I found this darling little vintage desk a few months back.
However, the top could not be salvaged. I thought about scraping it (way too much work) and painting underneath, but I found out it was particle board. So rather than scrape and redo another laminate top,
I though why not just make a solid wood top??!
So thats what I did. I went to the lumber yard and found some solid cherry "shorts" for a song!
You can see where I started to scrape off the top. Fugettibout it!
Here are the 3 boards glued and jigged together getting sanded.
The edges were also routed to smooth them out.
red mahogany just to brighten it up a bit. Cherry is beautiful!
And here is the desk all put together!
Yes, I painted the "Union Jack" as well!
Oh, and the chair too!
Would this not be adorable in a boys room????
I love the new top better than the original!
If I never have to paint a "jack" again, it will be fine with me! LOL
This beaut is for sale!!
UPDATE>>>>>>I repainted it in BLACK
UPDATE>>>>>>I repainted it in BLACK
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