Light Blue Spinet Desk

I know I have not posted any projects lately… it has actually been a while. I have just been busy catching up with friends and family during the holiday season. Since I know I won’t have anything new for a while, I thought I would share some old projects that I have done over the summer. I don’t know why this never ended up on the blog, but here it is!

This piece is called a spinet desk. It looks like a table, but the top folds, and opens into a desk. Inside there are little compartments to store things and a writing surface that pulls out. There is also a drawer where you can store supplies like paper and pencils. When the top is shut it looks like a table since everything is hidden… sneaky!

I bought this desk off of craigslist. It was leftover from a garage sale after it did not sell. Once I got it home I lightly sanded everything down. I chose to paint it a light blue color, but left the inside natural wood. I assumed paint on the writing surface would take more work to keep it clean and nice. After the paint was all dried and cured I gave the painted surfaces a coat of Minwax Paste Wax.

I was definitely sad when someone wanted to buy this lady, but I did end up selling it. After that I decided I wanted one, but they are hard to find and somewhat expensive. I ended up finding one that is dark wood and slight different, but I still love it! You can see it in the background of some pictures from this post. Here is a glimpse at what mine looks like. I got this one off of craigslist for $40 🙂