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Yet Another Desk and a Before and After

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My post is late getting out today as I spent the afternoon at Sophie’s school for their Halloween parade.  The children were so sweet in their costumes!  I’m just getting around to posting the pictures of my latest before and after.  Can you all take yet another desk?

This one was my neighbor’s childhood desk and chair.  They were both painted a bright blue for him when he was a little boy and now are going into his daughter’s room.  Hence, the change up!20141026_182027Maddie is almost 14 and the desk needed more sophistication for a teenager’s room.  I stripped the top with Citristrip, sanded it back and then stained it in Minwax Early American.  It’s gorgeous now and believe me when I say the thick paint was not easy to take off!  DSC_0569Vintage Desk and Planked Chair www.thepainteddrawer.com

The body is painted in a combo of Annie Sloan Old White and General Finishes Antique White.  It actually took a few coats of each color to cover that blue.  I distressed it just enough for tiny bits and pieces of the blue to pop through for interest and character and then sealed it with Fiddes & Sons wax.Vintage Desk and Planked Chair www.thepainteddrawer.comVintage Desk www.thepainteddrawer.comVintage Desk and Planked Chair www.thepainteddrawer.comI happen to love the chair that goes with it.  It has a lovely, curved plank seat and is very comfy.Vintage Plank Chair www.thepainteddrawer.comVintage Desk and Planked Chair www.thepainteddrawer.comA great set ready for a new life!  Vintage Desk and Planked Chair www.thepainteddrawer.comI do plan on working on a different type of furniture next week – promise no more desks for awhile!

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  2. It looks classic! Getting ready to read your review now of Citistrip. I’ve never tried it because I like immediate gratification…so I go with the toxic stuff! 🙂 And you combined ASCP with GF! I thought I was the only crazy person to do that!

    • I just put a few coats of GF on first and then Old White on top for a more farmhouse look. You were the one who gave me the tip! The Citristrip is good stuff – it doesn’t smell bad at all. I really like it to take off thick shellac.

  7. I love that you were able to salvage the wood top…what a transformation! I’m about to strip four !!! pieces with Citistrip. I’m a glutton for punishment! Have a great Halloween 🙂

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