Metal desk makeover

These 10 rescued desks found new life after their delightful makeovers.

Vintage metal desk makeover. Krylon Jade Army Tanker Desk

I’ve been on the hunt for a desk for my craft room. I found a vintage tanker desk for $30 at a local thrift store and decided to bring it home with me. It was big and sturdy with very functional drawers,

Have you ever done a makeover project that was completely a labor of love? This desk was a labor of love. Aaand a pain in the butt. But isn'...

I found this sad, ugly vintage metal desk for $5. It was covered in pink spray paint; but I saw its potential! I'm going to show you how I brought this old desk…

A year or so ago I became very interested in restoring old vintage items, like tools and furniture, and incorporating salvaged items into some of my custom woodworking projects. The latest project I completed was an All Steel Equipment tanker desk that I purchased at an online auction back in February.

There is a time and a place to use spray paint when painting furniture, and this vintage metal desk was just that. Using spray paint and some fun decorative fil…

I found this sad, ugly vintage metal desk for $5. It was covered in pink spray paint; but I saw its potential! I'm going to show you how I brought this old desk…

I found this sad, ugly vintage metal desk for $5. It was covered in pink spray paint; but I saw its potential! I'm going to show you how I brought this old desk…

I love these big metal tanker or teacher desks! But why are they made so ugly? I wondered for years if I could actually paint mine, and the answer is a big YES! You can totally paint them! This post contains affiliate links. You don’t pay any more from ordering from these links but I earn a small commission so I can continue to bring you more fun projects! They also allow me to show you exactly what I use so you know what I’m referring to! Material List: White Lightning Cleaner Slick…

The amazing desk in Alicia’s Office was not always so amazing. I found it at the DI (Utah’s version of the Goodwill) almost a year ago. I love that it was metal and industrial and

The $20 resale shop find has been completed and we had to share. Here is how we did it! 1. Wash or whip down. Our find had a lot of dirt and spider webs. It must have lived in a few storage places before making its way to our loving home! 2. Remove handles and sand the surface. We used a medium grain sand paper. 3. Once sanding is completed whip down all of the dust. This is the most important step! Any dust that is left behind will show up when you spray paint. 4. We used $30 of Karolyn…

You'll want to run down to your local thrift store or flea market and pick up a vintage metal desk for this painted furniture project. Create your own mid century home decor piece with this color combos ideas. #diy #makeover #desk

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How to Makeover an Old School Desk, the easy way, using spray paint. #DIY #SprayPaint #BehindtheBigGreenDoor

I mentioned a while back that I was working on a desk I picked up at a garage sale (for $2) for our 5 year old who is going into Kindergart...

A while back some friends of mine were flipping a house. There were a few pieces of furniture that had been left behind in the basement of the house and they told me I could have them if I wanted …

DIY Modenr Desk Makeover

Hey y'all! It's Rachel from the tattooed teacher! It's duct tape week! I LOVE Duct tape! Really! More specifically DUCK brand duct tape! Have you seen their pinterest boards! oh my! Today I'm here showing off my [former] teacher desk that now belongs to another teacher! Ignore the mess on top-it was summer! Now, are your school supplied teacher desks from the 70s? Mine are! dented, metal, sad desk I got this idea while covering the exposed part of my bookshelves in duct tape I am a hoarder…