Potters Cottage Green desk

Another Flea Market Special!  I found this great desk and had to buy it.  If you read my blog you know I have this thing for furniture and painting it.  
Before:

Love the hardware!

I forgot to take a before picture until I was half way done taking the drawers out--ha ha-you would think I would know by now, but..................

The top could use some TLC

I was picturing a nice springy green for the desk so I mixed up my own color ( I am calling it Potters Cottage Green because it reminds me of a green I saw on an old potting table) and made home-made chalk paint and started to paint away.  
After finishing painting the desk I decided it was a little plain and needed something else, so I mixed up a coco wash.   For the wash I added a little coco paint and then added two times the water so I had  a very watered down brown color.

I also had on hand just plain water so I could "wash" off and darker places or drips.  I made sure my paint brush was  wet and then I dipped it in the wash and painted over the piece.
Before the wash:

After the wash is on the drawer:

 Wiped off with a rag:

Here is the difference between a drawer with the wash and one without:

It is a subtle difference but it adds dimension and interest in my opinion and is quick and easy.  While I have the water and rag I wet distress the piece.

I then waxed the desk with clear wax to seal the paint.

I think this picture best represents the green color.

I re-did the mirror as well and will be writing about it this week

Love it!

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