Friday, April 9, 2010

Table turned desk

Seven years ago we were a family of three, crammed in a second story, two bedroom apartment. We didn't have a dining room we had a nook of sorts. That year my dad bought me a dining room table for my birthday. It was a round table, one of those with the sides that fold down. It was perfect for Tall Man, myself and our then one year old. It didn't take long and we had out grown our round table and four chairs. We had to get a larger table to fit our growing family. So out to the storage went our little table...until recently.
I've seen writing desks like this from Pottery Barn for $599. Just a little out of my price range.


So I wasn't about to fork over all that money plus shipping when I had a perfectly good table sitting in my garage. With a little help from.. you guessed it, my Tall Man.. we removed the fold down sides of our round table, leaving us with this. (I call the rounded ends "detail")

I didn't bother sanding this table, looking back I should have taken some wood filler and filled the little grooves where my girlies left their mark, then lightly sanded and primed. Instead I went straight to priming with Zinsser and a foam roller, the detail on the legs was done with a foam brush. After letting the primer dry and cure I started painting with Olympic's Star Anise in egg shell. I ended up putting three thin coats of paint to get smooth coverage over that white primer. I let my paint dry for about 36 hours and brushed on two coats of polycrylic to get that finished shine. And here's the finished product.


Blessings.

Linking to: Centsational Girl






9 comments:

  1. Is this the table under your windowpane? I don't even know when you did this . . . middle of the night? It looks sooo nice! I signed up to follow you, but havent received any kind of message yet. Love you!

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  2. This is Jan and Evelyn showed me your log. Very cool! You are talented and there is a future for you doing this as a business. I am impressed.

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  3. Thanks so much Jan! I appreciate the encouragement. =o)

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  4. your new desk looks awesome. You did a great job.
    gail

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  5. Your table looks great! I am contemplating painting my computer table. Would you recommend sanding first or was the primer okay? My computer table has quite a shine on it. Love the color you chose.

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  6. Thank you Missie!
    My table is made of real wood with a high gloss finish and I was just fine priming it. Just be sure to use a good quality primer (Zinsser has a primer meant for high gloss surfaces.) If you're painting laminate, it's a good idea to sand the furniture first then prime. Hope I helped. I'd love to see your table when it's done!

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  7. Great job. Lol...I call my husband Tall Man too!

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  8. I love what you did with the table. It looks great. I found you over at Centsational Girl. I am your latest follower. I would love for you to come and check out my blog and follow me back at www.diybydesign.blogspot.com. Thanks so much.

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  9. Thank you Judy for your compliments and following My NW Nest. I'll be checking out your blog! =o)

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