Desk to End Table Transformation

A while back a friend of mine gave me this desk.

I wish I would have taken pictures of the back.

It's been painted at least 4 different colors.

Brown, Cream, Aqua and then this Maroon color.

I had plans of repainting it and using it as it is, a cute little desk.

But I ended up not needed another desk in my house.

But, I did need an end table!

*light bulb moment*

I grabbed my mallet and knocked the legs and back off the desk portion of the desk

and then used the chainsaw to cut off the top portion.

Then, I sanded it smooth

I left the top layers of paint but I smoothed them out.

I wanted to be able to see the texture of the layers and some of the color coming through.

Then, I painted it white.

Sanded the edges and made a few "worn" spots.

Then, I used my glaze and some dark teal paint to glaze the desk.

I added some new knobs and gave her

(yes, I assume all of my furniture is female...

with exception of the toilet and any recliners.)

a new home in my newly finished basement.

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