The Den is Almost Done

It's been a year in the making, but I'm finally nearing the end of my den design.  I no longer needed a full work space, so wanted the room to have more of a relaxing feel with a slight outdoorsy theme.  Unfortunately I don't have a total 'before photo' with everything in it, but these show the progression of the room:

December 2010: This image, Summit, was a Christmas present and

is to serve as a focal point in the new room.

January 2011: Some original colour ideas for the room

January 2011: Early sketches for the new design

May 2011: Red walls, an L-shaped desk, and a

3-foot wide shelf filled the old room.

May 2011: With a new desk on order, my mom and I go

fabric shopping and she sews the valance for me.

June 2011: The Crate & Barrel desk sets the theme:

walnut furniture with distressed fronts.

December 2011: I finally finish the design for the shelves

and cabinets to hide the printer, modem, and binders. 

December 2011: Found distressed wood ...

December 2011: ... and it's a great match with the desk.

December 2011 (New Year's Eve): A work in progress.

January 2012: My first time ever working with a mixture of linseed oil

and beeswax to match the shelf colour to the desk colour.  They match.

January 6, 2012: Oiling the real thing.

January 8, 2012: A sneak peek.

Now it's onto the finishing touches - touch up the staple holes, the legs need another coat of stain or something to get that wood to match, need to find a frame for my Summit image, and just finish off some final details.  Getting close to the reveal :-).