Finally, another project to go up! I actually completed this project last June, but never took any "After" photos of it until now. I had been wanting a desk to turn into a makeup table and started a Craigslist hunt. I ended up with this hunk of a desk. Winky face. (I'm rather disgusted that I just typed that out)
Since it was going in my "Boudior/Closet room" I wanted it to be a fun and funky color. But since I created this project I found an even better desk to be my makeup table (it has a fold-up mirror). So this one gets to be a real desk again.
Here's how I conducted the makeover:
First thing was to sand down the dried duct tape remnants off of the front legs. Yuck.
I really didn't want to sand the whole thing so I decided to try a recipe for homemade chalk paint instead.
Materials Needed:
- Desk
- Sandpaper
- Screwdrivers
- Paint/Primer
- Plaster of Paris
- Water
- Measuring spoons
- Mixing Stick
- Container in which to mix your chalk paint
I followed I Heart Naptime's instructions for creating my chalk paint.
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And VIOLA! Here is the finished product.
We moved it into the basement for it's revamped life as a vibrant writing desk.
I love the pull-out writing surface!