Wednesday, February 20, 2008

~A New Desk~

Desk
Hello everyone! Today we went to visit a friend and she happened to be getting rid of a desk. I'm not one to pass up free furniture, even if I am running out of room in our 1800 square foot house ;0) Grace and Emily wanted to use it for a letter writing desk, so we loaded it into our van and stopped by Goodwill to look for a chair.

Chair
Look what we found! It's white and it fits perfectly.

Price
This was the original price tag. We got it for $5.99!

Stamps
We also found a small crystal bowl for holding stamps.

Bowl and pitcher
And a mini bowl and pitcher for writing pens.

Letter box
I gave the girls this small box for holding letters and stamps.

Desk
We already had the pictures which complete the new little writing nook. Not bad for just under $10.00!

54 comments:

  1. That is sweet- bet they are thrilled!!

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  2. It looks perfect. What a beautiful place to inspire some beautiful writing.

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  3. Perfect and looks great.
    Susan

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  4. You are right. That is beautiful,classic and perfect.

    I have been looking for a desk quite similar to that to turn into a vanity for my walk in closet.

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  5. Anonymous6:30 AM

    What wonderful finds Kelli. I love the mini bowl and pitcher.

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  6. I so love that little chair...how adorable for sweet little girls...you did really good.

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  7. How wonderful! Bookworm is begging for a desk in her room, too. :)

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  8. whatta deal! It looks like such a satisfying find.

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  9. What a great writing nook for the girls! How fun that they now have their very own little area. :)

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  10. Love your creativity! Looks so pretty.

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  11. It all came together SO well! Perfect...it was like instant gratification! So wonderful for your girls! I remember REALLY thinking myself important and 'grown-up' when I had a desk that I could write letters at. Mine was only beautiful to me, though. ;-)

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  12. That is really nice. I hope the girls won't fight over it!

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  13. Very pretty! What a nice treat for two sweet young ladies.

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  14. What a sweet little writing nook AND at a very amazing price - good for you, Kelli! I'm sure your girls will enjoy it very much :)

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  15. I do love a good bargain!! What a cute little nook for the girls!

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  16. how adorable :) they'll have lots of fun writing at their new desk :)

    blessings,
    missy

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  17. Hi there..I think I came across your blog from a comment you left on Marybeths. I love it. Nice little nook you pulled together for your girls..how fun!

    Blessings~Alyce

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  18. Kelli! Ahat is adorable. Imgine getting that chair! It looks like it was in new condition, too. And I love it that the girls are learning to write letters. All the accessories are so nice. I see a ladder peeking out there. Are they happy with there bunk beds. If you hadn't put them up you'd never have had the space for the desk.
    Nancy

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  19. What a great find! I bet your girls will be writing many letters from that desl in the coming years.

    Blessings,
    Amy

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  20. Looks wonderful. What lucky ducks y'all are!

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  21. How wonderful !!! I don't blame ya for not passing it up. Free is ALWAYS good :-). I love the chair too. Fits like it was meant to be.
    Have a wonderful day!!

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  22. Perfect! That's the kind of shopping I love...

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  23. don't you just love the thrift store?

    we made a visit to "sally anne's boutique" yesterday. they had a half-price sale so i got oodles of clothes for my son... who seems to be in a permanent growth spurt at this point;-)

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  24. That is awesome! I especially love the little chair. It's fun thrifting, but also great to be able to show our kiddos how fun it is as well!

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  25. What a wonderful writing spot. I also love all of your pretty little details.

    Lucky girls! And, lucky mom - what great bargains you found.

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  26. I love the chair! Looks like a perfect writing nook for girls.

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  27. Wow Kelli, I love your new desk and the chair really matches perfectly with it! And what a very pretty letter holder you got as well! Congratulations and... happy letter writing!

    Hugs, Anita

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  28. Oh wow...I love that desk. Great job on finding such a deal! :D

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  29. Kelli -
    I love finds like yours. A free desk and a low-priced chair together with such sweet accessories! What a great place for your girls to write and keep track of their 'business'. I'm hoping to upgrade and enhance my desk area one of these days. You have inspired me.
    ~Adrienne~

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  30. How very pretty! What fabulous finds, too!!

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  31. This looks so pretty. What a nice place to and sit and write a note. Linda

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  32. It's all perfect! Things do just seem to fall into place, don't they? Hope you are staying warm!

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  33. Very nice! Pretty soon they'll be writing articles for your magazine ... or in their journals (do they like Jane Austen?).

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  34. What a blessing! I have really enjoyed your little blog ! I found this through Jessica's blog.
    I too, love finding little treasures that cost nothing!

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  35. Oh how cute. And I love the way you repurpose things. I am still having that camera issue so I have been trying to take a bunch of photo's before I go and get a c.d. I was going around and taking photo's of all my repurposed things. I especially love the idea of the stamps in the pretty dish. How will you keep the cat out of it though? I'll see you tomorrow!

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  36. Wow what a beautiful find!!! how blessed you were to find such nice things!! I went to s goodwill by us once and it was...well...scary!!

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  37. A girl after my own heart...head to Goodwill for embellishments. I do the same thing!!

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  38. You are my kind of lady! I never pass up free furniture :o)

    I love what you did with the desk. I think any lady would just be delighted to write a letter from that desk!

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  39. How lovely! What wonderful words might be penned there by your girls!
    Dee (www.Xanga.com/GraceatHome)

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  40. Oh my gosh, I absolutely love this, what a fantastic find!!!

    Kelly

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  41. Anonymous6:47 PM

    Wow, did you ever get some great deals. Love the pitcher idea for pens and pencils.

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  42. LOVE a beautiful bargain! Jennifer

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  43. What beautiful finds for your new desk! I'm sure the girls will enjoy it for a long time to come. :)

    Stop by soon to enter my giveaway! Deadline is noon on Saturday. I remember you said you loved old Victoria magazines. :)

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  44. Now that's a wonderful, usefull bargain! And oh, so pretty!

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  45. Very pretty!

    there you go again--Finding such bargains and treasure finds! Great!

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  46. Anonymous7:35 PM

    Great and what a deal. I know the girls will enjoy.

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  47. That looks fantastic, Kelli! I love the letter writing box and the chair - what a precious find! The footing on the desk is wonderful! It's gorgeous.

    P.S. I love that your gals write letters. :o) What a lost art and thoughtful treasure.

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  48. Oh Kelli, it's just beautiful...I love it :)

    Hugs,
    Sandra

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  49. I love how you shopped specifically for desk accessories for your girls to use! How sweet is that????

    Great ideas and how excited they must be to have such a grown up place to write. And the chair, wow!

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  50. Perfect little desk, perfect chair, perfect accessories and a perfect spot to plut them all in. A perfect price too!

    Julie

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  51. Beautiful finds, and what a good price!
    Debbie

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  52. Anonymous3:25 PM

    Wow, what amazing and beautiful finds! It looks wonderful...

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  53. Anonymous7:58 PM

    Wow...you're good! I'm not good at finding bargains like that. The desk and everything looks great. :o)
    Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a good week.
    www.homeschoolblogger.com/forkner

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  54. That is so cute. xo Rachel

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~Kelli