applied a dark walnut stain. I have yet to find the perfect legs and have no patience so instead of leaving the door in the garage I placed it on top of a drop leaf table I had laying around. The OCD kicked in and that is when I realized the desk is just not right with the edge of the table showing. I crossed my fingers, said a lil prayer and sewed a skirt to hide the edge. Not too bad for someone who has NO sewing abilities. LOL Then the fun began, I got up at 5:30AM the last two days and shopped one of the bigest flea markets in my area, Jake's, for goodies to place on my desk. Not only did I find useful items but I got them all for a steal! The lovely metal card file simply had to be wiped down since it was already a great color. Then I found a fire grate that immediatly screamed, "Make me into a paper holder!". The fire grate I sprayed with Muslin colored spray paint and distressed very lightly. The scale also got a good coat of spray paint due to the bad condition the metal was in. Total spent on the wonderful desk- fabric $10 (have 1 yard left to make a pillow), card file $2, fire grate $3 and the scale $5. $20 for a one of a kind desk! :)