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From Dated to Designer: The Secretary Desk Refresh

This transformation takes a dated, two-tone secretary desk and turns it into a sophisticated, modern statement piece. By trading the aged pink and cream for a uniform, soft neutral, the beautiful French provincial lines of the piece truly get to shine. From Dated to Designer: The Secretary Desk Refresh This project is a perfect example of how a monochromatic color palette can completely change the "vibe" of furniture. The original piece had a charming silhouette, but the mismatched pink and cream finish felt a bit scattered. The Transformation Details: The Palette: We moved away from the high-contrast two-tone look and opted for a cool, soft gray . This single-color approach streamlines the desk's appearance, making it look more expensive and cohesive. The Hardware: We kept the original crystal-style knobs . Against the new gray finish, they sparkle much more effectively, adding a touch of "jewelry" to the finished piece. The Features: The hutch’s intricate ...
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Stencil Look Growth Ruler


Another custom ordered growth ruler to share with you. This cutie was ordered in crisp white with charcoal large stencil font numbers. Recent ones shared were the aged dark wood old ruler look, grey weathered wood old ruler look, grey cursive font with quote ruler, purple & silver cursive ruler, grey old school ruler look, assorted wood colors, a stenciled narrower version and the famous mouse themed dark stain and red ruler to just share a few.


Many of those listed above were from this pile of ruler stock I sourced. These planks are wider then I usually use, called an 8"W X 6' L. There are only 3 boards left after my recent ruler orders.


In the past I have found the pine/spruce wood varieties tend to bleed thru around the knot holes. To prevent this I sprayed the knots with Zinsser Bull’s Eye 1-2-3 spray primer to seal them quickly and easily.


Paint Saving Tip

Seeing the base color is white and white takes more layers to get good coverage (quality paint costs more) and as a further bleed thru bonus I painted the base layer with a white primer.


One coat of Fusion Mineral Paint in picket fence was brushed on then lightly sponge sanded when dry. Then it was on to the stenciling portion using in Fusion Mineral Paint's ash; a lovely charcoal grey and a stencil brush from Cutting Edge Stencils.



The measurement marks were created using Muddaritaville Studio's growth ruler stencil and the large numbers are a 4" stencil from Michael's.

Be sure to stop by Muddaritaville with this link for 10% off your stencil order.

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This one was ordered before Christmas and done exactly the same but the numbers had additional hand painting to connect the "stencil" look to make numbers solid.


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