![]() ![]() ![]() I then covered the top with plexiglass (varnishing it was taking too long, haha!). If you don’t like that idea, I updated my own ugly desk just by cutting up a bunch of free paint sample cards into triangles and gluing them on top. I’ve also seen a cool post on Offbeat Home of someone’s DIY chevron wall, and I kind of think a chevron or other interesting pattern could really liven up the desktop or sides. (And dealing with the dent, but I wouldn’t know how to do that).Īs many people are suggesting you could just pick an awesome colour and paint the whole thing in it. Updating the drawer handles would also be a really easy way to start. Honestly, if you can clear some room to work, put down some sheets under the desk, open some windows (weather providing), and put a fan on you can probably do just about anything to it right where it is!Īnyway, you said the legs are unscrewable, yes? You could always unscrew them and update them with something more appealing, or just leave the legs off altogether. I get the urge to DIY a lot of stuff in the winter to keep myself active, but that means having to find ways to do it inside. I think this desk has a lot of potential, but you’re getting stuck by the fact that you can’t seem to move it outside. This tutorial seems to be for this kind of desk: Sometimes with those kinds of desks, there is some way that the top comes off (because presumably it is heavy, and would be easier to lift without it.) Alternatively, if you take out the windows, can you get it out?Īlso, check if the top of it is removable. So if there is anything removable on your walls/in your hallway that is between you and getting the desk out, try taking it off and then seeing if you can get it out. We had to do something similiar with a desk in one house where we needed to remove the banister because we couldn’t get it out (and realized the banister hadn’t been there when we moved in). We finally ended up removing the closet door, the thermostat, the light switches, and any other fixtures in the hallway, and just squeezed it out. We had two couches that came with our apartment and we could not figure out how the hell one of them got into the house. I’d remove it with a scraping tool and some goo gone, and then find a new yellow bumpersticker, and maybe another sticker or two to suit your tastes. Personally, I kind of dig the bumper sticker on the side, but it would look kind of odd to paint around it. Don’t worry if the paint goes under the edges of your tape a little, too it’ll add to the rough look. Rough up the paint a bit with some sandpaper, just enough to give it a little bit of a worn texture. I’d paint the handles you have, but you could also try replacing them with small lengths of nylon rope, tied off on the inside of the drawers. Paint the doors white, and the checkerboard pattern white, as well. Once the purple has dried, remove the tape, then start taping out a diagonal checkerboard pattern on the sides. Paint the rest a nice shade of purple/magenta. ![]() Tape off the desktop and the legs, I’d like to leave those silver, and the doors, which will be a different color. At least open all your windows and doors. Find a low VOC, metallic or metal friendly paint and if possible, move this into the most ventilated room in your home. I’m looking at the dings and dents and kind of wanting to work with that to create a kind of colorful ‘punk’ sort of look, for lack of better way to put it. ![]()
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