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DIY Desk Makeover With A Map

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This DIY desk was one of those stories of a piece of furniture that followed me for a long time before I finally rescued it to make it over. 

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

My friend’s sister has had this desk in her garage for over a year. She has tried to sell it at a couple of her yard sales and it didn’t sell.

Then, a few months ago, she was having another sale with her family and I went over there the night they were setting up.

This desk was there.

And, I finally brought it home.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

This desk has some great features.

#1. The drawer pulls out, but yet it is open.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

#2. The old wood is beautiful.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

#3. The legs have great detail.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

Then, you come to the top of the desk and you see painted particle board.

YUCK!

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

That was the first thing that had to be changed.

I searched through the wood we had in the garage and was able to put enough together to make a new top.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

And this, my friends, is how the top looks now.

Stunning and full of character. Just like the rest of the desk.

I stained it a dark color so it popped against the light gray color I painted the sides and legs.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

Here she is in all her new glory!

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

The pull-out drawer was the perfect place to Mod Podge one of my old maps to.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

I distressed the legs and the sides of the desk so you could see some of the old wood coming through.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

I can’t get over how well the top turned out with just some scrap wood, Matt’s skills 😉 and some dark stain.

If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

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At the time I brought this desk home, our garage was packed full for our fall yard sale. I almost didn’t bring it home because of all the things we needed to get rid of.

Silly me.

There is always room for one extra project. 🙂

I am thrilled that a friend of mine is going to have this desk in her new home. I am also thrilled that my garage is cleaned out and we can pull both cars in it again.

Who am I kidding?

It will be filled up again before I know it.

If you don’t have a desk to makeover, I found some cute options online:


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If you are looking for a desk for your home, this easy DIY desk was made over with an old map. Click over to find the tutorial!

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