Campaign Love

The "Dixie" Campaign desk is done!

Thank-you for the 'coral' suggestion.  I tried to find/mix a coral shade 

that I loved, but couldn't. They all turned out to pastel-like. 

I'm all about the blues and greens, so I did a mixture of both! 

Lest you had forgotten the sad shape she came to me:

The Dixie Campaigner!! I almost had a heart attack when I first saw it! 

 I know,,,,,right??!! What the???!! So, I asked the women selling, "Oh, you started to

refinish (refinish?? more like mutilate) it?" 

Her:                     "Yeah"    

                               Me:  "Um, what did you use on the top?"

                                                    Her:      "Oh, a scraper."  (She showed me a chisel!)

    Me:      Audible gasp..........

Her:      "Was that bad?"

Um, Gee,......Ya think???!!!!

I actually think the surface of the moon feels smoother than the top of this desk. 

Running my hand over the top and feeling all the divots and gouges just makes me

cringe! This top should actually go through a planer to level it out. But, I'm fresh

out of giant wood-shop tools, so I'll have to try and wing it with my orbital sander.

And why is it that all the sellers with the cool heavy stuff live on the second floor of some

apartment????

And now:

           I staged it in my family room. I normally have a large chair in that spot. It matches great!

            I debated on whether or not to paint the drawers. They were in good shape, so I thought I would refinish them.  If I didn't like it, I could always paint over them. At least I have the option.

She had already managed to scrape off the edges.

                    

   Here were some of the orange/coral colors I was mixing. I ended up painting a MCM credenza              brilliant tangerine color (here), so I went with the blue/green family on this one. 

 
 This is the top of the desk after I did a ton of sanding. I was able to level it off pretty well.

    "Finn" the Betta, likes it. 

     The veneer on this piece was lifting up all over the place.
Glue, wood filler and finishing nails did the trick. 

While it does fit well with my decor, I did sell it shortly after finishing it.

                          I used a combo of BM "Emerald Isle' and "Caribbean Blue" in semi-gloss

   I would love to find one of those Jonathan Adler chippendale chairs to go with the desk. 

Linking up at these great parties:

Restore Interiors - Restored it Wednesday

Kammys Korner - Trash to Treasure Tuesdays

Domestically Speaking - The Power of Paint Party

The Shabby Creek Cottage - Transformation Thursday

Miss Mustardseed - Furniture Feature Friday

Redoux - Friday Link Up Party

Homespun Happenings - Rustic Restorations Weekend

Funky Junk Interiors - Saturday Night Special

1929 Charmer - Sunday's Best Party

Knick of Time Interiors - Knick of Time Tuesday

Elizabeth and Co., My uncommon Slice of Suburbia,

Savvy Southern Style. Weds, Beyond the Picket Fence, PJH Designs

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