Styling a secretary desk

5 Ways To Style A Secretary. Hope your week is off to a great start. Today, I have five ways to style a secretary that I think you will love. As you scroll through the photos, you’ll see that the upper shelves of this vintage secretary are now full of books I collected from around […]

Photography: Monic Richard

Ornate wooden hutch and chair agaist cream colored wall with framed wall art.

Styling a secretary desk is my idea of fun, but I've never owned one...until now. For a few years now, I've been staring at this corner and wondering if a secretary desk would fit here and make sense. It made sense in my head, but sometimes I am confident a piece of furniture will work based on a vi

My husband has had his grandmother’s secretary desk for years, long before we were married. It’s always been with us, but in six houses (good grief we’ve moved a lot) this is the first home where it has been in a main room and visible. I’ve never spent any time styling it, mostly because I...

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Thoughtful design and custom treatments combine for a sense of timeless serenity in this traditional Georgia abode. Beautiful hand-painted de Gournay wallpaper inspired designer Patricia McLean’s approach to this elegant dining room. An antique chiffonier’s faux curtains and brass grilles make it as much an art piece as the collection of cut glass it displays.

This Secretary "Cottage" Desk Makeover is all about bringing that cozy cottage farmhouse look to your home with a light and airy feel.

I painted this secretary desk in Duck Egg blue. I use it everyday and really like it as my new office space. It is a Governor Winthro...