Keila Tirado-Leist

This past week we also shared via my Instastories a DIY desk that I wanted to build on this awkward wall in the living room. Before we built it (and by we I mean Benjamin hehehe) I had a mirror here with a small shelf. I really didn't know what to do with this corner because it's such an odd space! Our old apartment living room was actually larger than this one by a few feet and the layout made it feel like it was also larger, Because of that we had a desk where we could work on and it was a really useful office space. When we moved here we thought that was one thing we would have to sacrifice because we didn't think there was any space for a desk/office space. However, after I did some research I found a DIY shelf unit that would fit perfectly and help give us our much needed desk. I was inspired by one of my favorite design bloggers Dabito to build a shelf/desk unit. I knew that ours would have to be scaled down quite a bit and that the design we used would look a little different. But what's great about this wall system is that you can customize it to whatever way you want and to suit your needs. 

I am so thrilled with how it turned out! It is a little tricky to put together because measurements need to be exact. We also wanted it to be more sturdy and used a stud marker to anchor the brackets that we spray painted a very warm gold. I love the color combo of the warmer gold and white against our cooler paint color. I'm sharing all of the details of the materials we used at the bottom of this post!

The one thing I wish I would've done differently was to paint all of the screws we used! I only had enough paint to cover several because I didn't think to do that when I was spray painting the brackets.  I still need to go back to paint the rest. Otherwise, once this system is in place it's really perfect for what we wanted! I also love the midcentury modern design and you really can't go wrong with more shelf space. This entire corner has been transformed and it's been so fun to decorate! The below print is actually a month page I framed from my 2017 Brimpapery calendar!

I'm happy with the amount of plants and things that I have layered but there's always time to switch things around ;) The cascading plant is called a Philodendron and it's one of the first plants that I purchased! It's doing really well and doesn't require a lot of care, I water it once a week and make sure to clean the leaves off every few weeks. Now that it's up higher I'll have to keep an eye out that she's receiving enough light but so far I think she's happy up there :)