One of the amazing perks of living on a military base is when people move they want to get rid of things. Some people just want to have less to move to their new location and some people need to get rid of the things that don’t work in their new home. One day while driving around on base I came across a free desk. I could tell it was an older desk and really well made, so I decided it was coming home with me.

I am sad to say there is no before picture. So lets close our eyes and imagine…..it was a dark wood, there was an area where the old owners had tested a very flat grey paint, and there was broken and missing drawer pulls. Got the visual? Basically it was in good shape but needed a lot of TLC.

I painted the dresser with a few coats of primer, it took a bit to get the dark wood fully covered. Then I choose a creamy white as the top coat. Since I enjoy it so much, I decided to do a bit of distressing. I didn’t go too crazy, just hitting a lot of the edges.

Now on to the star of the show…..the vintage sheet music. I have accumulated a stack of vintage sheet music that I have found here, there, and everywhere. I grabbed a mismatch of different sheets from different music books because I wanted an eclectic look. I used some Mod Podge to attach my pages to the desk top.

This desk needed new drawer pulls and I just happen to have another desk sitting in my garage. It also has a broken drawer pull BUT it had more drawers than this desk. So I was able to take the remaining pulls from that desk and use them on this desk. No new holes being drilled, no holes being filled. So awesome! I’m so happy that I was able to use some vintage pulls for this desk.

I absolutely love how the desk turned out! The whole vintage feel makes me happy. This desk is off to my space at Sweet Repeats and hopefully it finds a home that loves it as much as I do!

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It’s in great condition and I just LOVE the lines and curves! Just not a BIG fan of the oak. I’m sure every time I paint wood furniture a little part of my husband dies inside! He is oh so supportive though and usually ends up loving my finished product!

There was a notch cut out all around the top of the table that made me want to do something to the top. It sat in my garage for a bit while I thought it over. Sometimes I just have to let projects sit for a bit while I make up my mind. It finally came to me that I wanted to use sheet music. There is a good amount of sheet music floating around the blog world these days and for good reason! It’s beautiful!

I decided to tea stain my sheet music. Ideally I would have a huge stack of beautiful antique sheet music with just the perfect amount of aging. Until I can figure out how to make the world perfect, I have to stick to tea staining my paper!

I painted the table heirloom white by Rustoleum. I really love this color, it’s such a beautiful creamy white!! I used some polycrylic on top of the paint once it was fully dry. This will give it a little shine and protect it from whatever my family can throw at it (hopefully).

Once all the papers were dry it was time to add them to the table. First I got it all laid out and cut how I wanted it. I am trying to be a more patient worker, measure twice and cut once right??? I used my ole stand by, Mod Podge, to attach the sheet music.

I am very happy with the way that it all turned out!!! It’s probably strange how much I L O V E some of my projects, but I just can’t help it! This is definitely one that I will be cherishing for a long time!!! And because I can’t get enough of it….here’s one last shot…..

Hope you enjoy my table as much as I do!!!

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