Yellow Milk Painted Desk

Finally finished my yellow milk painted desk.  It was found last fall at the garage sale in an old barn for $15.00, and was originally a 1940's enamel top kitchen table with pull out leaves.  It was in pretty sad shape with a finish that had been stripped leaving the wood extremely dry and the enamel top was scratched and chipped, but I saw it's potential to become my dream desk. My favorite part is the silverware draw. 

The enamel top couldn't be saved so my husband cut me wood planks, which I made to look aged and worn by sanding and hitting the wood with nails, a hammer, chains and screws.  Painting the base with yellow milk paint and giving the top a mahogany stain and then a wax finish gave this piece a new life.  The bling is the glass knob from Anthropology. Since I started this project in the Spring, I'm sorry but I can't locate my original pictures of the piece.  My favorite furniture pieces have always been the ones I find, beg my husband to put in my car and refinish myself.


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