school desk makeover

This poor old school desk has sat on our

back porch for years, and was really

looking shabby and seriously neglected. 

Any former finish was gone,

so this past weekend I decided to get

out some paint and see what I could do.

This piece was handed down to us from
Mike's family and his parents, aunts/uncles,
siblings, and nephews names were all
carved into the top...

After a good sanding down and cleaning,

I applied two coats of Behr's french gray blue

in eggshell.

The next day, I distressed it with the

sander, then waxed it with a brownish wax

to age it.

And, the brownish wax filled in the

carvings so they are still visible...

~Deb