Now I understand the high price tags on repainted furniture. I don't know if I will be doing it again... at the end... my daughter loved it.... so I was delighted.
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
my one and only painted shabby desk...
Who knew how much work and effort goes forth into refinishing furniture!.... I've seen so many lovely peices of furniture with a very high $$$ price tag... I never want to pay the price... I think I can wing anything and then in the middle of it all, I'm bawling and I just want to quit! But I don't. My daughter painted her room and we got some new vintage furniture so we needed a smaller desk. We were over our budget already so I had to take on the challenge and get a cheap one and revamp it.This one was a regular brown roll-top desk. I forgot to take a before pic, but you know them... it looks something like the the one I am posting here. The "after" was a lot of work, after sanding, priming, sawing screws in half (the crystal knobs I bought came very long...) I finally ended up with this.... Its a little distressed, it looks a lot better in real life though. It still needs some final details and I'm debating on the drawer at the bottom... I might go all cream. If you read this post... PLEASE ADVISE....
Now I understand the high price tags on repainted furniture. I don't know if I will be doing it again... at the end... my daughter loved it.... so I was delighted.
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Now I understand the high price tags on repainted furniture. I don't know if I will be doing it again... at the end... my daughter loved it.... so I was delighted.
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Wow! This is lovely:)
ReplyDeleteYour finished desk is very pretty. As you said, I think all cream would make it very stately. And, you're right. What a job! We bought an old dressing table from the salvation army. I don't have a before picture either, but my husband refinished it, and I love it. I did post it on a July post, I think around the 6th or 7th on my KardKornerKrib blog, when I wrote about my mother for her birthday. I love the glitter that floats nonchalantly throughout your blog. You have such pretty things. Have a good evening Ziggy!
ReplyDeleteI've repainted furniture thinking it would be fun...and it was...but I know what you mean about realizing how much time it takes! In the first pic I thought you should make the drawer cream but in the second post with the picture above it I thought the pink really worked and stood out nicely :)
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