Sunday, February 3, 2013

My Grandmother's Secretary


I remember this secretary being in my Grandmother's bedroom growing up and recently found out my Uncle had it in his barn.  My mom asked if I was interested in it and I immediately said yes!  I replaced the back with bead board and added doors.  It had doors and a desk cover (not sure what you call it) at one time, but not when I got it.  I had my husband make simple door frames and stapled hardware cloth onto the back.  I may put a desk cover back on at some point, but for now I like it open.  It now lives in our guest room.  I first painted it in Graphite then painted over that in Duck Egg mixed with Paris Grey and Graphite and sealed with clear wax.

One of these days I am going to learn how to take good photographs, but for now it's just the run of the mill point and shoot pics.  :)








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6 comments:

  1. I love the secretary ( I have a similar one - but just the bottom half ) and I absolutely love the color you chose.!
    Beautiful job!
    XXX

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  2. It's a very pretty piece and the colour you chose is perfect!

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  3. Beautiful ....Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week; I hope you’ll join us again!


    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino

    The Chicken Chick

    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  4. Lovely job! I love the color you chose and the use of wire in the top. So glad you shared at Transformed Tuesday this week. I've enjoyed my visit. Hugs, Peggy

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  5. Just beautiful - looks amazing! Great color on a great piece!
    Thanks for linking up this week!
    Stacey of Embracing Change

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