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By Erin Shipps Bedroom Off ice
the way to Branson. I covered a piece of cork from Hobby Lobby with burlap, which holds wonderful notes of encouragement from readers and advertisers. The white lamp is from Good JuJu, my Jayhawk was a gift. The picture frame on the desk, the vintage staplers and the owl planter were estate sale finds. The desk chair was an estate sale find. The guest chair is from my in-laws and the side table was a TLC Thrifty Boutique find. The Singer sewing table, which I placed a new top on, was my beloved Grandma Great’s (so was the green pillow). So if you’ve ever wondered where the VintageKC magic happens, this is it! Obvious- ly, I love vintage and I love Kansas City, even my trash can, peeking out under the desk, is 1970s vintage! Send your vintage room re-dos to me at erin@vintagekcmag.com!
and has lots of storage. And the finish is a gray dry brush with a shiny top coat. My 5ft. x 7ft. rug was a steal from JC Penny on clearance, with a coupon, for $30! My house is small, so I try to give rooms good views from other rooms. From the living room, the rug leads your eye right to this corner of the room and up to the feature wall. I knew I wanted a feature wall because it helps the computer blend in and it’s fun to look at when I’m at the desk. The yellow Kansas City print from Etsy Shop BugsyandSprite. The United States cutout is a cutting board I found on clearance at Target and I added the heart over KC. The old pic of the West Bottoms I found at an estate sale. The whale and the stitched flower pieces were gifts. My son’s artwork is in the top right and the metal Kansas plate is from an antique store on
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or the past year, I’ve been piecing together a home office. My office before consisted of an ugly desk made out of a door because it was cheap. I don’t believe design has to be expensive! Here’s how I turned our old bedroom into a new office. The anchor of any office is the desk, and I knew when I saw this one at Restoration Emporium, it was the one. It’s deep and heavy
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VintageKC / Winter 2014 41
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