I painted my walls dark grey this past Christmas. I love the color but all my furniture in my room is dark. Now my room feels so dark and blah!! It needs some color! I love mint green right now and thought it would be a great way to add some color to my room. I am so happy with the outcome of this project. Granted it took about 4 days total, but it was well worth it!
Thing you will need:
Desk
Paint (Gildden in Minty Green Flat from Walmart)
Sand paper (I used 80 Grit then 120 Grit)
Stain (Special Walnut 224)
Foam Brush
Paint brush
Step 1: Sanding! I hated this step. I hate sanding in general but the fact that it was 100 degrees and very humid really didn't help! Once I finished sanding, I took a couple of wet paper towels and wiped down the desk a few times. Just to get all the dust off of it.
Step 2: The front of my desk has a pull out drawer and the front will fold down. When I got the desk I loved this feature, but it has been worn out and the front wont stay up. So I got my dad to put a screw on each side of the drawer.
Step 3: Painting! I am in love with mint green at the moment and I thought it would go good with the grey walls. I used Gildden flat paint from Walmart. I was kinda nervous about using this paint because I have have never used this brand before. I liked it a lot. Low odor and only had to use 2 coats. I will definitely use it again. **Money saving tip. If your not painting a huge piece of furniture, you can get a paint sample at Lowes for like 5 dollars and that should be enough. I got a quart of paint for about 14 dollars and didn't put a dent in it.
Step 4: Staining the top. I did two coats total of the stain. This is what took the longest. The stain took forever to dry!
Step 5: I put two coats polycrylic protective finish just on the top. I didn't want it to look too glossy and it turned out just how I wanted.
Before:
After:
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