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Louisiana Map & Yardstick Overhauled Writing Desk
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I had a blast doing the overhaul on this vintage writing desk. It was so huge, it was begging for a map. So I had a large Louisiana map on hand that worked perfectly. I even had regions left over to cover the pull-out writing panels. Vintage yardsticks adorn the top edge of the desk and the fronts of all of the side drawers.
I used a couple of coats of CeCe Caldwell chalk paint for the striking color. After a lot of careful distressing I gave it several coats of clearcoat.
I applied the map with carpenters glue (and a ton of patience). I watered the glue down some so that I would have longer to work with it to make sure there were no wrinkles.
I used a couple of coats of CeCe Caldwell chalk paint for the striking color. After a lot of careful distressing I gave it several coats of clearcoat.
I applied the map with carpenters glue (and a ton of patience). I watered the glue down some so that I would have longer to work with it to make sure there were no wrinkles.
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Published June 4th, 2013 7:45 PM
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