Desk Problem: SOLVED

Okay, so here's the deal...

My mom and I are trading desks.

SHE has a desk that I found for her on ebay a couple of years ago (pretty much the same exact time I bought this too small one) and it's Pottery Barn. Those that know me well know that I am pretty much completely in love with anything from there.

I love the style.

I love the quality.

I love EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING in that store/catalog.

If I were rich, my entire house would be decorated just like their catalogs.

So, my mom doesn't really need this massive, gorgeous desk, so we're going to do a little tradey trade.

:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Now, the only problem I'm faced with is the fact that my mom's desk doesn't have a hutch.

I am a post-it note fanatic. I probably should own stock in 3M. My entire hutch and the frame of BOTH my monitors are all constantly covered in sticky notes with "NOTES TO SELF".

So, I went... where else, but Pottery Barn online and I found this cubby organizer that I REALLY like...
My idea was that I could hang it above the desk in lieu of the hutch and use it to sit all my crap on that is now all over the hutch and I could even stick my stickies on it if I can't curb the habit. ;)

The only problem is that it's not white, like the desk. :( And that's not really a huge deal, but my walls up here are the chocolate brown and I'm wondering if it's going to blend with my walls too much, being that it's a brown wood?

Whaddya think?

I would say I could paint it, but if you look carefully, you'll see that below each cubby is a cute silver plate with a number on it and I don't want to have to work around all those little things and I definitely wouldn't want to get paint on the number plates.

I'm wondering if maybe I should paint this one wall that my desk sits against a different color?

I've seen people do that. I'VE never done that.

Decisions, Decisions...

hmmmmmmmmm....