Savin Some: From old desk to entry way beauty!!

Okay, I wanted to share one of my latest projects with you all. When we moved into this house, I actually had an entry way area (I did not really have one of these in our other house), so I was excited but a little lost as to what I should put there. I had a small picture hanging on the wall and was thinking about adding a little table, but I did not have a table at the time.

I had this piece of furniture. As you can see it is an older desk that was originally the basic brown color. After thinking about it for a while I decided that I would try to make it work by using what I already had on hand.

The first step was to remove the knobs and sand it. This piece took a lot of sanding. I think it was because it had a shiny coat on the top. After tons of sanding I added my first coat of paint.

I went with the green paint because I had an entire gallon left over from painting my kitchen.

Once the first coat was dry, I decided to try a different technique. I brushed on a second coat, and went back with a dry brush and removed some of the paint. I am super happy with the result. You can see just a little of the brown showing through, and I have to say that I think it is fabulous.

I went shopping in my attic again, and found this big picture that I had purchased at a thrift shop a while back for $10.00. I thought I went perfectly with my newly green desk. What do you think??

(I still have to put the knobs back on!)

Now, I just have to figure out what to put on top of my desk. That will probably be my next project.

You can find more great Thrifty Thursday projects over at Tales From Bloggeritaville.