A friend gave me an antique desk she was getting rid of. I think it dates from around the 1940's. This is actually the desk ( and my junk)I have that is very similar, because I forgot to take a before picture of the one I painted!
I wanted to do an antique green finish to update it and make it more of a show piece.
First a coat of paint I bought for $4 at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
Someone asked me a while ago what color green paint I normally use and it's Ben Moore Pear Green 2028-40.. but I do age a lot of things which mutes it,so if some one was going for straight green, Wales Green which is right before it on the same strip. It is really pretty and apple-y too.
Here's a picture after the art but before I aged it. I took some pictures in natural light so you could see the true color. It's amazing how much the flash changes colors and makes them look so much colder than in person.... And here is after the aging.
With flash
Natural light and closer to true color
Normally I change the knobs out, but I actually put the old ones back on; they just seemed to fit. I promised a while ago I was going to do a tutorial on making patterns for furniture and I still am! Stay tuned :)!
~Jen
Your desk is beautiful!! This is how I want the table in my garage to look but I don't know how! I can't wait for your tutorial!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. A stand out now, rather than just a desk!
ReplyDeleteThe Texas Woman
Gorgeous! Love the beautiful pattern!
ReplyDeleteJen! It looks fabulous! I love the colors! Oh how I wish I knew how to do this great finishing look you do... great job! Hugs, Vanessa
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Jen!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely the right call to keep the old knobs. Perfect!!
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful! I can't wait to see the tutorial, either. :)
ReplyDeleteJen, just gawjus! A beautiful pattern and you made it look like a piece of art.
ReplyDeleteJen, that looks great! I love taking old things & making them beautiful. Your desk is now a one of a kind. I've got a dresser I have to figure out how I'm going to paint for my guestroom redo.
ReplyDeleteThat's gorgeous! I love what you did with it!
ReplyDeleteHi Jen! I love it! Someone just gave that to you? I wish someone would give me one. What a huge difference in the color without the flash. I love the design you painted on it. Anxiously awaiting the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI love the green color and the designs just look fabulous. The whole thing turned out beautifully!
ReplyDeleteCarrie
What a beautiful desk. Love the final product with the aging.
ReplyDeleteHi Jen,
ReplyDeleteI love the desk...very unusual! Thanks for posting.
Diane
this is AWESOME! I want one now!! hehe
ReplyDeleteThat desk is now a thing of beauty! I love how it looks with the aging - so romantic country!
ReplyDeleteManuela
Great desk! Your work is awesome...wish I were half as talented! Love your cotton towels too...they'd make a wonderful gift, Take care, DebraK
ReplyDeleteI love this--it is beautiful! I can't believe it was only $4. Our habitat restore thinks they are running an antique store--it would have been $45 at least!
ReplyDeleteWow! All your work paid off. Beautiful! ~Mindy
ReplyDeleteWOW...and OH CRAP! Wow that you can make such a beautiful piece of furniture....and OH CRAP...because it isn't mine!
ReplyDeleteHi Jen, your desk turned our fantastic. I love the antiquing on that shade of green. Really a show piece. You gave it a great new life!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Celestina
la rea rose
Oh, love the green. It turned out beautiful. :-)
ReplyDeleteWell done!!! You are good, really REALLY good.
ReplyDeleteHurry with your tutorial, I am need of it SOON!!!!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Krista
Holy Cow...that turned out BEAUTIFULLY!!! I LOVE it!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes, those knobs are perfect with it. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love that! The green is really nice. You have such a way with livening things up though. You must have the patience of a saint! I'm wishing I had your abilities - especially now that we're in our very own home! I think of all these things I want to do and shy away. I'm going to take a page from your book though and jump right in!
ReplyDeleteWow..I had to look at it twice...that desk is soo soooooo beautiful and I love that color!
ReplyDeleteQuestions: Have you ever done kitchen cabinets? You know the ones they put in all the houses that look the same?
-Sandy Toes
Beautiful! I love the color. I've been on the hunt for that type of desk for my hubby's office. Now that we've moved the age of laptops, that big old desk is unnecessary. And old one like that is perfect.
ReplyDeleteStunning! You did a wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. love your painted furniture. Wish I could paint like that. mishelle
ReplyDeleteJen,
ReplyDeleteYou amaaaze me with your artistic talent!!!!!!!
Will you teach me how to have enough confidence in myself to do something that fabulous?
It is amazing the lovely transformations you give to things. You breathe new life into old furniture!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love that desk!!!
ReplyDeleteThe aging process that you do really makes it special.
Fantastic job!
Kimberly :)
THAT'S FLIPPIN GORGEOUS LADY!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow!!! :) :)
Bella :)
that desk is beautiful, you are so talented wow,,,hugs, lisa
ReplyDeleteThe desk is beautiful. I love Ben's Pear Green! Central Park is another fav of mine! I am curious, what do you use to antique? In the past I have used a combination of umber glazes and stains mixed with glaze but I just ordered some tinted furniture waxes to see how they work. Since there are so many ways to age furniture I am always curious about the techniques used by others.
ReplyDeletewow, this is amazing. You should really sell your pieces - the desk kind of reminds of furniture from Habersham.
ReplyDelete.......and I love the old antique desk - can't believe that your friend was giving it away . Didn't look like the desk my friend waw giving away LOL
Bre
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