Desk Restoration Project (Part II)

(Continued from Part I)

W.C. Fields once said "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no sense being a damn fool about it." Wise words, to be sure, and very appropriate to the Desk Restoration project.

As you can see from the photo and like I mentioned in my last Project post, the desk staining did not go well at all. After all the time I spent sanding the damaged areas it was pretty heartbreaking to end up with a blotchy mess.

Fast-forwarding a bit through the giving-up process I finally settled on painting the damn thing. Now instead of an "elegant-but-well-used" piece of furniture, I am going to end up with something extremely country-fied. So be it.

I was going to crackle-coat the desk but just decided to straight-up paint it instead. I want this thing out of my garage now - I am tired of looking at it. Do I sound angry? I feel like I sound angry...

I chose two Valspar semi-gloss paints one antique white and one sort of antique teal. The bulk of the desk will be white and the trim and desk drawer will be teal, you see.

I was gonna go with a royal blue for the trimwork and a brighter white for the bulk, but when I put the color cards side by side it didn't look right. It sort of gave off an over-the-top "Ahoy, matey! Welcome to our Bed and Breakfast, where every square inch of usable surface area has a model lighthouse on it!" vibe to it. I think toning down the contrast will make it a little more pleasing to the eye.

I am about 80% done with this... So far so good. I should be done with this project this week which should make Mrs. Snowurchin very happy.

We will see.

(To be continued... )