Friday, February 18, 2011

Ten Minutes

Ten minutes is all it took to quickly update our new secretary (yup, definitely keeping it. I love it!)





I had this marbled paper laying around and it worked really well with this piece.

I didn't have double-sided tape on hand so I just used regular table and rolled it (like you did back in elementary school).

I did it pretty haphazardly so I'll probably re-do it with real double sided tape in the future.. but for now it gives it a cool update. And it took all but 10 minutes!

44 comments:

casey said...

Love! Such a quick, simple, chic update!

Sherry Hart said...

Looks even better now if that can be! Love the lines and that marble paper gave it a little kick!

Guest said...

Wow! Totally inspiring. I've wanted to do something with marbled paper for a while and this is the push I needed!

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Styleneversleeps said...

I love that paper, it really works well & modernizes the piece a bit. Great job :)

pink wallpaper said...

LOVE that piece!!

Heidi said...

Drool-worthy! It would remind you to slow down on a daily basis and take time for the important things in life, ie. hot chocolate by the fireplace and lots and lots of hugs!

Tiffany said...

Loving the marbeled paper on the inside!

arre said...

that looks amazing! and i love your application of the old school tape rolling ;)

Siskotte said...

Bryn, Your secretary looks amazing!! And I am loving the paper you used!!

Stephanie Sabbe said...

looooooove!

I just recently visited the Mr. Goodwill hunting blog and his post he did where he talks about meeting you is the sweetest thing. Eddie Ross seemed like a close second:) adorable. He seems like a nice guy.

Elisa @ What the Vita said...

I agree with Annie, another shot with the doors closed plz! Love this idea.

jenny | aubrey road said...

omg, so great.

www.classiccasualhome.com said...

Perfectly awesome. You should be proud.
Mary Ann

Jen Nelson2010 said...

love! thinking about doing this in my kitchen cabinets :)

Carolina Eclectic said...

10 minutes?! It looks soooo cool!

Annie said...

oooh pretty! Could you take a shot of it with the doors closed too?

Dana {Southern Inspired} said...

Wow what a big change that made to the already stunning piece! I love it!

Jenny said...

Oh my gosh, it looks amazing!!

Sarah Bradley said...

Love that paper! Looks great!

Camille @ the vintique object said...

I love the swirly-whirliness, and how you arranged it so that you eye kind starts at the top and weaves it's way down to the bottom. Beautiful movement you created in a solid and straight-line piece of furniture.

Sarah York said...

So pretty! Love that paper, and the secratary is so unique and cool!

braxtonandyancey.blogspot.com said...

Kinda trippy paper - but I love love love it! So glad you kept that piece - how could you not? Have a beautiful weekend.

Bryn Dunn said...

I went and looked back at these pictures.... I'd like to note my walls are BLUE. it's so weird the camera captures them as beige-ish.

Bryn Dunn said...

Definitely.. and I'll get better shots when I move all the excess furniture out of that room!

Bryn Dunn said...

lol too funny. I just threw some things in there to see what it'd look like. It's definitely not styled ;) But thanks for the compliment!

Aimee@ the Functional Space said...

Love this piece so glad you kept it!

Jenna said...

super cute! can we get a pic of it with the doors closed??

Jenn in AZ said...

THAT looks A-mazing! Don't you LOVE the papers available these days? I found two books at Marshall's last week for 2 bucks each. I ended up using a couple in our bedroom as temporary fillers in some HUGE frames until our artwork is ready. I LOVE them.

Olivia said...

Absolutely stunning Bryn!

Meg said...

looks good and really unique. Love how it makes it look all sophisticated now.

Chassity (LookLingerLove) said...

Breaking out a favorite word, looks amazeballs. Very well styled, and the paper looks great!

Katecollinsinteriors said...

Looks awesome! Love the paper choice and I can't believe it only took ten minutes!!

megan said...

Looks great- well done!!

Genny said...

Absolutely, yes! That is a keeper!!!

Ashley said...

Quick, easy, and beautiful transformation...just how I like them! Happy weekend, Bryn!

Jordan@the2seasons said...

The paper is beautiful and only 10 mins, love it!

Colby said...

Love that! I have a quick question- I want to put up wallpaper on the back of my pantry cabinets- how do I make sure it sticks since I've never used wallpaper or should I just skip wp all together and do a stencil? Thanks girl - love your blog!

RaylanWhite said...

You did an AH-MA-ZING job! That paper is ridiculous. Love it!!

recycledconsignanddesign said...

That paper is stunning! I would never get rid of that piece...great job!

Cathy said...

Awesome! I love that you gave it a fresh look with out the full paint job...a simple, easy for anyone to do fix. And the marbled paper? Yum!

Cathy

SEMinegar said...

fabulous piece! your updates makes it that much more charming! you find such amazing furniture! gush.

Lissa@AfterAdornment said...

Glad you decided to keep that secretary. It's a great piece and looks great with the marbled paper!

Blair @ Studio13 said...

I love that marbled paper!

Stacy@RedDoorHome said...

Your secretary looks fabulous with the marble paper. I have been thinking about doing the same thing to a cabinet in my kitchen but just wasn't sure how it would work. Thanks for the inspiration!

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