Our popular Parsons Desk is frequently a star in our Home Run features — but we’d never seen it in hot pink before! Spotted on Design*Sponge, this custom pink Parsons is the work of Naomi Stein of Design Manifest.
Naomi works with her father to run Design Manifest — a Philadelphia based Design & Build firm. In addition to her professional design work, Naomi blogs about design inspirations and her personal design projects at the Design Manifest Blog.
Naomi was lucky to score a secondhand Parsons Desk with Drawers for only $40. Though the original chocolate finish was scratched and dented, she wasn’t deterred. After lightly sanding the veneer surface, she painted the entire desk in a high gloss hot pink (she used Glidden’s Very Berry).
While Naomi is happy with her desk she suggests getting a glass top cut to size for the desk surface — her laptop gets really hot and melts the high gloss paint! If you’re considering painting wood furniture, invest in a finishing lacquer or polyurethane sealant — or use an oil-based enamel paint.
Curious about Naomi’s art collection? Check out her guide to her artwork at Design Manifest | My Office Nook.
See more of Naomi’s stylish home on Design*Sponge | Sneak Peek: Naomi Stein of Design Manifest and her personal blog Design Manifest.
SHOP PARSONS DESK WITH DRAWERS
Parsons Desk with Drawers
Image: by Courtney Apple and Naomi Stein
5 comments
Irene says:
Dec 1, 2011
Amazing!
Sarah says:
Dec 7, 2011
I love it. I’d love to know the name of the blue wall color she used!! Gorgeous
Eloise says:
Dec 13, 2011
My taste, completely. LOVE the colors.
Claire says:
Dec 28, 2011
LOVE this. Where did she even find a secondhand Parsons desk? I’ve been looking everywhere so I can do something like this. She got a lucky deal.
Parsons Made Personal: Nick Olsen | Front & Main says:
Dec 29, 2011
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