desk re-do

When Col and I inherited this desk from his parents to move into our apartment when we got married, we decided that we would re-do it over the summer.  Well, one summer and almost this next one went by and we hadn't touched it.  However, thanks to Col's initiative one afternoon, we squeezed the project in before it got too cold to work on it outside.  We've done smaller DIY projects together before (our unity candle for our wedding being one of the best), but for our first larger/furniture project, I'd say it turned out pretty darn good!

the desk was painted white, which underneath had a black lacquer, and then a blonde veneer

underneath all three layers was a pretty reddish wood

chipping away for hours at the paint

and yes, we did some of this inside

after our kind neighbor lent us his heat gun, our paint chipping and sanding time was greatly decreased

 this is after a couple layers of polyurethane

final product! (last step: find new handles)

good things

-my niece's 3rd birthday party at Bounce-It-Out (only downfall: I'm too old to play)
-working part of the Fringe Festival for W&B
-continued work on re-doing our desk
-welcoming a new baby in small group with a meal
-catch up time with Teenie
-hibachi with family after a terrible.horrible.no.good.very.bad.day at work
-being cheered up by my favorite 3 year old
-dog sitting (and getting our fill of cable, namely HGTV)
-driving around to find a strong signal on Col's phone in order to make sure we can redeem our free pizza

[whoa, October!]

-watching Dancing with the Stars with Deanna
-hubby chatting with me this morning while I was getting ready for work even though he could have been sleeping (I did wake him up first...but it was for a good reason!)