I’ve wanted my own work space for ages. Hubster and I shared a desk in our office-come toy-storage area.
He got annoyed when nail varnish, crochet and other paraphernalia got left on said desk and I got annoyed when I had to wade through 16 copies of farming papers and paperwork to blog.
It was during a heated exchange that I decides enough was enough and I started scouring ebay for a vintage drop-down desk.
It didn’t take me long-I get whims like this quite a bit. The one I had my eye on was in the next town along. I waited until the last minute and then submitted my bid.
I could hardly believe me luck. I got it for ยฃ5.
Hubster went and collected it for me as it wouldn’t have fitted in my car and the planning began.
Originally, because it was so close to Christmas, I was going to spruce up the inside and leave the outside as it was. What can I say? The paint brush ran away with me.
I managed to get a tin of Laura Ashley Eau de Nil in the sale and waited for the kids to be in bed.
As always happens here, I couldn’t find any rollers or paint brushes so I did the first coat with a kiddy paint brush. It took ages.
Thankfully, my Dad came to the rescue the next day with a mini roller and I carried on. I found a tester pot of my favourite ever colour-Shrimp Pink by Little Greene Paint Company and added beautiful pink accents.
Then I discovered what can only be described as amazing- a Metallic Leafing Pen by Rust-Oleum. You just add the gold pen on the corners and other places where ageing would naturally occur.
I also got a lavender coloured tester pot to spruce up an old wooden chair and got busy with the Metallic Leafing Pen again (imagine my whole house with gold accents now).
I got a but of wallpaper off cut and glued it onto the drop-down writing part of the desk and painted over it with PVA glue.
Then I only had to add the accessories-pretty tea cups, jugs for pens and a rose scented reed diffuser so that every time I open my desk to work, I am greeted with the fresh smell of roses.
Beautiful.
The funniest part of the whole process (apart from using a child’s paint brush) was the lock was broken so I unscrewed it and took it to my local lock smith. To fix the lock and provide a working key cost ยฃ15-more than double the price of the desk.
For ยฃ20 (plus the price of the paint), I am so pleased with my new work space.
Let’s hope it inspires me from now on.
Emma, iT’S AMAZING!! I want one now. When I move you can come paint me a desk ๐ Absolutely love it. Xx
He he yes of course ๐ I will look into doing a fox one for younxx
Hi Emma, I am officially jealous. Not only of your pretty writing desk, but also because you have your own work space (what I would give!). You’ve made it look so feminine I’d have trouble leaving it and it’s fab that’s closes too.
xx
What a brilliant job! I love a good project. I’m currently two chairs down in an upcycle of four in our dining room. I know the excitement of getting the kids to bed so you can get the paint brush out well!
Oooo that sounds exciting. After mismatched chairs this Christmas I think that is my next project ๐
Can you take me bargain shopping please, you’ve got a gift! Love it. Males me yearn for my own little space. Uh oh, I feel a conversation about summer houses coming on again!!