Don’t Be Afraid Of Crapwood

A couple weeks ago I got a Facebook message from a high school friend about a piece of furniture she was ready to unload. So I asked for a picture just to see what I was getting myself in to and to make sure it was in my wheelhouse in terms of taste and style.  The picture was a garage much like my own.  There were lots of thing in the  picture, but I could make out a bit of the desk’s front and what appeared to be a leg……..

The legs get me every time.

This is actually after I got it home and in to my garage.  

Look ya’ll!!!  You can actually see the floor!

 I walked around this thing every day for over a week trying to get a vibe off it, in terms of color.  White over white would have been the easiest option, but it’s Spring y’all.

 I want a fun but subtle Spring color .

Give me some Duck Egg any day.

I dug there pulls out go my hoard.

 They are quite petite and I have to say I love the on this little desk.

Now this top was interesting.

Apparently my friend and her husband cut the original top off.  I honestly can not imagine how.  My limited understand is that the veneer was a wreck.  So what I had to deal with was the crapwood underneath.  

No bad……for crapwood?

The top came out way better than I expected.  I just gave the top a light sanding with my orbital and an already used 80 grit sanding disk.  The stain is just my standard Dark Wax.  I figured if it looked awful I could just paint over it but it came out pretty cool!  I love all the dings and imperfections it.

I took these photos late in the evening as the light was fading and soft.  The the sun went down I sat on the porch with a glass of good wine and thought about all of the time my friend Susan had spent at the childhood desk….. what she wrote……what she read.  She told me when I drove over to her home to pick up the desk that a lot of important decisions were made at that little desk.  So I texted her a few pictures and waited.  Then I texted, ‘Would you like your desk back now?”

She declined but seemed to be really happy with my interpretation of her little desk :)))

<huge relief>

Ya’ll I gotta tell you about these hydrangea!

Run to the Walmart…… they are $6 a pot and the color is amazing!

Happy Easter!

Paige