Laurel’s Desk and Lavender

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

 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…

Oh, those curves… I painted the inside the sweet Annie Sloan’s “Antoinette”.  So soft and feminine against the white…I added a stencil to give it a little bit of whimsy…The 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. 

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? Now my room smells like heaven!

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