Old metal desk makeover

Vintage metal desk makeover. Krylon Jade Army Tanker Desk

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 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 …

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.

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

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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,

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…

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...

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…

We love upcycled desk projects. Check out this creative furniture flip DIY. Thrift store desk upcycle project to decorate your bedroom or home office on a budget.

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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 was looking for a project when I went into the Goodwill that day.I saw the old desk sitting there in back. I looked it over and left.It…

I refinished an antique school desk for a friend whose great great grandmother used it in the one room school house she taught at. My friend's grandmother store…

I LOVE finding old things and giving them new life. I’m always out and about looking for the next hidden treasure. When I saw these old metal school desks I was IN LOVE with the possibilities. I was going to upcycle an old metal school desk!

Refinishing this baby was a huge undertaking and my biggest project yet. This type of vintage steelcase desk was used in the 1950's up until the 1980's as a staple in offices and corporations around America. It's made purely of steel and takes a cue as it seems to weigh as much as an Army tank. Today these guys are no longer used widespread thus, they are being recycled as scrap or junked. But if you watch any office scene on Madmen, you will see the tanker in all it's glory. My sister of…