Refinishing An Old School Desk

by Carolyn Matri Kavarnos

2 Materials

$10

2 Hours

Medium

Check out how I refinished this old school desk. I love refinishing school desks and have done several. Check our blog for more.

Here is the before, this is from the ad on Craigslist.

We picked it up and were glad to see all the great features it had. The chair slides forward and back and swivels. The desk has two different upright positions and it was in great shape.

Now I just wanted to repaint and refinish the seat so I had to decide on colors. I chose a all in one stain and varnish.

As I was painting I found the patent in many places and on the portion of the top that holds it in the 2 different upright positions I found this stamped in the metal.

Love the way it turned out and it is very functional in our home. Check out my other desks and see more at the link below.

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