![Blue and White Painted Desk Makeover. She found this desk for only $9 at the thrift store. It is amazing what a little paint and new hardware can do. Love the naural wood top too! .jpg Blue and White Painted Desk Makeover](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W7mw4c9SOtc/V39NIccSQGI/AAAAAAABh88/bQhcfJXpx7M/Blue%252520and%252520White%252520Painted%252520Desk%252520Makeover.%252520She%252520found%252520this%252520desk%252520for%252520only%252520%2525249%252520at%252520the%252520thrift%252520store.%252520It%252520is%252520amazing%252520what%252520a%252520little%252520paint%252520and%252520new%252520hardware%252520can%252520do.%252520Love%252520the%252520naural%252520wood%252520top%252520too%252521%252520.jpg?imgmax=1600)
If there ever is a project that deserves the old adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” it would be this one. I originally stumbled on this solid wood desk at my thrift store for $9. Yes! Only NINE dollars.
![desk-before.jpg Desk before](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h588TuYH0uY/V39NaJuRt2I/AAAAAAABh9M/CWkb_Qj75Uw/desk-before.jpg?imgmax=1600)
And like the ugly duckling, check out the swan now! I LOVE how it turned out. And the best part? I used only paint I already had in my stash!
![painted-boys-blue-and-white-desk.jpg Painted boys blue and white desk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fWNm3fCfqlE/V39NrOFx1XI/AAAAAAABh9k/m2UaIjnyzQo/painted-boys-blue-and-white-desk.jpg?imgmax=1600)
The other feature that makes this dresser unrecognizable is the new hardware, graciously supplied by D.Lawless Hardware. They update the entire piece.
![simple-nickel-pulls-for-desk.jpg Simple nickel pulls for desk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B3bWK-QKd7A/V39N5eZDzuI/AAAAAAABh-A/-N-lDjucgIk/simple-nickel-pulls-for-desk.jpg?imgmax=1600)
This would be the perfect student desk since it has ample storage and a large work surface. My kids are fighting over who will get to put it in their room. The same kids giving me the side eye when I first bought the piece home.
![blue-white-and-wood-desk.jpg Blue white and wood desk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g2xyPT_Po5A/V39NUwlpnrI/AAAAAAABh9E/yh1qKMX8Mwc/blue-white-and-wood-desk.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Well, first I used my random orbit sander to strip the finish down. You can see in this photo how I propped the piece up on a flowerpot in order to get the sander all the way to the bottom of the trim without running into the ground.
![propping-up-desk-to-sand-bottom.jpg Propping up desk to sand bottom](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Be9IhYwFhQ/V39NvElSlTI/AAAAAAABh9w/RLa-a2H24RY/propping-up-desk-to-sand-bottom.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![sanding-inside-furniture-grooves.jpg Sanding inside furniture grooves](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7rnhiAcvOw8/V39N16GTODI/AAAAAAABh98/xQeYG22gtpE/sanding-inside-furniture-grooves.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![cleaning-wood-after-sanding.jpg Cleaning wood after sanding](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zDQy6HpxmjM/V39NXGwPkCI/AAAAAAABh9I/7Qh0mzjGVTw/cleaning-wood-after-sanding.jpg?imgmax=1600)
I retained the top with Polyshades (a stained polyurethane product) in American Chestnut. Using this product meant I didn’t need to add a coat of poly on top of the stain.
![refinished-desk-top.jpg Refinished desk top](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K3Hriesw5Vg/V39Nxo7cTYI/AAAAAAABh90/zJ6MMPMMXAw/refinished-desk-top.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![hometalk-finish-max.jpg Hometalk finish max](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0ObnjpGNPtU/V39NmRJg7QI/AAAAAAABh9c/gqxwtNieJzY/hometalk-finish-max.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![spray-painted-desk-body.jpg Spray painted desk body](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s7Spl2a3UzA/V39N8RcVfWI/AAAAAAABh-E/Ll-uusvWucI/spray-painted-desk-body.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![sanded-drawer-fronts.jpg Sanded drawer fronts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iKNCIaLLLAg/V39Nz5QghwI/AAAAAAABh94/2iNhpFeGQEk/sanded-drawer-fronts.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![taping-and-painting-desk-drawers.jpg Taping and painting desk drawers](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HEf4W-1rbCc/V39N__4t01I/AAAAAAABh-M/nURk3wR1lbo/taping-and-painting-desk-drawers.jpg?imgmax=1600)
The color was Evening Dove by Benjamin Moore. A leftover paint sample from when I choosing the wall color for the nursery.
![faux-painted-drawers-in-desk.jpg Faux painted drawers in desk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mmadV5EyHj4/V39NjpsbEmI/AAAAAAABh9Y/BY1AFgVOyvQ/faux-painted-drawers-in-desk.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![painted-desk-top.jpg Painted desk top](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3CQAo4hc2SY/V39NtAl0z-I/AAAAAAABh9s/E79UmbVCQ_U/painted-desk-top.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Finally, I installed the hardware.
I specifically used the Liberty Octagon Knob and the 5” Caspian pull. If you didn’t realize it, 5 inches for a pull is not a standard width and D.Lawless has such a great selection of hardware, they had me covered.
![liberty-silver-hardware.jpg Liberty silver hardware](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nUzMAix7EzE/V39No_HTdAI/AAAAAAABh9g/VTZdZIOFdOo/liberty-silver-hardware.jpg?imgmax=1600)
I think they look fabulous, and the combination of the chestnut stain, with the blue and the white is such a pretty finish.
![Wooden-trim-on-desk.jpg Wooden trim on desk](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-F8qX0chFjr0/V39OCV3xERI/AAAAAAABh-Q/afVPDEfc7xM/Wooden-trim-on-desk.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![Blue-and-white-painted-dress-makeover.jpg Blue and white painted dress makeover](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7JX8feyvvAY/V39NR3FA5vI/AAAAAAABh9A/2rzt4J9q0u0/Blue-and-white-painted-dress-makeover.jpg?imgmax=1600)
But I love it so much, it may have to become my new creative space.. so I can whip out more projects just like it!
![desk-organizer.jpg Desk organizer](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DhCHBK7SkWc/V39NejiE0LI/AAAAAAABh9Q/7yOX00iiWak/desk-organizer.jpg?imgmax=1600)
If you just can’t get enough paint makeovers, here are a few others you may like:
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WRR3XEOnY7I/UDCJAOs-kSI/AAAAAAAAC7M/i0BwvXq3OMw/s640/title.jpg)
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uivw6q1KdcQ/U18_lo7Ty0I/AAAAAAAA3tU/AyunP3LX_84/filing-cabinet-makeover.jpg)