Desk Makeovers, Mateys!

Yesterday was National Cheeseburger Day, I hope you all marked the occasion.  I was hoping to find that today was some great National Day of Something, only because I just now realized these desk makeovers are red, white, and blue, and then I could pretend that I did it on purpose.  However, today is just International Talk Like A Pirate Day, so let’s just go with that, because um … America is a nation … and go red, white, and blue, ahoy!

Representing the red is this adorable, or should I say arrrgdorable schoolhouse desk from Faye at The Shabby Cottage Home. Note the clever chalk decals and numbered drawer pulls?  Cute!

Gretchen knew this desk could be salvaged, even though it looked like it had been shipwrecked on a sunny beach for ages.  Check out the fading on that wood!  You can still see where the handles were supposed to be!  She redeemed it with a fresh coat of white paint, and now it’s a treasure!  See more at Gretchen’s Garage.

 

 

Elisha shivered some timbers to add a chunky set of feet to this beast of a desk.  Getting it off the floor and adding new hardware, plus lining edges with a strip of aluminum and tacks made a huge difference.  Blimey!  Looks amazing!  (Is ‘blimey’ a pirate word?  Or more like a leprechaun word? Whatever.)  See more from Elisha on her blog Pneumatic Addict.