Redo roll top desk

One of my favorite blogs is Miss Mustard Seed. I love her decorating style and the furniture she refinishes. She came out with her own brand of milk paint called Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint. I had heard of milk paint, but always thought it was something you could only use on raw wood. Milk paint was how they used to paint furniture back in the 1800s. If you have an antique piece of furniture from the 1800s that has original paint on it, chances are it is milk paint. Once I started doing a…

Well, I'm happy to finally be finished this project! I started it last spring just before I started feeling icky with my pregnancy. I worked at it s-l-o-w-l-y for awhile then ceased altogether. Until last week. I had a burst of energy and decided it's time to get this project DONE! I had bought this vintage age roll top desk from Craigslist with the intention of giving it a few updates and reselling it. So, it's now for sale if you know someone in Northwest Ohio looking for a good solid…

Designed for small spaces. Vintage Secretary Desk with solid oak roll down tambour with key lock🗝 Solid Oak Construction. No veneer No particle board. Quality Crafted Heirloom Quality Built to Last Includes a electrical panel built into the writing surface to with two usb ports and 2 three prong electical ports....This unit feeds out of the back of the desk with one cord that plugs into the wall socket. Felt lined center drawer with pencil tray organizer - great laptop desk 💻 Fits up to…

Here are the basics on how to hand paint furniture like a pro. I like to use latex paint, as it has held up the best against my kids over the last 4 years.

Here is my latest furniture makeover. Remember this roll top desk? She's a great piece, just not my style. I saw her potent...

A Goodwill found vintage teacher's desk gets a (no paint) makeover!

I love trying new products and this milk paint is one I've wanted to try for years. Milk paint goes on smoothly and was the perfect pai...

How’s this for an analogy? I believe I have created the mullet haircut of furniture transformations. Now, hear me out: what sets a mullet apart is its element of surprise, right? “Business in the front, party in the back,” as the saying goes. And similarly, with my new and improved roll-top desk, we’ve got business...

A two toned chalk paint desk redo. I don’t know about your wallet but mine is still pretty empty from the Christmas season. I feel like it happens every year – we go overboard and then we’re broke and trying to catch up all January long. I tried doing that whole money saving thing last year …

A little re-do of a child's roll top desk and keeping a part of history alive! http://reposhture.blogspot.com/2013/11/childs-roll-top-desk.html #furniture,…