Brighten up your workspace by painting a letter organizer

Whether you have a home office and frequently get the workday blues, or you’re a student who spends hours sitting behind your desk at home, many of us could use a brightened up workspace. You don’t have to repaint your entire bedroom or overhaul your lighting just to improve your workspace’s ambiance. Making small changes to your decor can make a big difference. One project you can try is painting a letter organizer bright yellow, which just might be conducive to whistling while you work.

What you’ll need:

• A wood letter organizer
• Bright yellow paint for wood
• Bright paint for wood in a second color of your choice
• Paint brush
• Masking tape
• Spray-on primer
• Meter stick
• Clear semi-gloss wood finish spray

What to do:

1. If it isn’t already free of dust and dirt, use a damp cloth to wipe off your letter organizer.
2. Spray primer onto your letter organizer, following the instructions on the can.
3. Once the primer is dry, use a meter stick and masking tape to mask off the areas where you would like the stripes in your second paint color to be.
4. Apply two coats of the bright yellow paint onto the letter organizer, allowing time to dry between each coat.
5. When the yellow paint is dry, remove the masking tape; then mask off the sections directly adjacent to your stripes.
6. Fill in the stripes with two coats of your second color of paint.
7. Apply wood finish spray to the letter organizer, following the instructions on the can.

Tags: bright yellow paint, wood letter organizer

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