Fancy Desk

Hi folks.

I'm excited to share a cool desk transformation

with you.  I forgot to get a "before" picture.

But as you can imagine, it was your typical 

dark brown wooden desk. 

Here is the updated piece...

This was a ready to paint, sturdy desk.

It had minimal varnish & since I planned on

distressing the edges, I did no sanding at all!

I chose not to prime either.

In my opinion,

skipping these steps should 

only happen if you: 

Use Annie Sloan Paint

or

Plan on a very distressed look

Clean well with TSP

Apply a super thin base layer

Give the first layer ample dry time

It had great hardware,

which can make or break 

your furniture sale.

These were intricate, 

fine & had a great patina!

The top got a fancy stencil design.

I made it using my Cricut machine & 

adhesive vinyl.

It's a messy, tedious process.  But in the 

end it is very much worth the time.

I've gotten pretty fast at it!

Sometimes choosing the design can be tricky.

For creative stencils,

the biggest trick is to

make sure your base layers of paint

are good & dry.  Otherwise, when you pull 

your tape & stencils off the paint will 

peel right off with it.

I don't apply much pressure to the

tape either.  

Now the honest breakdown...

paint brand: Valspar

desk cost: $5

selling price: $80

After cleaning,

 3 coats of paint,

stencil time,

& distress sanding:

about 3-4 hours of work

Now, I am already moving 

on to my next project!

Linking up to:

Coastal Charm

and

Between Naps on the Porch