| Our up-cycled desk | 

My aunt offered us this old-school desk that my 20+ cousins had inherited from someone else back in the day. Having had seen what was on offer at IKEA I was all for it. So here are some before pictures. The desk is made from varnished plywood and I would guess it is about 30 years old
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| The door had an aluminum lock cover and some | 

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| the desk once had drawers | 
| We fit two pieces of wood onto the drawer slides and made shelves | 
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| There was some damage on the surface of the desk door. | 
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| I fixed the chipping with a material called Fakitt which is sort of like plaster for wood. I had to apply several layers with a brush and used sandpaper in to even it out after the material dried. | 
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| My husband helped take the desk apart and genty sanded the surfaces of the desk (all except for the top) | 
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| I painted the surfaces with a special base paint (Primer Aggrappante from www.stamperia.com) to make sure that the acrylic paint sticks to the surface of the plywood. | 
| We changed the lock cover and bought a key so my son can lock his little brother out of his stuff | 
| Taaadaaaa! | 
| The desk in Á's study corner. | 


 
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