Monday, February 7, 2011

Hotel Desks to {His and Hers} "Built-In" Style Beauties

Some of the office plans are coming together!

We got these two desks when we were first married. A hotel in town was selling stuff for cheap, and both of us being students, we needed desks. We got them for a steal. Too bad they were ugly. I've been on the lookout for a {good deal} set of desks on craigslist for the last 8 months. Then I got sick of looking. It was time to have good looking desks.

The desks are all wood, except the top has a laminate finish. No good. So I took some left over tongue and groove molding I got in a bundle {for a steal!} and nailed it right on top. 
Next I built shelves to sit in between the desks that were just the right width and hight to accommodate our technological pieces {fancy for: my husband works at best buy... and we have a lot of gadgets} 
I used the same paint as I used in the laundry room {after sanding}. The only difficulty in using "house paint" instead of "wood paint" on projects is that "house paint" takes longer to cure. Make sure and give the surface a good couple of days before leaving anything there. 
 I antiqued the top slats of the desks {back slat yet to come... I had to get the desks done, before I could get my buddy at work with a table saw to rip me some custom slats}. 
The kicker was the handles on the drawers. They really made a difference, and for just $2.00 a piece at Lowes. 


Can you believe how far they came? I think they turned out pretty sweet! What about you?

Since I used mostly left-over materials, the transformation cost me about $5

11 comments:

  1. Love it! And the color with the ORB handles together is perfect!

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  2. Wow, way to work with what you had!! They look soooo great!! I love the color :)

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  3. Those hotel desks have been elevated to a whole new level. Way to go, Sommer!

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  4. You did a really great job on those desks. I am hosting a blog party. The link will open up tonight at 8pm EST. I hope you will stop by and join in the fun at www.diybydesign.blogspot.com. Thanks. Hope to see you there.

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  5. Thanks for the invite Judy! I'm excited to party it up over there!

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  6. I'm so happy you joined in the fun. Your desks came out so great.

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  7. WOW! They don't even look the same! Great job! Visiting from DIYDesign.

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  8. Whoa! What a makeover! You're so great with tools! Jealous!

    Kelly

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  9. Ohhhhhhhhhhhh am I ever in LOVE!!! Fabulous!!!

    m ^..^

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  10. Holy Cow!!! That turned out fantastic! I love the finish! :)

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  11. great design, great color!! YES! they turned out great! Way to rock it! I popped over from the linky party at the shabby chic cottage and will be popping over lots! come see and follow me!

    http://paintedfresh.blogspot.com

    ciao,
    ~Donna

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