REVIST - creamy white secretary

Originally built back in the summer of 2010,
this is a desk I made to look just a bit better than when it started.

The bottom was a regular drop front desk needing a fix or two,
however I built the top parts from several recycled pieces.

I built this piece while working a full time regular job,
many late nights and early mornings.
All done in the middle of my little kitchen.

The main body of the upper cabinet was a old shelf that I customized.

- the doors are from a larger hutch unit.

- appliques were picked up at a yard sale.

- vintage hardware from a discarded cabinet.

- crown molding was free on a local internet recycle site. 

Salvage from a water bed headboard,

I used tongue and groove boards on the back of the upper cabinet.

SHE'S A PRETTY SECRETARY - pink secretary desk

She's a looker alright!

The hardware is ANTIQUE with protectors on the inside of the drawers.

A metal cap fits over the post and nut to protect the drawer contents.

But I hope you didn't think I found her this way, you know me better then that.

I built the upper portion for this simple maple secretary using two discarded cabinet doors,

and some lumber from a kitchen table I recent stole the legs from.

It is secured with metal rods on the back side and can be unscrewed to separate.

She has a larger then average pull down at 16" deep,

that's why I chose this piece to work with.

The pink is a blend of pure white and emperors silk ASCP and waxed with minwax natural.

Everything displays great against the soft pink,

and it's a fun color to have peeking through the glass doors.

 

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