When Kelly got to work restoring this Craigslist desk, she ran into a bit of a snag. Old paint from its many previous makeovers had become embedded down into the surface, and the surface was only a thin veneer. Thus, sanding the snot out of it was out of the question.
So she decided to try cerusing, which is a technique that sometimes involves opening up the existing grain with a wire brush, painting it, then quickly wiping off the excess, for a ‘paint in the grain on purpose’ look, and not a engaging in drunken revelry, like I had first thought. Oh wait, that’s carousing.
Anyway, she got beautiful results! Get a close-up look on her blog The Ridiculous Redhead.
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9 Comments
Kelly Sherman
February 1, 2013 at 5:34 AMLindsey, thank you so much for featuring my desk! It has quickly become one of my favorite pieces and I am honored to have it shown here.
araci
February 1, 2013 at 1:09 AMHi my dear friend, I love your blog. This are beatiful, very nice! Biss
Martha
February 1, 2013 at 5:25 AMSo THAT’S the technique that I used on a turn-of-the last century dresser and vanity that I refinished nearly 40 years ago! It turned out beautifully and is on of my proudest refinishing projects!
Lizzie
February 1, 2013 at 5:38 AMWhat a great look! I’ll have to look into that technique.
Anonymous
February 1, 2013 at 12:57 PMBeautiful!
kara
February 1, 2013 at 2:39 PMWow! What a great result.
Painted Elegance
February 4, 2013 at 4:51 PMBeautiful! Love the restoration!
Debi
January 16, 2014 at 9:47 PMI can’t believe the before photo! I have to wonder if the owner got that desk from my family. We had one EXACTLY like that with that exact finish! My parents loved the “antiqued” look of the 70’s! It looks sooo much better! If the owner got that in AZ (or maybe UT), it was probably ours! LOL!
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