I found this lovely secretary at goodwill and fell in love with it because of the legs. It definitely had a lot of wear with it’s terrible stain job and flakey, chipping finish.
I chose to paint it a darker shade, and picked a deep teal blue color that was very greyed out. I sanded the desk to start with, wiped it down and then painted two coats of the teal color on the outside and two coats of a lighter grey on the inside. I did a bit of distressing to give it a worn look, and then sealed it with wax.
Gorgeous! And those legs are fantastic!
That color is AMAZING! What is it? Turned out beautifully!
Love this piece…what a lucky find!
Really Nice!
It's very beautiful, love the color you chose and I love that it looks very petite!
Tania
What a lucky Goodwill find! And I love the deep, dark, moody shade of teal!
Hey, hey, hey. We need to see the inside. Please post what the inside looks like on this little charmer.
Yes! the inside please! 🙂
I know, right? The legs are the reason I had to have this piece!
It's some Behr paint color that I custom mixed with some grey to tone it down a bit.
I don't have any of the inside, sorry! There was nothing special about it, just one shelf.
Beautiful Reeves!! I have a soft spot for that color, too!
What a beautiful blue! I'm featuring your desk in this week's PoPP Spotlight!
hi Reeves, it's absolutely beautiful. a gorgeous colour and paint work once again
Fiona xx
Loving the color! It is gorgeous!
Have you checked really good for secret compartments as these old secretary desks often had them built in and really well concealed to store valuables and keep them safe?
Teal is my FAVORITE color! You really lucked out with this find. Any pics of the inside?
I love everything about this. From finding it at a thrift shop to that gorgeous color. What a beauty!