A couple of years ago we brought this old secretary desk from Alabama to Two Holt. It’s not an antique, but it was a piece that I had in my bedroom as a teenager so, for sentimental reasons, I wanted it. I wanted to place it in a guest bedroom, but the color just didn’t work. The guest bedroom is navy and burnt orange (War Eagle!). I asked Phil to paint it and he agreed. First he scuffed it up a bit with sandpaper. Then he primed it... Then he painted it navy blue with orange as an accent color. I was waffling at this point as I thought the back wall should have been orange and the shelves navy so I asked for opinions on Facebook. The feedback was evenly split between ‘leave it as it is’ and ‘repaint the back wall and shelves.’ We made the decision (well...Phil made the decision) to live with it as is for a few weeks and then decide. Translation: No more painting! Phil spray painted the hardware with a black undercoat and then sprayed with a copper color followed by a oil bronze layer. Because of the layers if the hardware paint is chipped from use, the other layers of paint will show through instead of the original white. Finally it was time to put it all back together and move it upstairs. I love it and, as Phil can attest, happy wife—happy life! On to the next project!
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