A Secretary Desk Makeover

This desk Jason bought for me on Craigslist took me over a year and a half to finish, mainly because I had no idea what I wanted to do with it. I debated painting it a bright color, like yellow or green.  Maybe a glossy black?  Perhaps white with a splashy, fun wallpaper on the inside?  You all know me though, right?  Color scares me sometimes.  What if I tire of it in a month?  It was a thorn I tell you, sitting there in the basement in all of its brown glory.

I ended up doing what I always do.  I painted the exterior of the desk white and gave it a gray paint job on the inside.  To make it a little more exciting, I lined the drawers with some wrapping paper and added some bright accessories that I can swap out for anything else that I'm loving, whenever the mood strikes.

So, here is another white, neutral makeover by me.  The good news is that I love this little secretary desk.  It reminds me of my Grandma Esther, who had one too, and filled it with pretty things and special memories.  Mine holds all of my favorite treasures and is a fun place to sit and write a letter, surf the Internet, or make a to do list.   I hope you like it, too!

Just to refresh your memory, because this desk has been on the ol' to do list for a long time, here are some pictures of what the desk looked like before the makeover.

Here are some pictures of the desk after the makeover.  Actually, I lied.  Here are a ton of after pictures.  Enjoy!

Thank you for reading!  I'll be back soon.

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In case you are curious, here are the specifics about the products I used on this project.

Paint colors:  

Primer:  Rust-oleum Spray Paint Primer

Exterior:  White by Olympic

Interior:  Behr color matched to Martha Stewart's Cobblestone

Hardware:

Liberty 35mm pendant knob/ Bronze Antique, purchased from the Home Depot

The two small round knobs and the hinges are the original hardware.

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Our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

This is the last post of Christmas 2012, I promise!

Our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were pretty uneventful.  We spent a quiet evening and day, just the four of us, after returning home on Christmas Eve from my dear Grandpa Lloyd's funeral and Christmas with Jason's family.  After Jason and Henry's Christmas Eve services, we were exhausted but thankful to be home!

We had a wonderful Christmas and hope you did, too!

Here's to a new year.  Welcome, 2013!

Christmas Gingerbread House Fun

It is still Christmas on this blog, even though I put almost all of our decorations away today, (In one day!  A world record, I tell you!) since sickness upon sickness and a funeral kept me from doing so before the actual holiday.  So bear with me as I post a couple more times about our Christmas.

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One of our activities for our Advent calendar this year was to make gingerbread houses.  We always made them at home when I was young and my three sisters and I loved it.  We did them on a Saturday when we were all under the weather and have the jammies and bedheads to prove it.  Please, take note of the bedheads and enjoy them.

There's one more Christmas post coming up tomorrow and then we're moving on, folks!

Christmas in Our Home

Here's a little peek of Christmas in our home...

...a little late, before it all gets put away.  Where did December go?

Happy 2013 to you!