Furniture Makeover

Today I've taken the opportunity to share a desk makeover with you.  This little desk is very old and it is not made out of wood, so it was a bit of a challenge only because I could not do what I originally wanted, which was to sand and re-stain it.  After sanding the top and discovering that it was particle board, there was just no turning back, so I decided to paint it.  The hardest part was deciding on a color, I chose a very light grey for this piece, but who knows what color may lay in it's future.

For this project I used the following:

 

• primer by Sherwin Williams
• small foam roller
• small paint brush for small areas
• paint stick for mixing
• paint tray
• rag
• gloves
• sand paper block (grade unknown)
• grey paint

This desk is all laminate, so I used a primer by Sherwin Williams with a low odor formula that I had in storage.  For this project I did not sand before priming because this primer adheres wonderfully.

 

After the primer was dry, I lightly sanded it in order for the paint to go on smoothly.  I did not want to use extra chemicals in my paint and since I used a small roller, I did not have to worry about brush strokes.  I cleaned off the dust with a rag to prep for painting.

I primed once, sanded lightly and then painted the desk with two coats of a satin finish grey paint, I waited until it dried in between coats.  Below is the final finish. 

I waxed it a little with dark tinted furniture wax to add a bit of an aged look, but nothing major.  It'll do for now until I change my mind and give it another color or look with new hardware. 

What do you think?

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