World Themed Desk

Shabby Chic World Desk

I had this desk in the garage for years, half finished.  My husband got it at a garage sale with the intention of refinishing it.  So I finally said I was taking over his project, as I was getting tired of it being in the garage.  So I purchased a World map poster for $5.00, and decided I would do some Decoupage.  I sanded the top and underneath, stained it, and finished it with wax.  I used a Sea Blue chalk paint, lightly distressed it, and then waxed it.  The map drawers took a while and a lot of coats of furniture Mod Podge, but I love how it turned out, wish I had done it sooner.

Desk

Up-cycled Shabby Chic Styled Coffee Table

Up-cycled, Shabby Chic Styled Coffee Table

This piece was built by my husband, David, due to an idea I had in my head, but I'm not the best with a saw.  We had gotten a bunch of wood, and cabinet doors from a barn that was going to be torn down, and I really wanted to build a table out of some of it.  I really liked the aged wood, that was grey and weathered looking, so we knew we wanted to use those pieces.  The cabinet doors I thought would make a great top, and we decided to also use one for the a shelf. I re-painted the two cabinet doors, distressed like crazy, and had my husband build a frame out of some of the aged wood for the table frame.  We trimmed it with wood that had a niece design to it and sealed the top to protect it.  This is extremely sturdy, I know because I have two little ones that think this is meant to be sat on!

Coffee Table

Restyled Vanity

Restyled Vanity

I traded a friend a mirror I had redone for this piece.  The vanity needed a little help, but I knew it could be beautiful with a little paint and some hard work.  The large drawer needed to be fixed, so I had to put my husband to work.  After that it just needed a lot of sanding and some paint!  I used Mahogany colored stain for the table top and top four drawers, and Antique Black Chalk paint for the rest, and waxed it with a flat wax.  I recovered the seat that came with it, from material I had found at Goodwill, and lined the drawer to match.  Below are some before and after pictures.  By the way it was too cold to paint this outside (winter), so I ended up sanding as fast as I could outside, and then I moved this into my kitchen to paint, my husband wasn't to thrilled with this, but when I get an idea for a piece I just can't wait for the weather!   

Finished Vanity and Seat

Matching Seat Cushion and Drawer Lining

Bench

Vanity Before

Before