The Black Spinet Desk

A few weeks ago I found a great old spinet desk at a local thrift store and brought it home.  

Before:

I love the shape and the details of this type of desk and knew this one could be a beauty again with a little bit of help from my paintbrush.  

I mixed up my own chalk paint using Plaster of Paris and black flat paint by Benjamin Moore.  

I painted the desk with 2 coats of paint and then lightly distresses it and sealed it with AS dark wax.  

Love the legs! 

I love that it can be a table or a desk! 

I really love this spinet desk, but it is ready for a new home! 

White Farm Dresser

I have had a hard time finding old dressers lately, but I did find this great grungy old one a few weeks back.  

Before:

I love the look and the details, but every drawer needed to be fixed and the the top was a disaster! 

I stripped the top and sanded it down.  

I purposely left bits of paint and I love all the scrapes and gouges.  I sealed it with Linseed oil and left it like this.  

After a quick clean, I painted the base of the dresser with home-made chalk paint in Garlic Clove by Benjamin Moore. 

I love the slated sides!  Swoon! 

After the paint dried,  I scraped the edges for a worn, chippy finish and sealed the dresser with AS clear wax.  

The final touch was adding old porcelain knobs. 

I love the wooden castors! 

This is a great keyhole detail!  

From Drab to Fab! 

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Swirls, Turns and Chippy Goodness

I have been enjoying summer and neglecting my blog, but I hope to change that.  Sitting in front of my computer has just not appealed to me lately, but I have been using my paintbrush a lot! 

Awhile ago I found a really neat table with great lines that just needed a bit of TLC. 

Before: 

The table has great turned legs and wonderful details, but the wood was in pretty bad shape. 

I gave the top a good sanding with my electric sander and then sealed it with AS dark wax/Linseed Oil.

The top ended up beautiful! 

I decided I wanted the table to have a chippy look, so I mixed up some Milk Paint from Miss Mustard Seed in Ironstone.  

I gave the table a couple of coats of MMS milk paint and then as it dried watched the chippy magic happen. 

I scraped the flakes off and sealed the table with clear carnauba wax. 

Love this chippy table now! 

LOVE this detail!  

More gorgeous details! 

Swirls and Turns of beauty on the legs! 

I am loving how the table turned out! 

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