Tiny Yet Perfect - A "New" Vintage Desk

When we moved into our new home last year, I sold the desk that I had used in the office of our previous home.  It wouldn't work any longer - and to be honest, I wasn't really in love with it anyway!  So I stored our important paperwork and bills in baskets in our master closet until I could find a desk that was just right.  

One day while browsing in one of my favorite antique stores in Daphne, AL I spotted what would be the perfect little desk.  (I had been looking for a desk for a while, but I knew it needed to be quite small diminutive due to a lack of space.  In our new home we do not have a dedicated room to serve as an office.)  Anyway, when I saw a sewing machine cabinet I knew it would be perfect if I took it home and painted it.  I thought I would use Annie Sloan Chalk Paint because apparently I am the only blogger out there who has not used this paint.  (Really!  I think I am!) Unfortunately, I did not buy the cabinet that day.  When I went back to see if the small cabinet was still there, it was gone.  I was so disappointed!  As Jon and I wandered around the store I spotted this little beauty in one of the other booths.  I am convinced  it is the same sewing machine cabinet that had been painted and distressed and was now for sale in a booth close by. Obviously I had had a great idea, huh??  I was sad that I would not be able to have both the desk and the "project", but my husband said, "Get this one - it will save you from having to do the work!"  But I really wanted to do the work, AND since the piece had already been "redone", the price had more than doubled.  So.... I walked away even though it was perfect.  Mainly because I knew I could save money if I found a desk or small table to redo myself.   I  was determined to keep looking.  Imagine my happiness when less than a week later Jon surprised me with the desk for Valentine's Day!!! And he found the perfect little chair to make it complete!   What a wonderful present!! It is so charming in its new home don't you think???

This is not a huge desk to do major office work or bill 

paying - it is just the perfect little spot for blogging though.  

I love the distressed finish.  A vintage embroidered pillow case

 is the perfect "desk pad" for the computer. 

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Lisa