Ready for a Change

I have next week off from work, and am super excited about it. One thing I plan on doing is re-painting my study.

Here's a fairly recent picture, tho the bookshelves and desk position change often and no longer look like this.

Paint color is from Lowe's, "Vintage Pewter. Still pretty, but scuffed up. Plus, i want to go BOLD!

BLACK BLACK BLACK
Repaint my little desk white.

And one day...
-get a large bookshelf from Ikea, the Expedit for it's great storage options (in black)
-get a chandelier for some glamour
-get a settee/loveseat so i can study/stream a movie/draw comfortably
-and get some new curtains

Here are a few things that I like/want/wish I could afford:

 Why is anthropologie's furniture so expensive?

This is a little deeper than I'd like, but the shape is good.

Maybe i'll get lucky and find something (clean) on craigslist that will work.

This is affordable ($133), I'm just waiting until I'm ready.

And the bookcase, in black-brown 

(would prefer just black, but i'm sure a quick paint job can fix it. 

OR i can just get white... Think the black would "disappear" though.) 

Also affordable ($129) it's just a matter for going to Ikea to get it!

Thoughts? I need my study to be a refuge/creative space/virtual shop space for inviting. Want it bold, glam and creative.