I have had this drawer in my workshop so long I hardly can recall exactly what the original cabinet looked like. But what I do know is that I couldn’t let this unique piece go to the landfill.

The materials I used:

Drawer
Sand paper
Wood filler
4 legs & screw plates
Fabric
Modge Podge - Matt
Satin Vintage Teal spray paint

(Rust-oleum Painters Touch Paint + Primer)

Accent paint

I started by removing the drawer pulls

Then the entire piece was sanded. This piece had suffered some water damage when it was left curbside, so this step took some time, but it is worth taking your time here. There were also a couple of holes that I filled with wood filler and sanded when completely dry.

I attached the screw plates, which I had removed from another curbside find, and then screwed in the legs. I did shorten the legs, so the piece was kids height.

Now it was time for paint. This is when a project really comes to life for me.

Although the spray paint gave great one coat coverage, I did choose to give it a second coat.

Also painted the small drawer a contrasting color, and the drawer pulls were painted and lightly sanded to give them a shabby chic look.

The top shelf and adjoining back section was in really rough shape, so I decoupaged a coordinating piece of fabric to both of those sections.

And there you have it; I added a wicker kids chair and a vintage mirror. LOVE IT!

Kids vanity-desk