was $3.50 (minus the lampshade which was $5 clearanced from Target), the white tray for my notebooks was $1.50, and the silver tray for my keys was $2. As for the mirror and the S, I've had those for awhile but if I remember right they may have come from TJ Maxx.

Inside the table I keep a basket with diapers and wipes, another basket with my millions of sunglasses, address books, and my laptop bag...it's the perfect little space.

And as much as I love it, you can see that the color won't really match my new couch should I decide to bring it out of the garage....and if that's the case, maybe I'll paint the bottom white and the top black to match the desk/buffet in the dining room. It could look kinda cool since it's an open floor plan and all the rooms flow together.

We'll see. It's just hard to decide because I ADORE this teal color....and as you'll see tomorrow, I used it in a couple of other places too.

I think I need to fly my sister back down here.

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