A few weeks ago Hubby was taking our trash to our local drop off site and
texted me a picture of a desk that was being thrown out and wanted to know
if I would be interested in it to refinish.
It is made of solid wood.
Other than the long legs being a little loose and the top was scratched,
all in all it was in pretty good condition.
I started off by sanding down the top to the bare wood.
After seeing how pretty the top was I ended up sanding the rest of the desk down, except for the legs.
I just wasn't loving the mid century look of the legs and knew that I wanted to swap those out and make the desk a little sturdier.
This little desk went from being thrown out in the trash.....
to this new and improved treasure.
Hubby helped me add an apron front and new legs to make this little desk sturdier.
A view of the new legs and support.
The color is called In The Navy by Sherwin Williams, which I had mixed at Home Depot.
The top is stained with a mixture of Minwax Special Walnut, Dark Walnut and Weathered Oak.
New drawer pulls were added in a pretty gold tone.
I added a little surprise to each drawer bottom by painting them in blue and white stripes.
To seal the desk I applied 3 coats of Minwax Polycrylic in Satin.
What a cute little desk this will make for our oldest grandson.
