I found a desk with 2 broken back legs at the Flea Market this week. The seller did not want to deal with the desk so she gave it to me. Love that!
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This desk has great lines and I love the curved front drawers and delicate legs. The wood is not real inlaid wood so I had no problem painting this desk. I wanted to make it more Frenchy so I glued on a few appliqués that I ordered from Doityourselfchic.com. After they had dried I painted the desk with home-made chalk paint in Mills Spring Blue by Benjamin Moore. After distressing the edges I sealed the paint with hemp oil/dark wax.
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| Added applique |
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| Added applique |
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| To get chippiness with chalk paint I use a spackel knife to scrape the paint |
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| Chippy old angel |
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| Preserved boxwood wreath from DecorSteals.com |
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| I found this bottle at the Flea on the same day |
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| Curved front drawers |
I am loving the desk now!
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Lovely!
ReplyDeleteAnother way to achieve a chippy look is to wrap the piece in packing tape...leave it for a day or so then pull it off. The paint will come off in chips and it looks very natural.
xo
Andie
Thank you Andie-Thanks for the advice about packing tape, I think I will try that.
DeleteI am new to your blog...WOW, cant beat free with a stick ;) love what you did with it!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
~Sherri
Thank you Sheri for coming to my blog!
DeleteWhat a stunning piece....and for FREE....I should be so lucky...hehehe!~ What you've done is so classically beautiful that I bet you'll love it forever! Andie, that's a great tip on the chippy look with packaging tape too...thanks....Mimi @ A Tray of Bliss...xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you Mimi-it was a lucky find!
DeleteWhat a gorgeous old piece and you can't beat the price!;>) You did a beautiful job on the makeover- xo Diana
ReplyDeleteThank you Diana--the price is hard to beat!
DeleteBeautiful make-over Darrielle! I LOVE free pieces!! Enjoy your day, Gail
ReplyDeleteThank you Gail-have a good day too!
DeletePerfect size, perfect shade and perfect style. Darrielle. I love it. Where are you thinking of putting it??
ReplyDeleteThank you Victoria--I am actually selling it and will be taking it to Mes Amis -Vintage Show next week.
DeleteThank you Martina! I love love love it too!
ReplyDeleteLove this desk - the color is perfect, the appliques add so much and the shape of it is to die for. Great job !!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Debbie--I love the shape too!
DeleteI love the French desk, it's beautiful. Please come share at the Anything Goes linky party if you have not already. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mindie! I will
DeleteOh the appliques are the perfect touch!!! The color is gorgeous too. Love it!
ReplyDeleteNancy
Thank you Nancy--I love the color and appliqués too!
DeleteWow, another gorgeous makeover Darrielle! Love the color of this desk and those appliqués are beautiful. You just rocked my world by introducing me to Do It Yourself Chic - talk about gorgeous stuff!
ReplyDeleteMarie @ The Interior Frugalista
Thank you Marie! I love that site and I make one bigger order a couple times a year so I have them on stock in my stash. I do sometimes make them my self with molds.
DeleteBeautiful! Great touch adding the appliques! I love all of the goodies from DoItYourselfChic....
ReplyDeleteRobin
Thank you Robin--they do have some great goodies!
DeleteI LOVE this table and the color of paint! Thank you for sharing it with us! Pinned to the party board. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Marti!
DeleteJealous....just jealous...lol Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Titia! It's going to a show to be sold this weekend I hope!
DeleteSo many times appliques just looked like they're slapped on and they don't really suit. However, they look quite lovely on your desk... great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cynthia--I agree about many appliqués, so thanks for the compliment I appreciate it.
DeleteThis is gorgeous! Love the color and the added appliques. Thank you for sharing it and your pretty bench at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Deborah
Thank you Deborah--I had fun transforming it.
Deleteyou did a great job, how did you fix the leg?
ReplyDeleteThank you Irene--I used wood glue to fix the legs. They were not broken just not screwed in to the base and only need some glue to hold them in place.
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