My Refinished Desk

Last week Louie found an old neglected desk and he knew I was going to want it. You can see that post here.   We loaded up this little beauty and brought it straight home.  She was strong and sturdy and had great lines and look at those legs....

Unfortunately she was badly dried out, very dirty and quite stained....

But I could see potential....

 I was itching to get started on her.  I dragged her out into the driveway and when I went back inside to grab my apron, Louie started sanding down the top.  Apparently he was itching to get his hands on her too.   It sanded up really nicely...

While Louie was doing that I took all the drawers and washed them out with some hot soapy water and set them in the sun to dry.  After all the sanding was finished, I applied a coat of stain to the entire desk, as well as the drawers.  I always stain inside the drawers as well - I just like the way that looks and it covers up a lot of imperfections.

Then I gave everything 2 coats of polyurethane and did 4 coats on the top for extra protection.  Isn't she beautiful?

I just love the color...

Check out the legs - they look like they're ready for dancing....

I had removed and cleaned up the Lion drawer pulls.  They look like brand new...

She is now sitting in my office and I have all my jewelry making supplies close at hand.  It's the perfect desk for that!  I like sitting in front of the window where I get nice natural light while I'm working...

What did you make over this weekend?

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Refinished Desk and Chair Set

If you remember, Chablis and I have slowly been making our way through a huge pile of discarded furniture that we picked up all summer.  We've been refinishing everything under threat of my husband who wanted his garage space back.  I honestly don't know why he'd be bothered by a garage full of junk treasures that was piled so high he couldn't even get our lawn mower in there....  I showed you 2 cedar chests that we re-did a couple of weeks ago here.

Our latest refinishing project was a desk and matching chair.  She picked up both pieces for free.  I'm telling you, having a pick up truck and offering to take things off of peoples hands is a big advantage.  You can't beat a deal like that!

First up is the desk, which had an attached shelving unit.  You can see how scratched up and filthy dirty it was but it was sturdy and well built.  We immediately took the whole thing apart, sanded down the rough edges and some awful looking decals and gave it a good washing....

Chablis decided on a 2 tone color palette, topped by a thin layer of stain and a light distressing afterwards.   We did a final coat of furniture wax and this is how it turned out...

The chair that came with the set was originally in bad condition as well.  Pretty awful looking, huh?

Chablis echoed the taupe color of the desk for the chair paint, did a light stain and distressing and finished with a final waxing....

Here's the finished set together....

Another project out of the way and a few more feet of garage space for my hubby.  Everyone is happy!

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