Old Desk Makeover

by Joni DeMore- Malone

I saw this old guy and wanted to revive him. I fell in love with those edge details.

Got out my sander to try to tackle the mess that was once this top. The gouges were deep- was I going to run into veneer and completely ruin it? I had no idea.

The more I unveiled, the more excited I got! Are you kidding me?? Is this the same top?? My wood guru, Jen, assured me that this was indeed walnut. I was so excited.

This was going to be a looker!

After treating that glorious wood, I put together a concoction of General Finishes gel stains and went to work. Once I added the topcoat, I was one happy girl!

I mixed up some Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint, in Typewriter, grabbed my favorite Cling On brush, and started painting. This was my first time with milk paint and I really wasn't sure what to expect. It really came to life once I sealed it with hemp oil!

The new pulls from Dlawless Hardware were the perfect touch!

The natural chipping happened in all of the right places.

All done!

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Kelly on Jan 25, 2016
What a beautiful desk!! I'm always in awe of people that can look at a "diamond in the rough" and create gorgeous pieces like this. Spectacular! May I ask what kind of sander you have?

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Joy Cavaghan on Feb 02, 2016
<3 Love, love, love <3 I want t know where you got that gorgeous hardware?? Beautiful and impeccable work as always!

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Carol V. on Jul 05, 2018

What color and how did you mix the milk paint? You did a beautiful job!

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Christina on Mar 12, 2019

Great job!!!

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Debra Mellentine on Nov 10, 2022

Beautifully done. I have a desk that looks just like this one before your magic was worked. Now I want to make it a twin to yours. Thanks for the inspiration.

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