A Bold GOLD Desk!
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Here 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.
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.
Now that’s better, baby!
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.
Sigh. Caulk. I love you.
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…
And like any girl on a first date with date with the man of her dreams, I fell hard…
And knew they were the Cinderella Slippers to my little desk turned vanity.
I’m not done here. Shocker, I know. {A Chair would be nice, yo.}
But it’s getting there inch by blessed inch!
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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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!
Thank you, Cassie! I will keep that in mind next time I use this paint. I LOVE it!
Very pretty! I love metallic paint. You completely transformed that desk. Now I need to get the nerve up to do my dresser 🙂
Thank you, Amanda! And go for it, girl!
Love it! I’m obsessed with gold lately!
Me, too! Gold is addictive… and this gold is so soft and subtle, it’s my fav!
I have a gossip bench that is my re-do queue and I’m pretty sure GOLD is it after seeing your gorgeous desk!
How awesome! This gold paint is amazing… so smooth.
LOVE the desk! Suck a soft pretty gold. Perfect hardare too. Nailed it 😉
Thank you, Ali! Happy Friday!!!
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
Oh, I’m so glad you found it! That is a crazy name, huh?
I love the Gold,I might try some too.I also love yourStripes/Stencil too.Very good job
Thank you so much, Peggy!
I’m going to have to get me some of that paint. I love me some gold!
I really LOVE this paint! It’s amazing…
Thanks, girlie! Hope you are feeling well! 🙂
wow so pretty and love it in the room!
Thank you so much, Jocie!
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 :).
Haha! Mine is the same dern way!
Thank you, Gina!
GORGEOUS!! Much better than the pink I think!
Thank you, Jill! I agree… the pink was just NOT working at all!!!
I hope you are doing well!
Which martha gold was this?
Wow, love the bling! And the glass knobs are a perfect fit 🙂
Looks great – I’ve been falling hard for gold lately! Popped over from Pinterest. 😉