Little Desk Finds Grace

A friend of mine was redecorating her daughter's room and gave me this desk that no longer had an space in her new room, as it was too small for her daughter's needs.

I'm sorry I don't have a before picture of it. Sometimes I get really excited and start painting right away forgetting to take a before photo.
It was all plain stained wood.
I went with a combo of my comfort colors ASCP Old white and  ASCP Paris Gray. I painted the whole body of the desk in Old White and the front of the drawers and the front of the drop down top in Paris Gray.
I also painted the inside in Paris Gray.

I then applied a coat of stain to it.  Chalk paint really absorbed the stain so it got really dark. Oh boy, I got really scared and I was ready to repaint the whole thing! I did a massive amount of sanding to it. Just with a light sanding sponge. To brighten it up. I liked the look it achieved, kind of really distressed and antiqued.

It looked to me like it was really old and had a great history of travels around the wold! So I leave it like that.
I felt like it needed a little more, so I stencil some designs on the drop down top and in the front of each drawer.

I love how it turned out. It's a great addition to my guest room. It looks really nice against the navy blue wall. And it's a perfect little desk for my guest to check their e-mails, charge their phones, and may be write a post card like the good old days!!

Thank you so much for visiting!! Hope you enjoyed to see how this little desk found grace!!
Have a fabulous day!!
XOXO

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