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Upcycling an old door to a desk
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Heather R
(IC: homeowner)
I got this great door from my uncle who is restoring an old school house. With the use of my shop vac and minimal sanding, the paint came right off. I decided to just stain the door, so I 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 lying around.
The OCD kicked in, and that is when I realized that the desk was 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 5:30 AM the last two days and shopped one of the biggest 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 immediately 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! :)
The OCD kicked in, and that is when I realized that the desk was 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 5:30 AM the last two days and shopped one of the biggest 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 immediately 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! :)
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Published July 9th, 2012 8:10 AM
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Jeanette S on Nov 30, 2014WOW! The skirt is adorable but I really like that pencil holder, (?) waste basket (?), soda holder (?) thingie! HA! This is just too cute!
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