Sunday, May 13, 2012

A Desk Transformed

I picked up this desk the other day on Craigslist for $35.00.  I was searching for this style of desk for a while that was in my area and not too pricey. I was able to get this one only a few miles from my house.  It just needed a little time and elbow grease to get it to where I wanted it to be.



First I used my Octo hand sander and sanded down the entire desk.  I then used Mineral Spirits to wipe off all the saw dust that had accumulated on the desk.




I even had a little reader while I took a break from hand sanding some drawers.



I then used used Valspar's Lyndhurst Duchess Blue to paint the desk.  After several coats I went over it all with 320 grit sandpaper and then sprayed it over with polyurethane.


This project cost all together around $55 dollars after I bought the additional supplies.  I am excited with how the desk turned out.  It was the first project involving furniture that I did all alone...usually Rob is the expert.

Megan




70 comments:

  1. I absolutely love what you did with this desk! You did a wonderful job :) Thank you so much for sharing at Sunday round Up! Have a great week!
    -Kayla :)

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  2. Looks Great!! I love the new fun color! I am on a hunt for a desk!

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  3. Wow! This is beautiful! Did you use a paint sprayer for the polyurethane? I'm just wondering because I tried to use spray polycrylic in a can one time and it came out in these little droplets that almost messed up all my work! Maybe it was just an old can, though...

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  4. Lucky me!! You've told me what I needed to finish an almost identical desk! Yours turned out great! I thought I was going to need a primer, but I guess you didn't do that step and it turned out great! Thanks for sharing! Ditto on the question from PitterandGlink about the polyurethane. I've had trouble with it straight from the can. ~Zuni

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  5. It's just beautiful Megan! And what a lucky find!

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  6. Love how it turned out! Such a pretty color too!

    Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.

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    1. So happy you linked this up! Pinning to our Pomp Party board!

      Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.

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  7. Well, the fact that this is the first piece you did on your own makes it even more special! Great job. Love the color! And your little reader is adorable.

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  8. Came out great. I have some furniture I need to do something with. I'm pinning this. Thanks, Linda

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  9. I am really loving the color you picked, It always amazes me of how much a piece of furniture can transform and modernize with a coat of paint

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  10. love love LOVE that color! So fresh and fun! :D

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  11. The color is wonderful. Looks great!
    Thanks for sharing at our Sunday Round Up! Can't wait to see what you have for us next weekend. Have a GREAT week!
    xoxo
    Heather

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  12. Hello Megan,
    Your desk looks fantastic, great job. I love the finished color of teal blue that you selected. ;o)
    Smiles, Paula

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  13. Great score and a fabulous fun color. Thanks for sharing with the newbie party.

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  14. That turned out AMAZING. The color is so bright and cheery. The detail at the bottom of the desk really stands out now as well. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done. I love it!

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  15. Just love this desk...it's so colorful and bright ... I love the color!!!
    What a great find.. I'm so glad you shared this at the All Stars Linky Party @Simply Done Wright... it just "rocks"! Can't wait to see what you're up to next.

    Thanks again,
    Carri

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  16. I absolutely ADORE this desk!

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  17. thanks for linking up to Make it Monday! I love a great before and after! :)

    I've share your link on the Brassy Apple FB page! ;)

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  18. Beautiful color! Love the desk too, I've been searching for one for some time now! Lucky you!

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  19. That turned out great. Thanks for sharing this @ The Sunday Round Up.
    Hope to see you again next week.
    Rose
    http://www.arosiesweethome.com/

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  20. YOU ROCKED IT! I love turquoise! What a transformation!!!!

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  21. Great job and I love the color!! I am your newest follower.

    Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  22. This turned out beautiful! Great job! I'm not trying to be bossy...but please make sure the baby...and YOU are wearing something to protect your lungs when sanding. There are all kinds of yucky things flying around in the process.

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    1. Not to worry I was on break and was wearing a mask. No sanding was happening while she was around. :)

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  23. YOUR DESK IS DELIGHTFUL! Please come do mine!

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  24. Megan, good for you for taking on a furniture piece! It turned out fab ...

    I'm a bit furniture-challenged which is why I have some random pieces in need of love just hanging around waiting on me to get inspired!

    :)

    Linda

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  25. It looks great! I love the color you picked. And congrats on your first solo furniture makeover!

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  26. That's a great colour! Thanks so much for sharing at Etcetorize~

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  27. Beatuiful Megan! You did a fabulous job!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  28. This looks great, you made it look so easy! I recently made over a dresser, it took some work but it came out okay! BTW, coming over from Today's Creative Blog linky!

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  29. gorgeous! i love the color and love the vintage shape of that desk! and did your blog get a makeover? it looks fabulous! i am working on a makeover for mine right now and am so excited!

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  30. I LOVE This! I have a desk in my son's room and I was thinking how much I hate the look of the old wood and would like to paint it a fun color! Now I am inspired to do this! I LOVE the color you chose to paint it, so pretty!

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  31. Gotta love Craig's List! It turned out great. Where are you going to put it?

    Thanks for sharing,
    Laura

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  32. What a steal. I love the color you choose!

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  33. So pretty!!! You did an awesome job! Love it and really love the color too:0)

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  34. I need to start Craigslist stalking for an old desk too. I love that you chose blue but I'm probably going to do a white since I want to paint the room blue.

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  35. This looks AWESOME! Thanks for linking up to the Creative Corner Hop. I hope you'll visit again next week. btw--I'm pinning this to my DIY board on Pinterest.

    Sandy
    Cherished Handmade Treasures

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  36. I saw your project at the show me what you got Tuesdays at ODH, and I love what you did. I am actually looking for a desk just like that one. I would also like to do a DIY project with it. Never thought about checking craigslist. I tried to pin it but was not able to.
    I am now subscribed to your blog via e-mail.

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  37. This is exactly what I am looking for. I need a wooden desk that I can paint - so I can use the top for my sewing table and then have the storage. My sewing room is this color and brown so this would do perfectly! Bring it on over!!

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  38. I love the color! It came out fabulous. I want to try to refinish a piece of furniture so bad! Thanks so much for sharng at Whimsy Wednesdays.

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  39. love craigslist....LOVE the redo! way to go!

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  40. Wow - such a great transformation!! I love the new color! Great job. I'm pinning this. Thanks for linking up at Romance on a Dime!

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  41. Wow! Beautiful! Thanks for linking up to the Creative Corner Hop. Visit again next week.

    Holly
    http://hollysstampingaddiction.blogspot.com/

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  42. I LOVE the color!! Like I really love it!! I'm planning on repainting Emanuelle's desk. Her room is a light blue and I was thinking of painting the desk white and painting her chair pink. Or would you do the contrary? Pink desk and white chair?

    Thanks so much for sharing at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!

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  43. This transformation is amazing. I love the color. Thanks so much for sharing on Tout It Tuesday!

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  44. This is AWE-some! Love the turquoise color you chose.. gorgeous! Hope you will hop over to my under 300 followers blog hop @ http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/2012/05/under-300-followers-blog-hop-2.html
    I am your newest follower~

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  45. What a great transformation! Thanks for linking up to our party!

    XO, Melissa

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  46. I love the color. Looks like it was a lot of work sanding all the pieces/drawers but it turned out nicely!

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  47. I love this. I've wanted to repurpose a piece of furniture for a long time, but haven't gotten around to it... yet.

    I would love it if you'd come and share this at my new link party, Off the Hook!

    http://daisycottagedesigns.blogspot.com

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  48. Looks fantastic..I love the color you chose!

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  49. LOOOOOVE the color on this desk! Great job!
    Barbara @ Chase the Star

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  50. cute, cute, cute!! Love the color!! I love transforming furniture that way!
    I'm stopping in from Taylor's at Goings on in Texas! great blog!

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  51. You did a great job! It turned out so nice. I love the paint color. It's a great feeling to do something all by yourself, isn't it?
    Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesday.
    Rachel
    adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com

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  52. Great transformation! Love the idea. I did a similar makeover to a vanity and went with a ruby red enamel. Thanks for sharing your project.
    I'm popping in from The Grant Life link up.
    Jen
    http://craftyhomeimprovementmisadventures.blogspot.com/

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  53. You really have a talent for transforming furniture! I love seeing your projects. WOW! Great color :)

    <3 Christina
    http://igottacreate.blogspot.com
    Thanks so much for linking up at the Wildly Original Round Up linky party!

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  54. You did awesome. Tools scare me but I want to learn. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Toot Your Horn Tuesday :)

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  55. That looks fabulous! Love it! Thanks so much for sharing this at Pin It and Win It Wednesday! Hope you will join us again tomorrow evening!

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  56. You did a lovely job on this desk. I'm seriously considering finding one to do myself.

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  57. Okay, I LOVE this!! The color is perfect. I don't like sanding so I don't do a lot of furniture re-dos buy I like to admire other people's projects.:) Thanks so much for sharing with us at Link It Up Thursday.

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  58. Such an awesome transformation! I love the color!! Thank you so much for sharing this at The Little Giggler!!

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  59. Wow it's amazing how good furniture can look when you fix it up. And I love the color you chose!

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  60. Amazing transformation! I love the color. Thanks for sharing at Fabulous Friday. I'll be featuring you tomorrow.

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  61. Thank you so much for linking up this great desk re-do at my Unveil Your Genius link party last week. I hope you'll link up again soon!
    http://taylornorris.blogspot.com/2012/05/unveil-your-genius-link-party-12.html

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  62. Awesome transformation!! LOVE the color choice!

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