Pink Desk Furniture Makeover
I saw this desk at the thrift store with the most unique hardware and I knew with a little love it could be so pretty!
The first thing I did was remove the hardware and give it a good cleaning with Krud Kutter and then rinsed it down.
The top was pretty scratched up so I sanded it down completely. I used an orbital Bosch sander. It’s super affordable and something very useful for future projects and it hooks right up to our shop vac. I used 120 grit sandpaper, and I went back over the top with 220 grit to make it really smooth.
I scuff sanded the rest of the piece meaning I just knocked the finish down and gave the piece some tooth.
I did a color swatch meaning I took an old sample of paint I had to Home Depot and had them match it with their Behr Decorative Chalk paint. I painted two coats and was surprised as I thought I would surely need three and used a sanding pad In between coats to keep it super smooth.
Next I just misted the middles of the drawers with a water bottle and added a little white paint for a highlight. I used Barkeepers friend to shine up the hardware.
Here are the sanding pads I used to hand sand in between coats. These are great and reusable. Just wash them out and reuse.
The final step in painting a piece with chalk paint is sealing it. I used Behr Decorative Wax and a wax brush. I worked it in sections and removed the excess with blue shop towels.
I added that unique hardware back and gosh she turned out better than I ever imagined.
The completed look
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Suggested materials:
- Behr chalk paint and wax (Home Depot)
- Zibra brush (Home Depot)
- Sanding pads (Ace hardware)
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What was the color pink you used? I love it
The pulls make the piece! But, love your pink paint - who knew? Great job! Thx!