We made a stop at the antique store and found SO MANY things that we LOVED, but we settled for this desk (and a cute little high chair. Pictures of that, later).
We made it out of there for under $60!! Talk about GOOD prices! The desk was only $25!!
It's from The Peabody-Stiggleman Co., so I imagine it must have been sitting in a schoolhouse over 100 years ago. Pretty cool!
We didn't need to make a big change. We really just wanted to see the natural wood, so we sanded it down and then put a couple coats of varnish on. Now it's nice and shiny. Beautiful. I'm so happy to be rid of that paint!
I love all of the little marks and imperfections. There were a lot of spots that wouldn't sand down very well, so there's still some of that green paint in spots, but I wasn't trying to make it look brand new. I couldn't be happier with the outcome.
Now my Colsie has a place to do his schoolwork, other than the couch, where he used to end all of his lessons in the supine position.
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Oh. My. Word. This is amazing! Where did you find it! I am in love, seirously, in love. So so pretty! (But don't tell C. that. Tell him it's just awesome-sauce :)
ReplyDeletewe found it at the 'nook and cranny' antique store, in lehi. i'm so in love with that store. i had a huge smile on my face the whole time we walked through. it made my day.
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