Saturday, October 21, 2017

Diy Thrift Shop Desk Makeover (Using Silvery Leaf!)

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)
You guys. I finally did something I've been wanting to exercise for years now. I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store furniture! I'm absolutely smitten amongst the agency it turned out, but I possess got to live honest. This tabular array nearly ate me live xiv times over the past times 2 days. I still have silverish flakes inwards my hair. But it was worth it.












A twain weeks ago, I mentioned that my vanity tabular array was a lilliputian worse for wearable after all of the makeup, hairspray, in addition to the occasional flatiron melting. In the comments section, ya'll had some bright suggestions nearly how I could cook my problem: plexiglass. I was thus excited past times that idea, in addition to couldn't hold off to set it into action. I had planned to simply add together a slice of plexiglass to my onetime vanity (which was also originally a disaster), but when I came across a larger, much nicer desk at the thrift store lastly week for $15, I decided to donate the onetime ane in addition to start over. Here's the desk I works life that I simply knew would live an awesome replacement.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

 It had a few dents in addition to scratches inwards the wood, but I absolutely loved the shape. It had unproblematic plenty lines that I knew it would live the perfect specimen for my root silverish leafage project. I've had the below painting demo saved every bit inspiration for my lilliputian vanity expanse for quite some fourth dimension hither on Pinterest, in addition to since cutting mirrors to lucifer my desk turned out to live agency likewise expensive, I decided that using silverish leafage would live a great, affordable agency to accomplish a similar look.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)
via Decor Pad

So here's how I did it.
This projection was super fourth dimension intensive (about four hours total) in addition to super messy (glitter inwards my hair, glitter everywhere), but genuinely form of slow in ane trial I got the hang of it.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

Here's what you lot need:
Metal leaf adhesive I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)
Silver leafage (Great bargain on 100 sheets here. I used l sheets on this project, simply leafing the hand in addition to drawers.)
Paintbrush (To apply silverish leaf)
Sealer (I tried the ane pictured above, but wanted something sturdier, thus I ended upwardly using Polycrylic.)
Sponge brush (to apply polycrylic)
Silver pray pigment (I used my favorite silver color in addition to you lot could likely accomplish a similar await amongst the spray pigment alone...if I'm beingness honest.)
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I started on the drawers. After removing them from the frame of the desk, I sprayed the entire surface amongst my spray adhesive. It stays gluey for nearly 10-15 minutes, thus it works best to piece of employment on modest areas at a time.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

Pardon my human being hand.

Then, I applied ane canvass of silverish leafage at a time, laying it gently on hand in addition to smoothing it out carefully amongst my paintbrush. To avoid a line of piece of employment inwards betwixt each canvass of leaf, I slightly overlapped them. The sheets are super delicate, in addition to tend to stick to your manhand. Whenever ane would tear, I would simply comprehend the gap amongst a smaller piece. There volition live plenty of lilliputian pieces to select from, every bit the silverish leafage is super flaky, in addition to you lot volition destination upwardly amongst a ane thou m bits of silverish leafage on the floor. Dropcloths come upwardly inwards handy.
Also, I definitely walked inwards some adhesive at ane indicate in addition to silverish leafed my feet. 
That added to my enjoyment of this project. :)


 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

Once the surface is completely covered inwards leaf, you lot possess got to seal it. I ended upwardly using 2 coats of Polycrylic.


 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

And right away for a minute of honesty. After several hours of silverish leafing the entire hand of the desk in addition to all three drawers, I realized how difficult it was going to live to silverish leafage the legs in addition to all of the parts inwards betwixt each drawer. So, instead, I covered the hand of the desk amongst some arts and crafts paper, left the drawers out, in addition to and thus took the frame exterior in addition to spray painted the legs amongst a super shiny chrome metallic element spray paint. It ended upwardly working out perfectly, in addition to since the larger surfaces are all silverish leafed, it looks similar the whole thing is.
Poof. Magic.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)


Once the desk was done, I decided to set your suggestions into action. Even amongst 2 coats of Polycrylic, I knew that the hand of the desk wouldn't concur upwardly to my flatiron in addition to confront goo, thus I decided to purchase a canvass of plexiglass to protect the top. After searching around for a bit, nosotros ended upwardly at Lowe's, where they cutting drinking glass for free.  
I state 'we' because after DAYS of working on it, this vanity became a menage unit of measurement affair. 
Jesse intend vanity lovely, but Jesse abhor vanity.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

I came domicile amongst a perfect slice of plexiglass for $20. Seriously, who knew?! 
You did. You knew.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

The plexiglass hand is super functional, in addition to it looks great, too. I couldn't live happier.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

And since I didn't desire to ignore whatever inch of this beautiful lilliputian hard-earned desk, I decided to pigment the insides of the drawers black.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)


And in addition to thus I added beautiful crystal knobs to each of the drawers. I honey the tiny fleck of gilded against the silverish leaf.
I'm evidently having a metallic element identity crisis lately.

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)


This room changes nearly in ane trial weekly, every bit I'm certain you're aware of, but this novel lilliputian add-on is definitely ane of my faves. 
And amongst that, my silverish leafing career is complete. As in, I'm never doing it again. :)

 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)


And every bit always, cheers thus much for stopping by!

For related posts, delight cheque out the following:
1 Bedroom, 10 Ways: Mistakes & Learning Lessons
10 Thrift Store Furniture Makeovers
10 Budget Decorating Tips
When I eventually decided to elbow grease in ane trial to a greater extent than amongst the gilded leaf

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 I silverish leafed a slice of thrift store slice of furniture DIY Thrift Store Desk Makeover (Using Silver Leaf!)
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