Carved Desk Makeover (all the Repair Details!)

by Nancy @ ArtsyChicksRule

As promised, repair details on this old carved desk I found at the thrift store....that I PAINTED. And WHY I painted it. For those who dislike the idea it was painted, I've shared the many repairs that were needed to bring it back to life.

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I found this old desk at the thrift store. Left and in very sad shape. (although, I didn't realize just how bad until I got it home and had a good look at it) I repaired and painted with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and refinished the top General Finishes Java Gel Stain.

Repairs have begun...and only the beginning they were. As you can see the drawer inside was falling apart. (that is the bottom of the drawer there) And had stability issues.

We ended up removing on of the legs that someone had "repaired" very poorly with a nail and not even in the correct spot.

Part of the trim detail was missing and had to be "rebuilt".

We added screws on the bottom support and top for stability. You can see all the rest and details over on the blog post linked below.

FOR THE FULL DETAILS, FINISHED PHOTOS AND MORE, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK TO MY BLOG POST PROVIDED BELOW >>>

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Peggy on Jan 09, 2015
This little desk is so lucky you found it! It looks beautiful

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- Nancy @ ArtsyChicksRule on Jan 12, 2015
  @Peggy Aw thanks so much!
  
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Touch the Wood on Jan 11, 2015
Beautiful job and stunning finish! It looks 100% better than before. I love it.

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- Nancy @ ArtsyChicksRule on Jan 12, 2015
  @Touch the Wood Thanks so much!!
  
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