House of Jen

I can't always help my self when I drive by awesome trash at the curb.  I have gotten a few awesome things out of the garbage, like a brass 1950's Italian Chiavari Chair work about a thousand bucks!  So pretty awesome, if I do say so my self!

 

When I saw this rattan bamboo desk, I pulled over and loaded into the back of the van.  The benefit of having a van, EVERYTHING FITS, the cubic feet in that thing is amazing, makes up for the whole "van" thing.

 

 

Pardon the cell phone pic, it was in some rough shape.  A lot of the rattan was missing or peeling and the last paint job was pretty "gloppy" so it needs a lot of sanding.

 

 

Bring on the stripper! 

 

 

In about 4 minutes the paint was bubbling and scraped off with no issues.  If you have never used stripper before, it's some nasty stuff.  Wear gloves and do it outside - it burns if it gets on skin - just don't ask and trust me.

 

 

The rattan was pretty beat up, luckily for about 8 bucks with shipping from Amazon I was able to order new rattan cane. I've never worked with it before so we'll see how it goes.

 

 

I spent about 2 hours sanding down the legs and sides of the desk and now it's ready for prime.  I'm not sure what color to paint it however.

 

Green, (source)

 

 

 

Red, (source)

 

 

White, (source)

 

 

 

Coral to match Ellie's room? (source)

 

 

 

I also got an awesome mirror that needs painting from a garage sale, so I'm thinking of painting them to match, the issue is however where do I put them?

 

I'm feeling Emerald Green right now, but I'll see how I feel after the primer.