Sunday, October 7, 2012

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 
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featured this cute little desk.  Thanks Cassie! 



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7 comments:

  1. Love, love, love it!!!!

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  2. Oh, I feel your pain. I once did a black piece and used spray on poly and it looked streaky and awful. I had to paint the whole thing a second time as well. Good to know that wax will do the same thing. I think I'll stick with my brush on poly. Looks great now though so good job!

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  3. It turned out great, but it pulled at my heart-strings. I found a desk very similar to this at our St. Vincent DePaul and passed it up to wait for their sale, and missed it!! I kicked my self mentally for weeks :( They were only asking $8 for it too. Silly me! That won't happen again you can be that!!

    Nice job ;)

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    1. Thank you Michelle! I hate when that happens! :( Us bargain hunters have to learn to strike when the iron is hot (I'm forever saying, "I'll come back and get it....").

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  4. i LOVE this! i am so into black right now and this piece is awesome! those knobs were the perfect touch!

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    1. Thank you Cassie. My husband said, "I don't get the whole funky knob thing." So, your comment made me laugh! I love the knobs, too!! :)

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