Green Desk Makeover

Do you remember this desk that I showed you way back when?

Here’s how she looks now:

This little desk was quite the chore!  The laminate top was pretty resistant to holding paint, even after a good bonding primer, so my patience was tested.  Many drops of sweat, tears, and coats of paint later, I think she turned out pretty great.

The green paint color was a request from my oldest for her “jungle room” (I’ll share my decorating dilemma with her room at the bottom of the post so you can understand…) – she wanted to cover her room in vines so to reach a compromise, green paint it was.  I did tone down the bright green with a dark glaze finish – much easier on the eyes than the original color.

One of the knobs was missing, so I replaced them with new knobs from Hobby Lobby.  The drawer handles are original and just received a good scrubbing.  The chair came with the set – I painted it in ASCP in Pure White and recovered the seat with a plush, faux fur fabric (won huge Mom of the Year points with that move!)

As you can see, my daughter has accessorized to her liking… the bulletin board was a Hobby Lobby 50% off find that I also painted in ASCP Pure White.  I added a crackle medium to it and that has been, um, interesting.  I’ll post about that experience on another day.   

My daughter is quite excited about her new desk and chair, and loves using this spot to doodle, complete her homework assignments, and research her favorite little critters.

How many seven year olds do you know that have this book?!

Which brings me to the decorating dilemma in this room… try designing a room around these bad boys:

*sigh* I love my little nature girl, but it’s really hard to work around a tortoise, a hedgehog, and a few hermit crabs!  Animal cages aside, the rest of her safari/jungle theme room is slowly coming together.  I may just finish it sometime in the next few months and then I can share the full reveal.  I have a fun little bedside table makeover and a DIY safari canopy to share with you!

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