Monday, September 19, 2011

Desk Re-do


Here is my pretty little thrift store desk before it's makeover.

First we primed it with Krylon primer.

Then we spray painted it Krylon's gloss "Blue Ocean Breeze."
The key to spray painting furniture is a million (I'm exaggerating)
 thin layers. It takes forever but looks really good.

Then we added a black glaze to make the awesome
 carved details pop out.

And of course we always finish off with a coat of
polyurethane because it protects it from getting
scratched and it just makes it look finished.

And here it is all finished. Easily my favorite piece of furniture.
And I didn't even need to paint the hardware, just gave it a good wash.

3 comments:

  1. Haylie, your desk turned out amazing! You guys could totally make lots of money doing this! I LOVE it!
    -Brooke

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  2. where did you get this desk? we just bought a house and i'm pretty sure i'll be relying on thrift store furniture from here on out! any shopping tips would be greatly appreciated. did i mention that i loooove this?!

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  3. I got this desk at the Deseret Industries in Harrisville UT. It was a rare find but if you check often you can find some good furniture.

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