This summer I have gotten hooked on the best show, Junk Gypsies!! Have you seen it? If not, you MUST watch it!! You will be hooked. So these girls go buy junk and transform it into something new and beautiful! This show has inspired me! So I started thinking about my student teacher that I will be getting my first day back. I have had student teachers before, but I've never had a place in the classroom just for them. (Sorry ladies that I never had a spot for you. :( Come back and visit and you can try it out!!) So, I wanted to find an old desk that I could fix up that would be just for my student teacher. My husband took me to my first ever flea market at our state fair grounds! I was so excited and felt like a true junk gypsy!! As we were about to leave empty handed we found the most perfect desk! We got a great price, so we bought it and brought it on home.
The first step was to sand all of the old paint off of the desk. My husband taught me how to use the sander and we got it done quickly. Next we painted the desk with just some white Kilz just to make sure that any left over paint would stay covered up.
Next I needed to decide on a color for the desk. I am doing the Happy Honeybee Theme from Schoolgirl Style in my classroom this year. The colors are a lot of yellow and black, so I thought that bringing in a very pretty light gray would be good. I put two coats of the gray on the desk and let it sit over night. Now remember I really wanted to give it that Junk Gypsy style!!!! So, I took a sanding sponge and lightly went over the whole desk to give it that shabby chic look I wanted. After I wiped it down I added a coat of fast-drying polyurethane. That gave the desk a clear gloss coat and will also protect the desk from all the wear and tear it will get through out the year! Now it's ready to be taken up to my classroom!!!
