Favourite Furniture Fridays: Pawleys Island Posh

<div style="text-align: center;">Hey loves, I'm Julia from <a href="http://www.pawleysislandposh.blogspot.ca/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Pawleys Island Posh</span></a> and I'm thrilled to be here today chatting about my favorite piece of furniture.  Currently, it's my desk.  I may have two babes, but this was truly my biggest labor of love.  I inherited the desk from my in-laws and painted it a nice coral color.  (Safflower by Olympic Paints from Lowes)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also spray painted four of the existing knobs with metallic gold paint.  The tops knobs I swapped out for two crystal knobs form Anthrolpologie.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's both pretty and functional.  I'm both a photographer and a blogger as well as a full fledged <a href="http://pinterest.com/juliaryan/">pinterest</a> addict so I clearly spend a lot of my time here at my desk as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf2EQ4ezGWxrIcZrmgU-P726P-37VxHf9IBnsInmwX108kx9j53bv6ehZT9cGYfJ5nZ1EEqB5CTcs-l6vc1p83DvMlU5-RntAwKgD5m9CzxcawQUd_WiUdW5wJTbXuKfq5bD7H9GN-8c/s1600/CORALDESK2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidf2EQ4ezGWxrIcZrmgU-P726P-37VxHf9IBnsInmwX108kx9j53bv6ehZT9cGYfJ5nZ1EEqB5CTcs-l6vc1p83DvMlU5-RntAwKgD5m9CzxcawQUd_WiUdW5wJTbXuKfq5bD7H9GN-8c/s640/CORALDESK2.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSgZQYVvPF0PzBRUtkXWUzCrR2ALt8NO2ddVWhHyWeKRi1LqlN4ZDgVml0L3djCD22LKWLZOMRcYbALD2201E8K5aCGzuhY9AJXmLVUUiBWLjP9Kk9JOhTcbhR9nq1XEa2IgdvIqC9lk/s1600/CORALDESK3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSgZQYVvPF0PzBRUtkXWUzCrR2ALt8NO2ddVWhHyWeKRi1LqlN4ZDgVml0L3djCD22LKWLZOMRcYbALD2201E8K5aCGzuhY9AJXmLVUUiBWLjP9Kk9JOhTcbhR9nq1XEa2IgdvIqC9lk/s640/CORALDESK3.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSTcJFBNPCdOwTY0wMNE2D8hCOiH4h8Jsb6eAiG1MTYkEL87mT-E2WDjs6orN6_gJvXbJIkxxoe47VwJjTFlZaDwoYZr6KEDR6IU2Bc8EomRvWEgmbenCVF0j_z2bFtg8-GfgsrfUb80/s1600/CORALDESK4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSTcJFBNPCdOwTY0wMNE2D8hCOiH4h8Jsb6eAiG1MTYkEL87mT-E2WDjs6orN6_gJvXbJIkxxoe47VwJjTFlZaDwoYZr6KEDR6IU2Bc8EomRvWEgmbenCVF0j_z2bFtg8-GfgsrfUb80/s640/CORALDESK4.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HdP1F1BUrgnVZ0j_IOrt8PI6EjHoo_VFkATsNI5fG9hwMaO6kDW7fzMThSscnXEnYI6JobkC5Adp0nXyCm3CNUoiOqtOGCgA-PXVVJrO-RpvyPDXNoyUYzEGbp-rIg6yZBczr3svoX8/s1600/IKATPILLOW3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HdP1F1BUrgnVZ0j_IOrt8PI6EjHoo_VFkATsNI5fG9hwMaO6kDW7fzMThSscnXEnYI6JobkC5Adp0nXyCm3CNUoiOqtOGCgA-PXVVJrO-RpvyPDXNoyUYzEGbp-rIg6yZBczr3svoX8/s640/IKATPILLOW3.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_KWwwOds9WD8-ZAlsfmWzZYsm3RXnGKizYH8SUS237nmqqzf-MGg4Oznd6vLSAt6lzlS23gdnlzOvOYMwOyftKwzO2xe_bo14SVmNHsElqIn4gzEMAryZWegqZCSxGB021IwE_ub2RY/s1600/OFFICE6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_KWwwOds9WD8-ZAlsfmWzZYsm3RXnGKizYH8SUS237nmqqzf-MGg4Oznd6vLSAt6lzlS23gdnlzOvOYMwOyftKwzO2xe_bo14SVmNHsElqIn4gzEMAryZWegqZCSxGB021IwE_ub2RY/s640/OFFICE6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjSrckZsWSZwV6f4cFU79k3n3GrKzDamRYvfNLOEaJHNBwjm1505tHTcVb7_AW-yErsPeHjTbdXheGzAJN8UclXy4oAjw9Mcc4wuqMJsJJ3aqC6xLUY_6-X-SKtfI1e0l4MJ48o-hATg/s1600/desk1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjSrckZsWSZwV6f4cFU79k3n3GrKzDamRYvfNLOEaJHNBwjm1505tHTcVb7_AW-yErsPeHjTbdXheGzAJN8UclXy4oAjw9Mcc4wuqMJsJJ3aqC6xLUY_6-X-SKtfI1e0l4MJ48o-hATg/s640/desk1.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I just die over Julia's office space. The coral desk adds such a fun pop of color and her ability to mix different textiles, colors and patterns is truly admirable! Thanks so much for sharing! Be sure to check out Julia's fabulous blog <a href="http://www.pawleysislandposh.blogspot.ca/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">HERE</span></a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRmTNxShu5X4rQ8vYzobWdZEMlzuKC-WkBuMGXEYVq9ZeWGjocx6jlpxkwFH-jlKO0jyopRQjutbzbJPK7OgFEjvtLu_FbdJ-2whMqgZx1LUiyavhoW5X4BtQGVuyS8bKVF1bcXSrormZ/s1600/Favourite+Furniture+Fridays.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRmTNxShu5X4rQ8vYzobWdZEMlzuKC-WkBuMGXEYVq9ZeWGjocx6jlpxkwFH-jlKO0jyopRQjutbzbJPK7OgFEjvtLu_FbdJ-2whMqgZx1LUiyavhoW5X4BtQGVuyS8bKVF1bcXSrormZ/s320/Favourite+Furniture+Fridays.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Favourite Furniture Fridays: Pawleys Island Posh

Hey loves, I'm Julia from Pawleys Island Posh and I'm thrilled to be here today chatting about my favorite piece of furniture.  Cur...

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THIS.DESK.

<div style="text-align: center;">I am currently drooling over <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/00147356/#/50147354"><span style="color: #674ea7;">this desk</span></a> from IKEA. It has my mind rolling with so many ideas.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1a1Ui590Fjqa96BFk1Qu9MX1IpmpLxMFwv6FpNVrhxF44uZGSJdoLL57SXKnAwXoS2lpwQHFRcwFXYlOPffZCQj4f8kkgWm08UNYK7RjdtyAumyYomg7m0kVi4gW6-BHuzArPY7ldr-s/s1600/ikea+high+gloss+desk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1a1Ui590Fjqa96BFk1Qu9MX1IpmpLxMFwv6FpNVrhxF44uZGSJdoLL57SXKnAwXoS2lpwQHFRcwFXYlOPffZCQj4f8kkgWm08UNYK7RjdtyAumyYomg7m0kVi4gW6-BHuzArPY7ldr-s/s1600/ikea+high+gloss+desk.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The description says "A long table top makes it easy to create a workspace for two", but I thought, what about a space for <i>ONE </i>to do both work and beauty? It would cut down the need for two pieces of furniture in a smaller, studio style space. The high gloss white and slim leg design would make it visually light and airy.<br />Let me show you what I mean with a quick sketch (maybe this makes up for the lack of doodle <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2012/07/watercolor-wednesdays.html" style="color: #8e7cc3;">yesterday</a>):<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9pW3ioKEKfUQ86XHxfahdP_bFxrFOVzbpbmPqP2gAZn-6T5s0EkO9p660tTM0ZgKAxrWWkT6-JfKUuIq17P4LCtFHKlp-E1gXSu-OQJrE1s_qBBhTbX3C-lvOSE1zhPd771BtEhu3Z39/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9pW3ioKEKfUQ86XHxfahdP_bFxrFOVzbpbmPqP2gAZn-6T5s0EkO9p660tTM0ZgKAxrWWkT6-JfKUuIq17P4LCtFHKlp-E1gXSu-OQJrE1s_qBBhTbX3C-lvOSE1zhPd771BtEhu3Z39/s640/010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>A venetian mirror over one side, with a jar of makeup brushes and a tray of lipsticks.<br />A fabric covered inspiration board over the other side, with laptop and office supplies!<br />You could even mix up the seating for extra fun.<br />I've always wanted an extra long desk<br />like this:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6vF1c3V3ZNWFM5P-Jj3QriMA06OWvS_weY2ArnQkSXY38VNi4GBLmjwjjlwMYVUEE9V4s3m7yCNK8x-WnyZALdM313LrxfJh-MRvRyMnAHG0bWllqUk2Guu5CtKqkaBoFj9mmNEZRnCd/s1600/long+desk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6vF1c3V3ZNWFM5P-Jj3QriMA06OWvS_weY2ArnQkSXY38VNi4GBLmjwjjlwMYVUEE9V4s3m7yCNK8x-WnyZALdM313LrxfJh-MRvRyMnAHG0bWllqUk2Guu5CtKqkaBoFj9mmNEZRnCd/s1600/long+desk.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.luisbustamante.com/">via </a></td></tr></tbody></table> Or this:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkmTUbKzmb_WTKcAhjE2gXMbWOdouKcZUBy99_wlMJAB_BukfA9d0POxqrEcWC4gllTlXvyOgxOvF_V8BBt-IfzkAT9nHnCLWACBiwl49-HasyVojyoX7pYT3GrIkYTVrULWAhYpXYhTN/s1600/long+desk+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkmTUbKzmb_WTKcAhjE2gXMbWOdouKcZUBy99_wlMJAB_BukfA9d0POxqrEcWC4gllTlXvyOgxOvF_V8BBt-IfzkAT9nHnCLWACBiwl49-HasyVojyoX7pYT3GrIkYTVrULWAhYpXYhTN/s640/long+desk+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ruemag.com/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table> Or this:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslbtbuOcVHHeUcPNRG9xf2nd-B7OzEprreE_3JxmvCgTiTn7UZb5FJXy7WbFbyRQigNKlaSeI4dPfFIfPWIwccPP20hbXzyapZ_CncaYRhp9fnP5NeLvlbRp7cNbcutLIZiXEU4VRYsDU/s1600/long+desk+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslbtbuOcVHHeUcPNRG9xf2nd-B7OzEprreE_3JxmvCgTiTn7UZb5FJXy7WbFbyRQigNKlaSeI4dPfFIfPWIwccPP20hbXzyapZ_CncaYRhp9fnP5NeLvlbRp7cNbcutLIZiXEU4VRYsDU/s1600/long+desk+3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.stylizimo.com/2011/09/black-white-home-office.html">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Is there room for this in my <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2012/04/big-news-signed-lease.html" style="color: #8e7cc3;">student rental</a> come October? Well, No...<br />Is that going to stop me? Let's just say I love a good design challenge so we will see!<br />xo <br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /> </a><br />ps. Only a few more days to enter to win my <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2012/07/100th-follower-giveaway-2-pairs-of.html" style="color: #8e7cc3;">earrings giveaway</a>! Get in on it while you still can ;)</div>

THIS.DESK.

I am currently drooling over this desk from IKEA. It has my mind rolling with so many ideas. The description says "A long table top ma...

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Wednesday's Doodle

<div style="text-align: center;">Last week I showed you a sketch of this piece, and today I bring you the finished copy (and a guide to getting the look yourself!).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Gf9B834iIleI03yIDswEBlxDltcPFKDoZ2jokQ-Sjn1rmOV4fUN_gfhATmqLtwlLAQn7RK0SvBCtT80H0W2Hrj_FdO9wYVBH6LD9MwYmYTetoxB3e6f4m2CtBcELBf6U_gY-60fC0co/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Gf9B834iIleI03yIDswEBlxDltcPFKDoZ2jokQ-Sjn1rmOV4fUN_gfhATmqLtwlLAQn7RK0SvBCtT80H0W2Hrj_FdO9wYVBH6LD9MwYmYTetoxB3e6f4m2CtBcELBf6U_gY-60fC0co/s640/001.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-xJun50-G73ymcQq30PlaGN8deK5I-k-YghL0vb2yc0IIoSWDf8BjyyemFe-RDWL0Zt4U3vY3WFovdKKRZc-hPJU5Dnnz6XC-fQhvi6sBzSIrSEv9Wk6bzPIbS6bFZ0a_glw1qhFpwg/s1600/get+the+look.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-xJun50-G73ymcQq30PlaGN8deK5I-k-YghL0vb2yc0IIoSWDf8BjyyemFe-RDWL0Zt4U3vY3WFovdKKRZc-hPJU5Dnnz6XC-fQhvi6sBzSIrSEv9Wk6bzPIbS6bFZ0a_glw1qhFpwg/s640/get+the+look.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="http://www.lovelyandcompany.co.uk/products/eames-herman-miller-dsw-side-chair-in-kelly-green">1</a> / <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S39892962/">2</a> / <a href="http://www.shopfurbish.com/servlet/the-1040/Gem-Lamp--dsh--Pink/Detail?category=Lighting">3</a> / <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/shopsale-dining/073547.jsp">4</a> / 5 / 6<br />Hope you enjoy my lovelies! We are half way to Friday (and half way until my bf gets home from <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2012/06/concrete-jungle-where-dreams-are-made.html">New York</a>, I miss him!) Also, thank you so much to all of my followers for helping me reach 100! I will be hosting a fun giveaway to show my appreciation...so stay tuned!  xo<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Wednesday's Doodle

Last week I showed you a sketch of this piece, and today I bring you the finished copy (and a guide to getting the look yourself!). 1 / 2 ...

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