Ta Da!!! Finito. Sort of.

Remember in my last post where i talked about my funky desk; my little ugly duckling? Well, it's done. Aesthetically anyways. I still have to Mod Podge the innards. I have an aqua and gold french Medallions material that will be put into the drawers, so once that part is complete as well, i'll let you in for a peek.

Here is the fantastic transformation from dull and yucky, to lush and elegant!

Before:

took some sweat;

I sanded

I primed x 2

I re-sanded any nicks in the paint

I painted on two thick coats of a pure white semi gloss (body)

I painted on three thick coats of a cottage black semi gloss (top surface)

I poly'd the entire body, including the damask wooden knob x 2

And ended up with a lovely and elegant piece of furniture...

After:

I ordered a pretty black and white wooden damask knob

And re-applied the original hardware, though much more noticeable this time around

The comparison:

Art

Is in her blood....
First real piece, so special it had to be framed same day :)

Make-overs n' such

I have a friend.
She's an amazing worker in the domestication's of life and enjoys her saws and power tools with enthusiasm, and I enjoy her for enjoying them. I get to see first hand how she works with them and what she creates, and all the "how-to's" of building and creating in laborious times. She has just finished labor on two toddler beds for her teensies, to make room for the third, which is still a cookin' in the oven. We painted last night, and they are beautiful. Along side of her, i have been refinishing a once very ugly and hideous desk. We found it at goodwill, and I have since made rather dramatic changes to it.

Sanding is done.
Priming is done.
Two coats of pure white paint have been applied to the body and a few drawers (still two more to finish).
2-3 coats of cottage black to be applied to the top surface of the desk (yes, a black and white combo desk).
and then,
A few coats of poly to finish her off with strength and durability.
And then again,
paint the existing hardware followed by the last and final touch- a funky 2" damask designed wooden knob for the front and center!! She'll be beautiful.

Pictures will come, dontcha worry much!