My Swedish Inspired Drop Desk Makeover
I stumbled across a large vintage drop-front desk for $80 dollars in my local thrift store, and instantly thought of the Swedish slant front desks I am used to posting on my Swedish blog. I knew, this piece would be fabulous, once I was done with it.
I really love heavily distressed white furniture, so the first thing I did when this piece got to my house, was took a belt sander across the surface with a really rough sandpaper. I was hoping to create some artificial deep distressing that occurs when you leave wood outside in the rain and in the elements over time.
The doors originally came with a chicken wired front. To get the Swedish look, I got rid of the chicken wire, and decided to work with wood instead. The cabinet doors were taken down and taken apart. On the doors, two pieces of framing held the chicken wire together, so my idea was to take thin wood and sandwich them between the door frames.
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