Girl's Desk in Black

I happened to be out of town and had a few minutes to kill a few weeks ago while waiting for a friend. I told myself I would go into Goodwill and "just look"--well 5 minutes later I was loading this desk into my husband's truck. It was meant to be!  :)  I had driven my car and was going to walk out without it because it obviously wouldn't fit when DH (who drives our truck) just happened to call. I said, "Where are you?"  He said, "In Green Bay." (He travels a lot for his business.)  I said, "How far are you from Goodwill?"  He said, "I'm just going by."  You can't tell me that's not fate!!   :)

 I loved the simplicity of the columns and the curve of the front piece and it was in fairly good condition--nothing a little wood glue couldn't fix.  Too good to pass up. :)

 Before

After

 I hated the original pulls (sorry) and love how these knobs give it such a feminine feel without being over-the-top girly.  

 I wanted this desk to have a softer look and feel, so I ended up waxing it instead of using poly.  I love the look it has (and it feels like butter), but I will NEVER wax over black again!  I try not to cry doing this job (it's just furniture, right?), but I was pretty close on this one ( I had to sand the top and the drawers off and pretty  much start over at one point).

 I absolutely love the contrast of the white chair and knobs with the black.  I also love how it just has a worn well-loved feel.  

 Still think this chair is so sweet.  Ania (my daughter, who is 7) asked me if she could buy it from me! lol!

These drawers were a mess.  I think someone spilled ink in them. I painted them (with 4 coats!) and lined them with the same fabric as the seat.

Cassie, over at 

featured this cute little desk.  Thanks Cassie! 

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