Some of the best things in life are old, loved, rescued.....and VERY HEAVY!

My recent desk makeover was this beautiful vintage wooden solid desk. I wish furniture was still made this way. It is so hard to find that there is no way I could pass this one. Unfortunately, since my intention was to redo and sell, I had to paint over the wood because sanding would take too long. Sorry my fellow wood lovers!!

 The wood on this piece had seen better days and it had gouges on other places:

and so did the leather top that I decided to replace. Ugh! That was a horrible task lol. I ended up not liking how it looked after all that work. Oh! and I added a power surge to the top with USB for easy electronic charging. Either way, I won't sell anything I am not proud of and absolutely love....this was the first outcome

To me, the brown faux leather clashed....It was hard to pull off the original leather and replace so I thought I'd paint it. That was a FAIL. In addition, the tack strip was not straight at all. Ack!

 Guess what I did? Removed it AGAIN! At least I found that I did a good job adhering it (with good ol' mod podge) because it was just as hard to remove this as it was removing the original leather!

Immediately after, I remembered seeing something cool on pinterest (I have a love/hate relationship with that site, more love though) Anyway, I had this brilliant idea to fill the part where the leather used to be with a cork roll I bought at Joanne Fabric. It was the thinnest piece of something I could find. Well, at least something worked the first time.

Mod podging craft paper is not easy for beginners but everyone starts out as a beginner.....I almost cried....

I had to work hard to get all the edges smooth and even and after I applied poly over the paper about 5 times, the painters tape still peeled off some parts. NOOO!! Still, I was in luck and I was able to camouflage with paint.  Finally, I decided to further camouflage with vinyl paper. I had to meticulously cut it evenly (thankfully my kids paper trimmer for school projects came in handy!) It was not easy though. Well, low and behold here is the after photo....Note: for now, I am undecided on what to do with this beautiful chair.....it does match the rest of the house....just not the desk!

I worked tirelessly on this desk and my 9 year old loves it....so it is HIS!! The drawers have come in handy and as a result, there is less clutter on his desk. His last desk didn't have any drawers and the clutter was unsightly! So, we are happy with it. Now every time I walk by this desk, it reminds me hard work pays off in more ways than one.

If you have any questions on mod podging furniture, feel free to ask away!  Thanks for stopping by....I am off to work. Stay posted for more furniture restorations and if you are local, maybe you'll find a treasure here😊