Sunday, November 22, 2020

Vintage Desk and Chair Makeover using Custom Blue General Finishes Milk Paint



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vintage outdated desk and chair makeover using general finishes milk paint in custom mixed color
Welcome back my Beauties.
Boy has it been a while!
I have still been working on furniture like crazy,
just haven't done a good job of writing up blog posts about them.
Yesterday I was going through some google photos when I saw this desk makeover in my stash of photos and realized I better write something up about it since I had completely forgotten I had even done it! :)
It shouldn't be a surprise though. I had the desk and chair in my garage for 3 YEARS!
It was out of sight, out of mind, kinda like this makeover. :)
anywhoo..........on with the makeover.
beat up old top of vintage desk makeover before
I think one of the reasons I waited so long was because even though most of the desk was in great shape, It was a very outdated orange stain and had some DEEP grooves in the top that I knew would take some work to get out.

ryobi cordless belt sander used to remove old finish and gouges from old desk top in makeover

It was at that point I decided to pull out my handy dandy
It made short work of those deep gouges.
After I was done sanding I hand sanded it with some higher grit sandpaper to make it shiny smooth and wiped it down to prep it for some stain.

varathane premium wood stain on makeover of old vintage beat up desk top dark walnut diy
Since I had an idea of the color for the base I knew I wanted to go with a darker top.
I picked up my Varathane wood stain in dark walnut and got to work.
After it was dry I just used some satin wipe on poly I had in my garage to seal it.

custom color mix of general finishes milk paint in westminster green and twilight for desk makeover
Now it was time for the fun part.
Mixing up a custom color.
I decided to go with a favorite and picked 
I have used this combo before as you can see HERE
before and after roadside rescue buffet makeover.  https://www.artisbeauty.net/2019/09/rescued-antique-sideboard-makeover.html
I just loved the richness of the custom color!




rustoleum modern farmhouse metallic gold paint for hardware makeover on vintage desk
While the paint was drying on the desk I gave the vintage hardware a makeover with a couple coats of my Rustoleum farmhouse gold paint.

custom blue and gold vintage desk and chair makeover using general finishes milk paint in custom mix artisbeauty.net karin chudy

Would you look at how great it turned out!
The chair got painted the same color and I just quickly recovered the seat with some fabric I had in my stash! 


VINTAGE DESK AND CHAIR MAKEOVER USING CUSTOM BLUE GENERAL FINISHES MILK PAINT COLOR MIX CUSTOM ARTISBEAUTY.NET KARIN CHUDY
I am happy to say the reason I had forgotten to write about the desk was that as soon as I brought it into my booth it went back out the door to get a new lease on life in someone elses home.


 
custom blue and gold vintage desk and chair makeover using general finishes milk paint in custom mix artisbeauty.net karin chudy


I doubt this desk and chair will be forgotten about now that it was made beautiful again! 

VINTAGE DESK AND CHAIR MAKEOVER USING CUSTOM BLUE GENERAL FINISHES MILK PAINT COLOR MIX CUSTOM ARTISBEAUTY.NET KARIN CHUDY
and if you are in the States, I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Stay Healthy, Stay Safe,
and have a BEAUTIFUL day!

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