Ok, a little more than just ‘”loads of mod podge”…
2 coats of ‘dark chocolate’ acrylic paint
2 coats of matte mod podge
2 additional coats of hard coat mod podge
on the top of the desk
on the top of the deskwipe on poly
on the painted only areas
on the painted only areashardware is attached via mighty putty
(rip billy mays)
(rip billy mays)
One problem I ran into was that the scrapbooking sheets weren’t as wide as I needed & no two were the same so I couldn’t just line up the seams. To help disguise them I cut out some flowers and overlapped them over the seam, that way it looks like the paper continues on…I think it’ll fool anyone who doesn’t take the time to inspect it.
I was skeptical at first but now I really love the way the lace cutout papers look. They were a bit of a pain to line up & costs $1.99 a sheet which almost made me leave them on the shelf at Michael’s but then I figured hey, $12 is still a whole lot cheaper than a new desk!
Next up…gross furniture no. 2 Brace yourself, this could get ugly.
Lovely!!! 🙂
This looks great!!!!
You are so talented, Natasha! You really do inspire me to do be more creative.
Wow, it looks great! Lovely!
I love it. I have a yucky desk that needs a makeover like this. Thanks for the inspiration!
I am so in love with this!!!! How did you manage to get this done with a munchkin? This is where my problem is…I have a very active 2 year old girl, and any attempt at creativity I have is promptly squashed =o(
Oh my. That is absolutely adorable! Thanks for sharing.
absolutely love this!!! great job! love the color choices!
WOW!! I have been thinking about sprucing up an old dresser I have had for too many years but can not bear to part with…this just gave me a creative boost 🙂 I really love your color/paper choice!
Wow! This looks fabulous! I have an old desk that needs a makeover like this. Thanks for the inspiration!!! 🙂
Wow! That looks absolutely gorgeous! 🙂 I love that Sammy is your assistant…I have a 15 month old who "assists" me with laundry, reading the mail, rocking my 3 month old, etc. Gotta love them! 🙂
Funny! I just covered desk drawers this week with fabric using mod podge. It's so easy,I had no idea! I love all the options of paper and I gotta say your color combo is fab.
I'm posting a DIY on my blog this week when it's all finished. I handpainted the sides a damask chandelier pattern but I bet using a cutout paper like you did on top would have been a heckuva lot easier!
i LOVE you natasha!!!!! you are so cute and hilarious!
and i LOVE baby sam in the corner of the last picture and "assistant" SO freaking cute!!!
YOU ARE SO FLIPPING CREATIVE.
That is just wonderful and beautiful
That looks great! I really need to do something like that to my sewing desk. And I have that sewing machine, I love it so much!
I have a new desk that this would be perfect for…I think a trip to Michael's is much needed. Thanks for the inspiration!