Monday, January 13, 2014

A Confession and Goodwill Desk Makeover

CONFESSION:

I have a fear of writing :/

I have horrible grammar.

Punctuation???

What’s that?

Paragraphs, commas, periods……

ACK!

Most of my comments consist of one or two words

Love It

Beautiful

Gorgeous

or

Great Job

But I do know one thing!

I love what I do!

And I love what you do!

The inspiration I receive from my favorite Blogger’s (listed on the side bar under the heading “Blogs I’m Loving”) and my followers is what motivates me :)

This year I plan to conquer that fear and share more posts :)

With that being said…..

Today I am sharing our desk makeover.

We found this beauty at the Goodwill in Jackson TN.

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Made by the Imperial Desk Company.

Evansville, Indiana.

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Needs some TLC but this is an awesome piece of SOLID furniture!

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And this top!!!

BEAUTIFUL!

Our guess is Walnut?

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For the bottom portion of the desk we applied some of this Cabot’s stain we snagged at Dirt Cheap for only .19 cents a can.

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As you can see the double file drawer had some damage.

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And we also wanted to change the handles to drop pulls so we needed to cover up the previous holes.

So we decided to utilize some of the burled wood we had on hand leftover from our daughter’s vanity.

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As seen here

http://furniture-ology.blogspot.com/2013/02/friday-furniture-goodwill-vanity.html

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And gave the drawer fronts a brand new look!

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We also decided to change up the double file drawer.

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We wanted to give it a new look and break it up.

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So we trimmed it out to look like two single drawers.

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I think we nailed it!

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BEFORE

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AFTER

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Happy Monday :)

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22 comments:

  1. MelissaJanuary 13, 2014 at 10:20 AM

    Seriously one of the best makeovers ever!! That top is gorgeous!!!

    I'm with ya on the writing thing. It's not one of my strengths either!

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  2. Lisa @ Fern Creek CottageJanuary 13, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    Girl, I am the same way! I hate the writing part of blogging! I wish someone could write for me. I am always concerned with punctuation and I know I use too many !!!!!!
    Love the desk makeover! It is amazing!

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  3. Number Fifty-ThreeJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:45 PM

    Total gorgeousness! And I am completely looking forward to you posting more!!!

    Angela @ Number Fifty-Three

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2014 at 8:31 PM

    Fabulous makeover! I love the top and the drawers!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ Submarine Sunday Link Party

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  5. Simply Stone CreekJanuary 13, 2014 at 8:37 PM

    GORGEOUS!!!!! I'm still loving the wood and paint - and the drawers are beyond perfect!

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    1. Furniture-OlogyJanuary 16, 2014 at 7:59 AM

      Thanks Susan! The drawers were Steve's idea! I love how they turned out! :)

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  6. Denise @ secondtimearoundfindsJanuary 14, 2014 at 10:35 PM

    That desk turned out great I love that wood top with the rest of the desk being painted.
    Denise

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  7. UnknownJanuary 15, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Hi Meg! I love this desk makeover and was wondering if I could feature it on my blog this week?

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    1. Furniture-OlogyJanuary 16, 2014 at 7:49 AM

      Good Morning Lisa! Thank You! Absolutely! It would be an honor!

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    2. UnknownJanuary 18, 2014 at 9:54 AM

      Good morning Meg! I just wanted to let you know that my post is up featuring your dresser. Thank you so much for sharing and I hope you have a great weekend! -Lisa {Practically Perfect Home}

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 3:24 AM

    absolutely a beautiful piece!!!

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 5:27 AM

    The top is one of the most beautiful pieces of wood I've seen. It's so nice that you all took the time to preserve it. Great work.

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  10. CinireJanuary 25, 2014 at 1:24 PM

    How did you make the door fronts recessed in order to be able to add the trim?

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    1. Furniture-OlogyJanuary 26, 2014 at 6:43 AM

      We used our new Dremel Multi-Max Oscillating Power Tool to shorten the drawer stops at the back of the drawer guides. We cut off a 1/4" to accommodate the 1/4" molding. Really easy and I love this tool!!! :)

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  11. JacRDewJanuary 31, 2014 at 11:45 AM

    This desk turned out gorgeous! I have a very similar desk in my garage waiting for a makeover. This might be the motivation I need to tackle it. You guys do some beautiful work!

    -Jacalynn
    www.thesidewayshouse.com

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  12. Jamie EFebruary 11, 2016 at 8:21 PM

    Do you still have the original knobs? I just bought the same desk and would love to buy the knobs from you because the knibs on mine are different and love the flower look of the ones you replaced! Thanks! -Jamie Email me at jameagn@gmail.com

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