Probably not the best title, but appropriate to my post today! We found an old broken antique school desk and I immediately saw some potential. My husband immediately saw some work :) We spray painted the metal parts with rust-o-leum black paint. He glued the boards back together and fit them onto the metal grooves. He uses wood glue and clamps the wood together so the glue does not expand when it is drying. He reinforced the top of the vanity and the seat by fastening wooden bars on the bottom of both. He made the frame for the mirror out of the extra wood leftover from the back of the school desk. We then attached small wooden embellishments to give the mirror a little character. We painted all the wood with a primer.
After the primer was dry, I painted the vanity with an antique white paint. It doesn't look that much different.
I brushed on a dark wax and buffed it off with a clean t-shirt rag. I distressed the edges and decorative pieces of the wood with sandpaper. I brushed on a coat of clear wax and buffed it off with another clean t-shirt rag.
Dave attached the metal legs to a wooden board we painted black so the vanity would be very stable. This old school desk got a brand new look and is ready for any child's room.
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