I've been wanting to paint this desk (bought at a garage sale for $5) for a long time, especially since I switched out my white couch cover for a dark brown one (brown is SO much more practical when you have kids). However, now that the couch is so dark, I don't like the idea of having brown accent furniture. So, I figured it was time to bite the bullet and paint the old thing.
The kids had to help - of course. ;)
I used Valspar paint and primer in one - white with a satin finish. I didn't even have to sand the furniture. I just wiped off the dust and started spraying. Quick and easy! Hope it lasts... ;)
After using 2 cans of white (I should have bought 3 because it needed more) and one can of clear coat to cover it, here's the completed project!
I also painted a metal paper holder (?) thing that I found at a garage sale for $1.
It was plain gray in color, so I sprayed it with some left over aqua
spray paint and sanded down the edges.
I'm so happy with it! It's storing curriculum in my living room.
The knobs are from World Market.
We're happy with the results!
13 comments:
Oh my goodness!! Love it all!!!! You did such a great job!
It looks great Heidi! So cute! And I wonder if the metal thing could have been used to hold time cards "back in the olden days"? hehe It looks like there are places for name cards on each side below the slots. Just a guess anyway. :-)
@Jennifer
Thanks! Not sure exactly what it was for, but it was sold by a man who has a tile shop and there was a taped paper on the bottom that said something about orders...I think. Looks like it could have held tiles for counter tops or something. I should have asked him!
This post is so timely for me!!! I have a vanity I was planning to work on painting today!!! Your desk looks super!!!
Great works to spray painting some furniture. It's seems like a great review i have ever seen. Thanks for sharing.
Your kids so cute :D. When my son grow up, I'll teach them as you!
Nice tips. I like wood working so much and I offten make some simple things for my family. But I'm not good at painting. So I didn't paint anything.
Your kids look like they are having fun. Is good to have projects like these that bring the whole family together. BTW your desk looks awesome!
Nonetheless, given that the particular lounger is indeed dim, My partner and i dislike thinking about possessing brownish emphasize home furniture. Thus, My partner and i decided it absolutely was time and energy to nip the particular round and also color the particular outdated factor.
Your table looks so cute. I love it. I will make it for my kids. Thanks for sharing.
Nice post. I was looking like this. Really it is very useful and informative post. Thanks for sharing. Thanks again!
It is nice when kids start to help out around the house. There will come a point when they don't want anything to do with these things anymore anyway.
hahah,its a great thing the kids had done. its important to doing something through kids. they can learn from it. nice post indeed.
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