Sophisticated Soft Pink Vintage Desk

I found this vintage desk at a local thrift store that I recently stumbled on, and their prices were great too.  If you want to see me starting this desk makeover, or how I did the “broken” stencil technique, check out these videos.  

Here are the products I used on this desk makeover achieve this look.

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• Desk (thrifted)
• White Lightning
• Silk Conch
• Silk Salt Water
• Moonshine Metallics Rozay
• Royal Damask stencil
• Mud Puddle
• No Pain Gel Stain Walnut & Picklin’ White
• Clear coat satin
• WoodUBend corner applique #2093
• Hardware (Hobby Lobby)

Soft Pink – Silk Conch

I wanted to use Silk All-in-One Mineral paint for this project because I just love how smooth it is.  I considered some blues and a light yellow, but in my heart I was just feeling pink.  So I chose Conch.

I filled the hardware holes and there were quite a few small repairs; I used plastic wood.  Lately I’m finding it is the easiest and most durable product to use.

After sanding and cleaning, I painted two coats of Conch which offered perfect coverage.  Since this piece had so many details, I turned it upside down to ensure I got all the nooks and crannies.  

This type of paint dries in about an hour and can be re-coated in two hours.

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“Broken” Stencil Technique

Using the Royal Damask stencil and the La Petite brush, I stenciled on three colors around the sides and back of the desk.  The colors were the base color Conch, Salt Water and a metallic called Rozay.

By the way, the Royal Damask stencil is a great investment.  It’s my favorite, and I use it all the time.

Using one brush, I dip randomly into the colors (poured out onto a paper plate), and pounce onto the surface.  Using three colors gives the stencil a faded, textured color variation that I just love.  A perfectly filled in stencil with perfect lines just doesn’t give the same aged character.

I especially love including a metallic too because of the way it catches the light.  The Gemstone mousses are great for this as well.

Blended Stained Top

I started out painting the top in Mud Puddle, thinking I was going to whitewash over it.  That didn’t really work out the way I pictured it.  So I turned to my gel stains.

With a blob each of Picklin’ White and Walnut on a paper plate, I dipped an applicator pad into both and wiped it across the top.  I kept all my strokes in one direction, and the colors blended and streaked together on the top creating this effect.

Desk Makeover Finishing Details

I think these simple white porcelain knobs I found at Hobby Lobby are the perfect accent to the pink color.

But the front needed a little more interest, so I added a WoodUBend applique to the top drawer front.  This was one piece that I cut into two to place on either side of the knob. 

To adhere these appliques, you use wood glue and a hair dryer.  Stick it on and set it with the hair dryer.  I also highighted it with a little of the Rozay I incorporated with the stencil.

I have to give a shout out to my father-in-law for making me that wood slice you see in the photos from a tree up north.  He made me a bunch, actually, including some birch ones.  They will be great for staging my furniture!

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