A Desk Makeover

This is a desk I found last fall at a yard sale.  The lady selling itseemed reluctant to part with it because it was her grandmother's desk.

After sanding it, I gave it two coats of black paint.

After the black paint came two coats of pea-green paint, followed bydistressing to allow the black to show through.

It has lovely detail work all along the front of the desk which I wanted to emphasize with the distressing.

I kept the original hardware since it was already black and in good shape.

I used a clear and dark wax and finished it off with buffing to giveit a subtle shine.~The seat came out a little to high, so unfortunately, I thinkI'm going to have to take it all apart and take it down about an inchbefore the open house.  I hate to do that because it sure is comfortable,but it's a little too tight to scoot in close.

The desk top is decorated with a vintage key plate from an old homemounted on flocked butterfly paper and a small nest of speckled eggs anda butterfly nestled on a sweet little dish of moss.

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