This was my first furniture makeover using Dixie Belle products but it won't be my last. I love, love, love Dixie Belle!!!
This was s client commision piece, they purchased the desk and the new hardware they wanted but let me have free reign on the actual makeover.
I was told it would be going into a Halloween room. So it had to be dark and spooky.
So at first I though plain black, but once I received the hardware with the gold tones (ordered from Etsy) I knew I had to jazz it up.
So I added Gold Rub N Buff to give it an antique look and much more personality.
8/11 Prime with Dixie Belle Slick Stick
8/24 2 coats black paint & touch ups
8/31 steel wool sanding and 1 coat black paint
9/22 touch up black paint on top of desk
9/30 sand top of desk
10/2 re-paint top black
10/7 apply gold Rub N Buff
10/8 2 clear coats on top of desk
10/10 clear coat desk with Dixie Belle Gator Hide
10/17 touch up gold Rub N Buff and black paint
10/23 clear coat
10/29 final inspection with touch ups, install hardware
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| In the Halloween room it was made for |
I'm pretty pleased with the final results. I hope the customer was, too.
I felt bad that it took a couple months to complete but I got the desk right before my book was about to publish and I had two months of book signings and Halloween events while working on deadline for my next book.
Ugh. I tried to work on the desk as much as possible but it still took a lot longer than expected.
But I delivered it on Halloween!
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| These custom coffin shelves were also made for the client's Halloween room. You can catch a glimpse of them on the nightstands in the video. |
