I was searching for a small desk for Mandy. It HAD to have drawers. Emma's desk has drawers and so Mandy needed drawers. I took pity on her little-sister woes (I'm a little sister myself).
Finding a small desk (with drawers) for a small price didn't seem like a tall order.
I kept my eye out all summer at our frequent garage sale adventures, but no luck.
I was looking for something like the desk above (it's $300 from ikea).
I didn't mind a fixer-upper and my budget was under $20.
I found several that fit the bill for $40 at a consignment shop, but they would still need paint. I knew we could do better and we finally found the gem in this beauty.....
I truly wish I had a picture of my husband's face when he saw it.
He said, "You paid money for that?"
I did actually, I paid $7.50 at a local thrift store. The guy taking my money looked a little guilty about the price so I was able to talk him down from $10.
It's solid and perfectly functional, so it just needed a little TLC. The contact paper came off pretty easy and then I sanded, primed and painted. And some paint that I found on the "oops" shelf for $3.
And look, it's a drawer (x4)!
Mandy is happy and only had to ask about her desk for roughly 8 months.
The drawers are currently full of paper and craft supplies, she's quite the little busy worker.
3 comments:
Great deal Alysun! It looks so good.
Aunt Dianne
I just LOVE your resourcefulness! It's beautiful!! You inspire me to start going to garage sales again and find the cheap treasures we need around here too!
I LOVE your blog Alysun! How you write, the picture's you post, your "realness". The best part however is the spiritual encouragement your blog is -thanks for letting God use you to remind me of truth's I sometimes forget to focus on. Oh, and 2 funny things - A couple years ago I found a desk very similar to yours at the end of someone's driveway (on our street) waiting for garbage pick up and dragged it home. Sanded it and painted it white. I had to nail the drawers back together too. Now it's the desk my girls share in their room. I love that it is small and low and perfect for little bodies and I love that the front is rounded with no sharp corners for siblings who are roughousing to get knocked into. :) The other is that the bible verse you have under Mandy's picture is the same verse we picked for Kristin (our middle)when she was a baby as her dedication/life verse.
Have a blessed Easter - and we'll send our letters this monday to your girls !
Shareen Harder
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