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A Bold GOLD Desk!

by Gwen Jun 26

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its-a-gold-deskHere it is… post number three in my series of SUPREMELY procrastinated posts…

I finally showed you guys my Stenciled Wall Stripes and My Shaker-style Headboard.

And now, I’m finally getting around to my Bold Gold Desk. Yay!

Metallics are on my mind, baby and I’m smitten with this gorgeous paint from Martha.

It’s like butter in a jar… except it’s not edible… and you can’t fry eggs in it.

So, maybe it’s not exactly like butter, but it is SMOOTH.

martha steward paint

 

I’ve used this paint on my Scalloped Desk and my Master Bedroom Mirrors {which are waiting in the Bold Blog Queue}.  I’d paint the cat with it if she’d stay still long enough…

And thank Martha for coming to the recue, because my first go ’round with this desk was pretty horrifying!

Not exactly what I’d call sophisticated, yo.

Pink Desk

Now that’s better, baby!

its a gold desk

This desk is a part of my heart… my sweet Grandaddy gave it to me when I was about 12 and I’ll never let it go.

But it was getting worn out and tired.

And when I painted it, there was a massive gap… nothing that a little Caulk won’t fix.

Caulk-is-awesome

 

Sigh.  Caulk.  I love you.

 

caulked desk

You make my heart all aflutter with your magical ways…

Now, when I got to the hardware, I totally stressed myself out.

I totally thought I’d find some fun knobs at Anthro and make this baby sing, but alas!

Days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months… {not really, but it felt like an eternity…}

So, I gave up and drove to Home Depot and settled for these puppies…

glass knob

And like any girl on a first date with date with the man of her dreams, I fell hard…

gold desk

And knew they were the Cinderella Slippers to my little desk turned vanity.

Gold Desk on Wall

I’m not done here. Shocker, I know.  {A Chair would be nice, yo.}

But it’s getting there inch by blessed inch!

desk with Hot Shot

Even Hot Shot finds this space comforting… but it doesn’t take much for him.

Just a bone or four.

So what do you think?  Besides how amazing it looks against those crazy-awesome stenciled stripes.  Oh, I know.  I shouldn’t be braggadocios  but I can’t freakin’ help it.

I love them.

No, I LOVE them.

Do you?   No, no, no… the desk.  Keep it to the desk, Gwen…

The desk!  What do you think about the desk???

{Whew.}

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What the BOLD ones say:

  1. cassie says

    Jun 26 at 7:20 am

    so pretty! i have used that paint before and i found that painting brown under it helped as i found it sort of translucent. love the bling!

    • Gwen says

      Jun 26 at 7:42 am

      Thank you, Cassie! I will keep that in mind next time I use this paint. I LOVE it!

  2. Amanda @ Dreamsicle Sisters says

    Jun 26 at 9:37 am

    Very pretty! I love metallic paint. You completely transformed that desk. Now I need to get the nerve up to do my dresser 🙂

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:42 am

      Thank you, Amanda! And go for it, girl!

  3. [email protected] says

    Jun 26 at 9:41 am

    Love it! I’m obsessed with gold lately!

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:42 am

      Me, too! Gold is addictive… and this gold is so soft and subtle, it’s my fav!

  4. keri @ shaken together says

    Jun 26 at 12:14 pm

    I have a gossip bench that is my re-do queue and I’m pretty sure GOLD is it after seeing your gorgeous desk!

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:46 am

      How awesome! This gold paint is amazing… so smooth.

  5. Ali says

    Jun 26 at 12:15 pm

    LOVE the desk! Suck a soft pretty gold. Perfect hardare too. Nailed it 😉

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:46 am

      Thank you, Ali! Happy Friday!!!

  6. Bonnie at {PaperKeeper} says

    Jun 26 at 12:50 pm

    Loooove the desk! And yes, the stripes/stencil too! That paint is something else, gorgeous! Oh and btw..found my smokey silvery teal paint color….Benjamin Moore Hemlock. Funny that a name of something poisonous could look so pretty. But the cabinet is done and she looks lovely! – B

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:46 am

      Oh, I’m so glad you found it! That is a crazy name, huh?

  7. Peggy says

    Jun 26 at 6:22 pm

    I love the Gold,I might try some too.I also love yourStripes/Stencil too.Very good job

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:47 am

      Thank you so much, Peggy!

  8. Courtenay says

    Jun 26 at 8:23 pm

    I’m going to have to get me some of that paint. I love me some gold!

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:48 am

      I really LOVE this paint! It’s amazing…

      Thanks, girlie! Hope you are feeling well! 🙂

  9. [email protected] The Better Half says

    Jun 26 at 9:40 pm

    wow so pretty and love it in the room!

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:48 am

      Thank you so much, Jocie!

  10. Gina_AcuteDesigns says

    Jun 27 at 11:01 am

    LOVE! I am a huge gold fan and want to paint everything in my house gold….too bad my husband thinks he has a say in these things :).

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:48 am

      Haha! Mine is the same dern way!

      Thank you, Gina!

  11. Jill says

    Jun 27 at 5:10 pm

    GORGEOUS!! Much better than the pink I think!

    • Gwen says

      Jun 28 at 6:49 am

      Thank you, Jill! I agree… the pink was just NOT working at all!!!

      I hope you are doing well!

  12. nata says

    Sep 20 at 7:45 am

    Which martha gold was this?

  13. Kristine says

    Dec 13 at 2:18 am

    Wow, love the bling! And the glass knobs are a perfect fit 🙂

  14. Jen @ Girl in the Garage says

    Jan 12 at 12:12 pm

    Looks great – I’ve been falling hard for gold lately! Popped over from Pinterest. 😉

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