I nearly didn’t present up on the weblog at the moment as a result of I didn’t get as a lot executed on my desk yesterday as I had hoped. Yesterday, I shared how I added trim and new feet to the desk. So yesterday afternoon, I took the desk base outdoors to sand it, caulk all the cracks and gaps, after which give the entire thing a coat of primer. I had hoped that I’d have the ability to get it utterly painted, however I ran out of time. It was so scorching and humid (the humidity particularly received to me) that I needed to take frequent breaks to come back inside, cool off, and drink water, so I solely received it primed. I’ll take it again outdoors and get it painted at the moment.
So since I didn’t make as a lot progress as I had hoped, I nearly skipped out on y’all at the moment. However then I walked into my studio early this morning, noticed how fairly that white desk base (though it’s simply primer) regarded towards the cupboards and beneath the pendant gentle, and I simply received so excited that I simply needed to present y’all. It’s superb what an enormous distinction paint (and even simply primer) makes on a challenge like this! Getting every thing one stable, unifying coloration simply introduced all of it collectively.
Simply as a reminder, right here’s what the desk regarded like earlier than I began engaged on it yesterday…
And after sanding, caulking, and priming the desk base, right here’s what it seems to be like…
Doesn’t that look so good?! It’s okay in the event you don’t prefer it. 😀 I truthfully find it irresistible. I wasn’t thrilled with these furnishings ft being my solely choice, and I positively had my doubts alongside the way in which as this challenge has progressed. However as soon as I noticed all of it one stable coloration, I completely beloved it. And I will probably be portray the desk base white, so this offers us a fairly good thought of what it would appear like when it’s painted.
Right here’s one other view of the bottom earlier than yesterday’s work.
And right here it’s after yesterday’s work…
And earlier than…
And after…
With the varied components in three completely different colours, every thing regarded complicated and disconnected, and sure components stood out greater than others.
However having every thing painted one stable, unifying coloration actually introduced every thing collectively in order that no single half stands out greater than others.
Anyway, with one afternoon and night of labor, I went from having an “I suppose it’ll do” angle to being actually enthusiastic about this foolish little desk now. And all it took was one unifying paint (or primer) coloration.
Earlier than yesterday, I used to be actually considering that I’d make do with this desk whereas I additionally preserve a watch out for a desk that I actually love, whether or not that’s in two months or two years. However now, I don’t even need to preserve a watch out for a brand new desk. I completely love this one!
I can’t wait to get the nice and cozy walnut high on it! And simply think about it with my darkish pink velvet chair sitting behind it.
I’ve been desirous about a means so as to add only a contact of gold to the bottom. I don’t need a lot. I would like it to be just a bit accent. And the concept I got here up with is to make use of gold gilding on the sides of the vine cutout and the body round it.
I’m nonetheless desirous about it, although. Numerous these areas can be very simple to color. However there are a few of these edge areas which might be a really tight match, even for slightly craft paint brush. So I’m not 100% selected that concept simply but, however I’m mulling it over and critically contemplating it.
And whereas I had my doubts for a minute, I’m actually enthusiastic about how these high panels turned out as soon as they had been all one coloration.
So, I’m sorry I didn’t get extra executed. I had actually hoped we may finish this week taking a look at photos of my completed desk. I hope to have it completed by Monday. However that is what I noticed early this morning after I walked into my studio. That is the view that made me so excited that I simply needed to share my progress with you at the moment. I simply get giddy seeing that white desk base towards the pink cupboards with the colourful pendant ight above.
Are you able to think about what the completed space will appear like? White desk base with refined gold accents? Heat walnut desktop? Darkish pink velvet desk chair? Litter put away? I can see it in my thoughts’s eye, and I feel it’ll be superb!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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