{"id":2566,"date":"2015-07-21T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2566"},"modified":"2016-03-01T22:53:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T03:53:26","slug":"a-navy-desk-with-nail-head-trim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ridiculousredhead.com\/?p=2566","title":{"rendered":"A Navy Desk with Nail Head Trim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back when I was posting the final makeover pictures of the Habitat for Humanity furniture, I had a few people ask if the pieces were for sale. \u00a0Since they were being auctioned off for Habitat after they were done, I couldn’t sell them myself.<\/p>\n

One of those people was my friend Dori who had been looking for a desk for awhile for her new apartment. \u00a0Since she couldn’t make it to the luncheon to bid on the desk I had refinished<\/a>, we had talked about finding another desk to work on. \u00a0She found a desk she liked online but it was waaaay expensive, mostly because it was covered in ostrich leather. \u00a0I told her that I didn’t have experience covering desks with ostrich leather but could probably work something out with paint.<\/p>\n

The hardest part of my job sometimes is figuring out what a client has in mind. \u00a0A lot of times I will go on a consultation where \u00a0after a bit of discussion, I can figure out the picture a client has in mind. \u00a0I can then google something I have seen lately to show them that I know what they’re talking about. \u00a0That works out well. \u00a0When I have a client who says “I have no idea what I want. \u00a0What do you think?” I know it’s going to be a long meeting. \u00a0 So having a starting point with a picture was great.<\/p>\n

The first order of business was to find a desk. \u00a0Something simple with a few top drawers maybe but still open and light. \u00a0Luckily I found exactly what I needed on Craiglist. \u00a0I sent her the link, she gave me the ok and I was off to pick it up the next day. \u00a0Sometimes things just work out.<\/p>\n

So this is where we started.<\/p>\n

\"Ridiculous<\/a><\/p>\n

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When I went to pick it up, there was a slight wiggle. \u00a0By the time I got home and unloaded it, there was a lot of wiggle. \u00a0TB kind of looked at me like I was crazy (I get that look A LOT) for bringing home a desk like his. \u00a0I guess the vibration of the truck on the way home loosened everything up. \u00a0It really was good I found out right away so we could fix it before I didn’t any painting. \u00a0TB took pity on me and fixed everything with new glue and wood pegs and clamps. \u00a0Now this desk is solid.<\/p>\n

Here is the after.<\/p>\n

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Dori is in fashion and I have to say working with someone who understands color and design is so nice. \u00a0She picked out a beautiful navy color and I have wanted to paint something navy lately! \u00a0Her inspiration desk had tons of nail head trim around the edges and legs but she opted just for a row around the top. \u00a0I think more would have been too much. \u00a0The drawer pulls are a coral design in an antiqued gold to match the nail heads.<\/p>\n

\"Ridiculous<\/a><\/p>\n

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For the nail head trim, I tried to make a jig to easily space everything out of both a wood strip and a plastic scraper. \u00a0Neither worked. \u00a0So I put Frog Tape along the edge and marked out the spacing. \u00a0I wanted to make sure I had done the math correctly before I started putting holes in everything. \u00a0Then once things were marked out, I put the nails part way in, ripped off the tape then hammered them the rest of the way in. \u00a0I’m sure there is an easier way to do this, and if you know it, please tell me in the comments. \u00a0But all in all, it works nicely.<\/p>\n

\"Ridiculous<\/a><\/p>\n

The nice thing about this desk is it looks like it has 3 simple drawers but the middle draw actually pulls down to hold a keyboard. \u00a0It’s a nice feature for someone who doesn’t have a dedicated office and wants to hid the tech.<\/p>\n

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Unlike most desks, the back of this one is finished so it doesn’t need to go against a wall. \u00a0You could float this in the middle of the room if you are one of those people that hates working while staring at a wall.<\/p>\n

\"Ridiculous<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have an idea for a project and need some help find a piece or refinishing something, send me an email! \u00a0I love searching for just the right piece for a project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back when I was posting the final makeover pictures of the Habitat for Humanity furniture, I had a few people ask if the pieces were for sale. \u00a0Since they were being auctioned off for Habitat after they were done, I…
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