My 7 dollar thrift store desk

[april again]

I had a prefab, Walmarty, black student desk. I hated it, it depressed me to even sit at it but I wanted a REAL desk, with storage and coolness and something that would say MINE. I do have a keyboard but I dont want it in my lap..I have wireless for a reason, I just wanted a normal desk.

I found this beauty at a local thrift store...Seven dollars for desk and chair.



It had great drawers, dovetailed..nifty paper clip thingies in the middle drawer..



Chair had cracked/stained vinyl but was sturdy and well made.

My MIL wanted me to strip and refinish it with stain but it had veneer on it that was cracking and peeling. So I decided to paint it..with spray paint. She about fainted.

But with the trusty Home Depot gift card we had molding in Husband's wallet, I bought new brass pulls and some spray paint. I also scored some really nice dark brown "tooled" vinyl to redo the chair and ...



It looks very bright here but it truly isn't hideous 

I love it, all the drawers I need for bits and bobs, awesome color, nice brass pulls and a BIG surface area for writing and crafting. LOVE IT!

Best 7 bucks I ever spent

C and C welcome

[sirael]

Nice!  That looks gorgeous, and very functional.  I wish I could make such miraculous $7 finds!

[LiveLongandCraft]

Wow! Super pretty. Don't you love getting a good deal on things! I got tons of awesome stuff for 50 percent off at Goodwill this weekend and it was AWESOME.

[kholbert]

that's spray paint?! it looks great! who knew!

[K3lly]

That is awesome!!
I wish I could come across these wonderfully cheap great awesome finds... I'm jealous!

[greenfaerie]

That's awesome!  And I agree about the paint vs. stain... on peeling, damaged veneer, it's too much trouble unless it's super expensive.

[OriginalYouth]

Love the color, and especially the price.  Great work!

[Aikibookworm]

Great job!  I really like that!

[Jinkies]

GORGEOUS!!

I just upgraded from a spray paint can to an air compressor and spray gun!  My furniture will never look the same...

[lucy32]

This is beautiful! I would love to have something like that in my room!

[BTStars]

Wow, I love it!  Just one question, though.  What did your MIL think after she saw the finished product?

[Mrs_Boats]

I can't decide which I want more, your cool new desk, or your thrift shop where you found your cool new desk!

Nice job, and I'm with you on staining veneer! Your paint job was a much better option.

[april again]

Wow, I love it!  Just one question, though.  What did your MIL think after she saw the finished product?

It's funny you ask, she was kind of lukewarm in her garage (yes that is my inlaws garage I got paint all over  ) but she came by the house today and looked at it a while with all my stuff and said, "you know, you were right that looks really nice there"