Sometimes pieces don't sell as quickly as I'd expect. This beautiful piece took a few days to sell - and I know that sounds completely ridiculous but I price my furniture to sell quickly. I know if I had a shop I could charge more and be happy with things sitting around for weeks if not months . Working from home I would prefer to finish something, sell it quickly and free both my physical space and my head space to move on to the next project. I often have people ask me for desks so when I saw this one a few weeks ago I grabbed it. It needed a fair bit of work as it had lived a hard but useful life. Nothing a sander, zinsser sealer/blocker and my paint brush can't sort out.
With seven drawers it offers loads of storage. I think a little girl would just love this in her room - or pop it in the corner of a living area to do your bills and browse Pinterest :)
The timber top is walnut and is lovely. For the base I mixed the softest grey which is so delicate and neutral. To get this colour I mixed white, grey and a beige - so I suppose the resulting colour is a pale greige. Although I think it still reads as grey.
I also styled this a bit differently initially but then I hated my unpainted skirting boards and that data point in the background so I moved it all around and photographed it again.
So I'm not sure if it's because it's tax time or I've just missed the mark with this one or if I just have too high expectations on how quickly my furniture will sell but I was a bit surprised when this didn't sell immediately. Anyway it's sold now and I definitely need to learn to be more patient. :)
many thanks to all my lovely customers who let me keep on painting!
Fiona xx
So I'm not sure if it's because it's tax time or I've just missed the mark with this one or if I just have too high expectations on how quickly my furniture will sell but I was a bit surprised when this didn't sell immediately. Anyway it's sold now and I definitely need to learn to be more patient. :)
many thanks to all my lovely customers who let me keep on painting!
Fiona xx
Love the desk, its awesome!
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DeleteI am sure it will go soon! Such a solid piece, made light as air with those high legs - stunning! And the ornamentation would be prized by anyone needing a hit of your style! I always enjoy your blog; the furniture you find is SO different in character than what I find in Canada!
ReplyDeleteThe desk is beautifully done, Fiona! I'm working on a desk for my niece now, and have been debating about whether or not to paint the inside of the drawers. I noticed that you painted the inside of the center drawer on your desk. Did you also use a poly or wax to cover the paint on the inside of the drawers? I'm using AS Chalk Paint for my project and was thinking of using a matte poly instead of clear wax.
ReplyDeletehi Pamela - i don't usually paint inside drawers but these really needed painting. And one drawer I even put a false bottom in as it was so ink stained. A matte poly would work well over the drawers.you could even spray it on to save time. or just use a satin or semi gloss paint instead of chalk paint. (which wouldn't need top coating)
Deletegood luck with your desk. Fiona xx