Laurel’s Desk and Lavender

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Laurel is my mother and she fell in love with the curvy desk with feet from my last post.  Remember the “before” pic?desk

 Upon opening the desk, I found many papers and receipts dating from the 1940’s, all from Brookline, MA.  I even found a very old social security card belonging to a woman named Baker.  I wonder if she would like how the desk looks today?

The desk that was once Ms. Baker’s is now Laurel’s desk…desk1desk4

Oh, those curves… desk5I painted the inside the sweet Annie Sloan’s “Antoinette”.  So soft and feminine against the white…desk11I added a stencil to give it a little bit of whimsy…desk6The inside of the desk has three little drawers, a center compartment and two secret little hideaway sections (the little pillars on either side of the door).  Two of the pulls are missing and I am on the lookout to find replacements.  desk13desk8desk12

From Laurel’s desk to lavender!  We drove to Virginia to a lavender picking farm.  It was a beautiful day.  Don’t the pictures look like we were in France? soph2 soph3 soph4Now my room smells like heaven!

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  3. Hi Suzanne,
    This secretary turned out beautifully. How do you paint the interior, by hand or with a sprayer? Also, do you wax the interior? I have a lovely secretary on Queen Anne legs, but haven’t figured out how I’d paint the inside. I don’t have a sprayer, but am concerned it would look messy if I paint it with a brush.
    Thanks for sharing such a lovely transformation…always inspiring!