My new desk

For months now Aaron has been begging me to get the laptop off of the kitchen counter so I thought that was a perfectly good reason to go to Target and buy the desk I wanted for $130. NOT!!! He was no-way no-how going to go for that so I started stalking craigslist (I hold this desk fully responsible for my now craigslist addiction) and found this little guy for only $10.

It has some great bones but needed a little facelift. I sanded it really well and covered all the scratches and dents with wood putty.

I decided to paint it black and I used Behr paint and primer in one in Forever Black. I told the salesperson at Home Depot that it goes against all of my being to not prime first but let me tell you, this paint is the Bomb-diggity!!! My desk has found a home in my dining room. Here is the after......

Isn't it Purdy?!?!?!

Desk-$10

1 quart of paint-$14

Knob-88 cents a piece

Grand total= $30.16

I heart AQUA!!

Who would have thought that me of all people would actually paint something blue/aqua. I am more of an earthy tone kind of gal but there was something about this color. I have been dying to paint something this aqua color by Rustoleum so when I found this table at the Goodwill for $5.99, I knew this was going to be my 1st aqua piece. My plan for this table was to just paint and glaze but when she was all painted up, she was screaming......"Distress me, big time"! So that is what I did. I love love love the way it turned out!!!! Now my next mission is to find 2 little chairs to go with it.

I really wish I would have taken a before picture. The table top was yellow and the legs were pink, yellow and blue. YUCK!!! So here she is....(of course my camera really doesn't do it any justice)