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Vintage Desk Accessories

August 14, 2014 by carole Leave a Comment

Vintage desk accessories provide a nice alternative to big box store options.

Your desk. Where hard work, a calendar overrun with notes, and perhaps even some aggressive paper shuffling meet. It’s a place to get things done, but it can also be a place that you enjoy with some vintage desk accessories instead of the usual. Here are a few simple steps to get your desk looking and functioning just a little bit better. 

Foundation pieces

Start with a desk that appeals to you aesthetically and is spacious enough for your needs. Here we’ve got an antique pine desk with one drawer. We’re often on the go here at F&F, so this is a great “landing spot” for laptops and files. Just enough room to spread out but also small enough to prevent us from creating a new vignette called “Crazed Sea of Paper and Electronics.” 😉  

Comfy chair

Chances are you’ll be sitting here a while, and comfort is key to productivity. Here we have paired the antique desk with a retro-industrial chair for a little mixing of eras.

Lighting

You’ve also got to be able to see what it is you’re working so diligently on, so a lamp is usually a pretty good idea. We’ve just used a nice, classic white lamp here. Never goes out of style!

desk

Desktop Elements of Vintage Desk Accessories

1/ Storage and filing  

Rustic Filing
This rustic produce crate perfectly fits manila folders and other paperwork. It’s a great place to keep papers you need to be able to get to ASAP. 

2/ The not-so-serious spot for attractive items to give your weary eyes a rest

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Pretties on the desk are nice for stressful moments – take a deep breath and smell the roses…er…candle…

Room for pretties on the desk? Are you sure? Oh, yes. You heard me. Make way for the pretties! You’ll be surprised how much happier your work space will be with a few non-work-related items on your desk. Here we’ve gathered them all together using this little brass tray. Our Fresh Linen candle adds a nice scent to the air while greenery or flowers add a bit of nature to the mix. And, of course, a picture of the fam or friends never hurts either.

3/ Toolbox

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Unique, unusual ways to hold your supplies…

Use vintage items to hold some of your “tools.” Here we’ve got an old trophy holding pens and a small blue and white cupcake box to hold paperclips, rubber bands, etc. Think outside of the box – there are so many great vintage items that can add a lot of character to your home and still be just as functional as a new product.

4/ Gentle reminder wall

memoboard
A different take on a memo board…

Made from an old window, this memo board would be great for to-do lists, reminders, or even some favorite pictures.

For more inspiration, check out this article. Great ideas for adding personal touches to your office.

 

 

 

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Carole Marcotte

My name is Carole and I am a caring, efficient and passionate interior decorator. I help clients create stylish, functional homes that respect their past while designing for their future. After extensive research, I work tirelessly to blend clients’ existing and new decor into the overall design scheme. I love what I do.

My ideal for the design world in general (I can dream big, can’t I?): People will stop buying crap, refurbish and highlight their existing treasures and, if they absolutely need more stuff, buy only resale items (vintage, antique, consignment or the like). And if it must be new stuff, it will provide significant function, environmental sustainability or support our artists and thereby feed our soul. I am on a mission…care to join me?

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