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Shabby Chic Hepplewhite Desk in Painted Layers

Bykandice kullmann

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Shabby chic often makes me think ‘white’. But it doesn’t have to. This hand painted shabby chic desk makeover has more layers than you could ever imagine! It’s Hepplewhite style with awesome oval hardware, an abundance of dovetail drawers and lovely subtle curves add to the beauty.

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Shabby Chic Hepplewhite Desk in Painted Layers

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Unfinished Vintage Hepplewhite Desk

This vintage Hepplewhite style desk has great ‘bones’ and tons of potential with no major damage.

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Some sort of who knows what stuck in the drawers had to be scraped off with a straight razor. remove dirt from furniture, old desk, shabby chic, vintage

The entire piece was hand sanded and thoroughly cleaned prior to starting. This is my standard process of How to Prep Painted Furniture.

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The Process – Layering Paint

A base coat of gray started off the madness of my layering. You can find great paint options online HERE. Followed by layers upon layers of grays, whites and a hint of blue. This is the same exact technique as in the Painted Pineapple Pedestal Table.

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The hardware was cleaned and refreshed to a distressed shabby chic white. This is How I clean, prep and paint hardware. How to, Paint Shabby Chic Hardware, paint hardware, shabby chic

Inside the drawers were painted a solid gray, covering up and hiding any proof of the previous life that this piece once had and preparing it for its next life phase in a new home. Painted Shabby Chic Desk, painted desk, shabby chic, chalk paint, vintage desk, staten island, ny

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The Result – Painted Shabby Chic Desk

This vintage desk was distressed and sealed for protection in all its shabby chic glory!Distressed Painted Furniture, shabby chic, chalk paint,

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For more fabulous desk makeovers make sure to check out Ten Amazing Vintage Desk Makeovers.

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31 Comments

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  2. Nancy Massi says:

    Beautiful! How did you add the layers of paint, was it dry-brush? The painting technique you used would make an awesome tutorial.

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    1. thank you Nancy, its sort of become my signature finish. Im not quite ready to share ALL secrets just yet. but maybe in the future 😉

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  4. This piece is beautiful! I love the layered look and you pulled it off so well! I too find it fun when a piece has “history” like this desk 🙂 Thanks for linking up to #FridaysFurnitureFix!

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  5. Beautiful job! Love the layers of color! Have a great week 🙂

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  13. Beautiful! Sharing this evening on the Painted Drawer Link Party and thanks so much for linking up!

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  15. What a gorgeous makeover. Your desk looks beautiful. I love the white distressed pulls against the gray. Thanks so much for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday. Pinned and Tweeted. We hope to see you at the party today!

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  17. Hi Kandice! I’m just popping back in to thank you so much for sharing your beautiful desk makeover at Vintage Charm. Hope to see you at the next party. 🙂

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