One down.....three to go!

Hi! Welcome back to my crazy world!

I've been super busy trying to get furniture projects

done before it gets too cold in my garage ...

 

OPPS! TOO LATE...!!

 

Even with my little heater cranking out as much heat as it can,

 (and 20' high ceilings where all the heat goes!)

it became difficult to apply paint.

 

So, guess what?...

 

I move  lug all my supplies and my project up to my condo!

Thankfully, there's an elevator, but I still have to haul it all

to the other end of the building to my place!

I work on multiple items at a time so it gets kinda crowded!

 

 

So you're saying to yourself "why would you do this?"

I ask myself the same question!!

 

This is one of the pieces of furniture I brought back from

the NE Junk Jaunt...

 

I'm calling it a desk, but it could be a vanity...

 

I kinda had my doubts about the removal of the old varnish

being a quick and simple job -

is there such a thing in the 'junky world'!

The old finish was the kind of varnish that bleeds RED

no matter what you do or how many coats of paint you use!

 

I just had to work with it! I used a medium gray chalk paint,

which did a good coverage job with just a tad bit of 

 a reddish highlight in some places to make it look

 like I planned it that way!

 

The top was in pretty good shape,

 so I just sanded and re-stained it.

 

 I glued together beaded board slats

and used the back side to look like

"SHIPLAP!" 

and attached it to the 'harp'

to give it a funky, unique look!

I think there may have been a drawer

missing, so I did the easy thing

and made it an open shelf!

 

This is just an idea for a fun way to decorate

this piece! Or you could hang photos or notes!

Make it your own style!

 

 

Okay! Yay! One down....

Now on to completing the next one!

It's almost done - I'll be posting it soon!

 

Sneak peek!



Stay well, my friends!

And, have a wonderful day!

XOXO