The Little Red Desk

When we decided to move, we agreed on finding a desk for Brady. He either already had or soon would outgrow his table and chairs. So I stopped at the furniture store one afternoon and found a cute desk that would match his bedroom furniture. Perfect, I thought! But when I told Blake it was $300 for the desk and matching chair, he said NO WAY! (And deep down in my thrifty heart, I knew he was right. Darn...I hate admitting when he is right.)

So my search began again. I checked Craigslist and Ebay...nothing. I stopped at the Goodwill near our apartment (which always has the best Target rummage stuff)...still nothing. I went to the Goodwill near my job (which is the crummiest Goodwill I have EVER been to) and found the perfect desk! FOR FIVE DOLLARS! Now granted it needed a lot of TLC...names were scratched on the top and graffiti was all over it. But for five dollars, I couldn't pass it up. Plus it was the perfect size and it wasn't particle board.

So I brought my little prize home. I sanded everything down, primed it, and painted it red. Then I resanded again to give it a distressed look. I reattached all the original hardware...which I LOVE and here you have it...the little red desk! It is perfect in Brady's room!

PS...Don't you just love the color of his walls? It's called Old Blue Jeans by Benjamin Moore.