Vintage Writing Bureau Transformation
This wooden writing bureau is such a useful piece of furniture but needed some updating.
Before
I painted the bureau grey on the outside and white on the inside. The inside actually took as long as the exterior to paint because it was quite fiddly painting the compartments. Once dry I painted a matt varnish over everything.
The legs are such a lovely solid shape
Then I added the stencil design to the pull down desk top. I like the fact that you get a lovely surprise when you open the lid and it turns the piece into something really unique.
Using a selection of stencils I applied the same grey paint as used on the outside so that the whole piece is really unified
After
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Very pretty! I love the surprise stencil design on the inside.
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Thanks Sue.
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Did you sand everything down first and give it and undercoat? i love the stencil idea.