Vintage Writing Desk
This sad little desk sat in my garage for some time until a new client wanted it for her bedroom, YAY!… The desk itself is sold maple and very well made but it had a ton of scratches and had to be sanded down really well…
BEFORE
Here is the much updated version… I had to sand down about 60% of the desk because of all of the surface scratches but by using my orbital sander it didn’t take too long.
AFTER
I painted it with Benjamin Moore Advance paint. This is a custom grey I had them mix for me that I had used for my daughter’s closet makeover.
The client wanted a clean crisp finish so no distressing…
This paint is self leveling so you have little to no brush strokes.
I love all of the little drawers… I think this would make a great makeup table!
The handles I spray painted with Rustoleum Chrome spray… LOVE how they turned out!
This is a great sized desk for just about any room and I know my client just loved how it turned out! Hope you like it too…
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Posted on February 27, 2013, in Furniture and tagged chrome knobs, grey painted desk, how to paint furniture, makeup table, Painted desk, painting knobs, vintage desk, Vintage furniture, writing desk. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
Oh, wow. What a nice job!!! Great color and the handles are beautiful. Your craftsmanship shows in every inch.
This so much! I do love the Chrome spray paint for the handles… It jazzes them up a bit!
what a pretty and unique desk!
The is Sharon.. I just love all of the cubbies it has!
That’s a great desk. Love the little door compartment on the left. It turned out beautifully! I just saw some new Benjamin Moore colors I want to try out, so I’m going to try that self-leveling Advantage line you’ve been talking about.
Thanks Deb! I think you will really like the paint! I haven’t used it to distress, although I’m sure it would behave fine, but I really do like the results I get with it!
What a gorgeous desk – love all the details – and the color is just gorgeous !!!
Great transformation
Hugs,
Suzan
Thanks so much Suzan! I love all of the little cubbies too!
Love the style and the color of this unusual desk. Great transformation.
Thanks so much! It does have some cool features to it!