Desk Makeover in “Vintage Velvet”

I’ve got a quick before and after makeover of a vintage desk for you today.  This is a piece I picked up awhile back, started working on it, and then got distracted with other projects.  Does that happen to you?  Oh well, yesterday the sun was out, so I pulled this guy out of the garage and got ‘er done.

Before

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After

I stripped the top thinking I would refinish and stain it, but then discovered the veneer wasn’t in great shape.  So I switched gears and decided to paint the entire piece.  I think this style of desk looks so handsome painted in dark colors like black, navy or charcoal.  I decided to go with a dark charcoal, almost black paint.

After sanding and cleaning the entire piece, I painted it with three coats of Bluestone House chalk paint in “Vintage Velvet.” It’s a new to me paint, but I really liked it.   It went on smooth and sanded nicely.  The paint has lots of dimension in the color with some blue undertones.

I cleaned up the pulls with plain dish soap and water.  I wanted to keep the original patina and not make them too shiny, so I didn’t use any type of brass polish.

I lightly distressed the raised areas with my sanding sponge to let some of the wood tones show.  I then sealed the entire piece with Magnolia clear wax.  After it was dry, I went over a few areas with Miss Mustard Seed’s white wax to add to the vintage look.

That’s it!  Thanks for dropping by today.

Susan