I bought a vintage furniture piece last year at the local flea market. I'm not sure if it was a desk, table, bookcase or credenza. All I know is that it had great bones, four deep drawers and two shelves. It just needed a vision and some paint.
After a good cleaning, I decided on a nice shade of duck egg blue. I used two coats of chalk paint which covered the wood well. I painted the drawers a soft white [also chalk paint] to contrast with the blue.
The handles were impossible to remove, so I just painted them as well.
When the paint dried, I lightly distressed the entire piece using sandpaper. I stained the top veneer matching the current wood tone, then I waxed the entire desk.
Earlier that day, I picked lemons from our citrus tree, which gave me a great re-purposing idea for this piece. With a few accessories, I turned it into a beautiful lemonade serving center.
Ready for a refreshing glass of lemonade?
And to show its multi-purpose, I re-dressed the serving center for use in our daughter's bedroom. Found some coordinating storage boxes in the closet, which fit perfectly on the shelves. This is a great place to store sewing or school supplies, beauty accessories & more.
For now, I'll stick with the lemonade.
Even though it's December, the sun is out, and it's getting [almost] warm.
That's life in Southern California.
However, once the sun goes down,
this will most likely become a hot cocoa station!
Now where did I put the marshmallows?
Stay Warm!
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