Have you ever been so stumped on re-doing a piece that it just sits there forever taunting you every time you walk by it?  Well, this piece did that to me.

We moved into this house in February and I bought this piece from the owners.  I knew it had great bones and could be really cute painted.  So as soon as we moved in I painted it a light gray and planned on distressing it.  Well it sat with one coat of paint on it until last week.  I kept it in my living room because I knew I needed to finish it, but couldn’t get inspired by it for some reason.  Finally I couldn’t take it anymore so I just grabbed a can of paint I had in the garage and started painting.  I liked the dark gray, but it felt a little bland.

I am not a great artist and can hardly draw a stick figure, but I knew this desk needed a little flare.  I had some small sample paints in yellow on hand, so I decided to test out my scribble abilities and figured I could always paint over it if I hated it.  I didn’t love it at first but just went with it and once I distressed it and added some dark wax I really liked how it turned out!

This will be for sale at the next market! September 15th!  You won’t want to miss it!  We will also be sharing some exciting news at the next market, so make sure to stop by!