My friend sold me this project desk...she wasn't up to painting it!
It needed some help for sure!
One of the things I liked most about it was it's size....It could be used for a vanity, desk, sofa table, or a cute entry way piece....You can fit a good sized chair in the space also.
I had to sand down this piece first because it had lots of layers of bad paint jobs. Then, I had fun painting in chalk paint using old white and duck egg...I added some glass knobs also. Don't glass knobs make anything look better?
I also used a medium wax called Rugger Brown by Fiddes and Sons...it is not as dark as AS Dark Wax...I liked how it turned out! I'm excited to use this wax on other projects as well.
Sorry about the angle, but you can see the detail on the piece this way....
There she is...ready for the barn....and maybe you!
I have so many more projects, I'm not sure where to start... but for now we are getting my daughter ready for second grade... school supplies, shoes, clothes. My, they grow up fast!
Now, off to the pool for a dip!
Often times I end up in a conversation that goes like this... So, you like to decorate...I have this problem spot in my house....What would you do? Can you help me? Of course, I say YES!!!
Here it is from another view ... Also, throw in that she really loved the cross-stitched 23rd Psalm and wanted that on the mantle, so here we go....
What do you think now? First of all, the Psalm picture got top billing, then we added some height, color, light, wood and wicker.... She can easily add in pumpkins and fall decor too...
The best part, we used 95% of what she already had, items that were meaningful and precious to them, so very little $ was spent!
Simple, clean and well-placed...
We decided it needed the iron piece also, but waited on the hubby to hang it in the brick...and to make sure he likes it... It's important that the man in your life likes it also...I wanted all involved to be pleased! I think she was....
Okay, I promised, no paint today! Isn't this oak filing cabinet neat? It looks like maybe it was used in a library....remember the days when you had to look in the card catalog to find what you were looking for? That was always a lesson in patience for me!
Nice drawers, fun pulls... what could she be used for now? 
I think the options are endless...
Louis Blue...I'm in love with this paint! The colors are just great....it goes on smooth, but quick and it really has the power of transformation! This is the bottom...
This is the topper... Sorry, no muscles at home to help me put them together and I just had to show and tell... I couldn't wait!
She distressed beautifully.... and the touch of white just brighten her up like red lip stick...
Here is her "before"
And the top! Oh, the power of paint and color!
What do you think of them now? Big transformation right?
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