Last weekend I worked with my daughter on her new home office area, which motivated me to create a vintage desk vignette in my own home. Since school starts for a lot of kids this month, I decided to haul out my vintage penmanship poster to start things off!
I love my penmanship poster and it was such a steal!
The last time I featured it on my blog was at my Christmas home tour.
My painted wall shutters provide the perfect backdrop! All I did was hang the penmanship poster from a stretch of twine using small, wooden clothespins.
I have several vintage posters that I can swap out according to the seasons.
In fact, I recently placed a vintage butterfly poster on my summer mantel.
Back to school season means books to read so I tucked a few of my vintage books inside a mini suitcase I purchased a few months ago.
The suitcase is covered in vintage maps and I love the colors.
I added a few of my vintage bottles and an air plant to finish the look.
I just started collecting little brown bottles. Aren’t they cute?
Included in my vintage desk vignette is a potted succulent and a couple more crusty bottles, with a big feather stuck in the smallest one.
This desk was a $35 garage sale find from several years ago.
I painted it and decoupaged the desk using script style scrapbook paper.
My vintage desk vignette is now ready for the school season, even though I don’t have any kids in school. But I’ve actually been thinking of taking a computer class at our local college this fall. Maybe a web design class or a Photoshop class. A photography class might be fun too!
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Wendy Johnson says
August 10, 2015 at 8:47 amVery nice. I like the map in the old suitcase. I like lots of things , that stood out this time.
Pamela @ FlowerPatchFarmhouse.com says
August 10, 2015 at 9:20 amI have also been thinking of taking web design classes. I have found it a lot of fun and want to learn more. Learning keeps us young!
Cyndee says
August 10, 2015 at 9:23 amJennifer, it looks very nice. I like the whole picture and everything in it!!
Pam @ House of Hawthornes says
August 10, 2015 at 2:22 pmI have that very same penmanship chart and it doesn’t remotely look that cool! Love your vintage desk vignette!
Alice @ Atelier by BBJ says
August 10, 2015 at 3:31 pmI love air plants! Great use of it. They are so easy to care for and look great at the same time. Thanks!
Shoppe No. 5 Debra says
August 10, 2015 at 4:12 pmI love your vintage desk vignette. Going back to school for fun classes is fun. I am currently taking a furniture painting class even though I paint furniture and sell it in my booth. It is so interesting to learn new ideas and techniques. Enjoy.