This desk had been the victim of stain abuse at some point in its sad little life. When Christy came upon it for $15 at a yardsale, she had her doubts if it could be saved. Every time she touched it, the old stain rubbed off on her hands, turning them red. (I don’t even understand how this is possible! Who could be so inept at staining? The instructions are right there on the can!)
But the wrongs our little desk had suffered were about to be avenged, thanks to the miraculous coverage of chalk paint. (And several layers of primer too). Christy stuck with it until it was no longer bleeding stain, and added a cute grain sack strip for funzies and sent it to live in her teenage son’s room. (Don’t tell him how cute it is).
See it on her blog Our Southern Home.






5 Comments
kayla
February 26, 2014 at 5:25 PMI love the detail on those stripes. I ALWAYS mess stripes up. I have stripe envy
Suzan
February 26, 2014 at 6:15 PMStain drops keep falling on my head?
What a spectacular makeover – love love love the color!
xxx
Terresa
February 26, 2014 at 8:37 PMoh so nice!! I actually like this desk in a dark tone alot, but stain rubbing off is not going to work:/ the after is really nice. great makeover!!
Amanda {NoDakNest}
February 27, 2014 at 11:43 AMI now have this song stuck in my head and I may have sung a few bars…poor coworkers.
I love this makeover though, I’m always a sucker for a chalk paint project!
Christy @ Our Southern Home
March 4, 2014 at 6:44 PMThanks so much for featuring the desk! It was such a fun project. I’ve become a bit addicted to painting the stripes!!! XXOO Christy