Mid-Century Desk Makeover
Earlier in the summer I scored a solid desk at Goodwill. The inside of one of the drawers was marked "Harmony House Quality Design Color Furniture". After doing a bit of research, I discovered that Harmony House was a line from Sears produced between 1940 to 1969. This pretty desk had a lot of wear on the top and on all of the drawers. I knew with some TLC, I could make this desk pretty once again.
The original finish appeared to have been sprayed on in a thick layer. After sanding it smooth and filling in some of the deep gouges with wood filler, I painted it with two colors and then dry brushed the detail with metallic gold paint.
Can you believe that someone gouged the wood on the drawer the way they did? That was definitely on purpose. The desk top had marked that were more in the line of 50+ years of wear and tear.
Gold paint brings out the detail on the desk's front.
I also added gold paint to the medallions behind the drawer pulls. The chair was a Habitat Restore find that I painted to match the desk.
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I love the detail work...such a pretty piece!
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Looks beautiful
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