Turning a Closet into a Desk

When it comes to ideas for utilizing space, I think the idea of

turning a closet into a desk is a fantastic one.  I especially love

this design from Country Living.  The color scheme is absolutely

gorgeous and I adore the wallpaper in the background.  What a 

great way to give the space a punch with a pattern on the wall.

Wall paper is from GrahamBrown.com

This was what the closet looked like prior to the redesign.  

You'll notice the doors on this closet are very standard to

many modern homes and track homes.

In this design, this wonderful paint was used on the inside 

of the doors and it would make sense to paint the ceiling and

walls inside the closet (with the exception of the wallpapered

wall.)  I love that the designer used a pegboard (Home Depot)

for the inside of the closet door.  Framing the pegboard with 

molding makes it look polished and chic.  

I love that a miniature chandelier was used in the design.  Why

not indeed?  There are so many glamorous lamp pendants out 

there, why not use one to punch up the design factor.  

LampsPlus.com is a great resource along with many other 

stores.

In the design, a pair of very standard file cabinets are used.

This set of cabinets are from Staples but any file cabinets

of this size from Ikea or elsewhere would work too.  You

can choose stationary cabinets or add on rollers as it is in

this case for movement.

In this design, durable Krylon paint with a Satin finish

was used to spray paint the filing cabinets a similar color

to the paint used on the inside of the closet doors.  It's such

an easy way to customize and spruce up off the shelf office

furniture.  Make sure you choose a suitable spray point for

metal finishes in this case.

The table top is a very simple matter of MDF board cut to fit

the length of the file cabinets.  You can paint it any color you

want and in this case white is used to match the color of the

shelves above the desk (Ikea shelves are used in this design.)

Adding a fun rug under the chair gives a further

punch of color and really makes the area feel

like an office space.

The wicker office chair is also from Ikea.  I love how the doors open

 up to serve as the "side walls" of this office space.  It makes the space 

feel cozy.  

The beauty of this space is that it's designed with completely off the 

shelf products with much of the customization done with paint.  This 

allows anyone to really turn a closet into a gorgeous desk space quite 

cheaply.  The DIY elements of this design are simple enough that 

anyone (including me which I'm not very handy) can do it.  

Photos from Country Living