Nanette the Hard Working Secretary -- Furniture Redo

I'm enjoying making some purchases from local on-line auctions.  Shopping from bed, picking up my loot a couple weeks later.

 

This cute little secretary was acquired through that route.

The on-line auction service I buy from takes very few

photos of their items (mostly blurry), so it is hard to know exactly what

shape the item is actually in.

This piece surprised me with a foot that

had damage, and some damage to the interior of the desk drawer.

 

                              But, I bid low based on the fact that I couldn't look

at the piece in person.  So it was still worth the whopping $24 that was

the winning bid.

 

I spraypainted the interior this great shade of celery green.

It was easier to get all the nooks and crannies.

 

 

I painted the exterior white, but some of the dark

stain underneath bled through.

 

So, I lightly distressed the entire piece.

Added one coat of clear wax and buffing (I hate buffing).

One coat of light brown wax and more hateful buffing.

 

I named her Nanette after a street in St Joseph, MO.