Sometimes, Love Hurts
I was really hoping, hoping, hoping.....that I would have a beautiful new finished piece for you today. Unfortunately, that was not in the plans. {Boo!} I have been working on this desk for three weeks now. Not three weeks solid....but a few days a week....for three weeks. Typically this type of piece would be completed in one week, but there have been so many hidden issues with this piece. It has been complete crazy town....and honestly... if I had known the hours of work it was going to take, I would have left it with my supplier.However, I am all about redemption, and seeing the lovely in the unlovely. Sometimes you get a piece, and its hidden secrets are crazy scandalous.....but no matter how far gone it seems....it can always be fixed....there is always hope. It totally depends on if you are willing to put in the time and do hard things. I am in it to win it, baby!The entire top of this piece and all of the veneered drawer fronts had to be torn off. I tried using glue and clamps before tearing off...but it was too far gone. What I found underneath the existing two layers of veneer, was this amazing solid pine wood that is absolutely gorgeous. I stripped the wood on the top to remove all of the glue and gunk left over from the veneer. I sanded, primed {two coats due to redwood tannins}, and painted two coats. I wasn't quite happy with the finish, but wanted to get her done, so I went ahead and applied one coat of poly. Well......When I get into the studio tomorrow morning.....I will be sanding this desk down again and repainting it a brand new color. I know it may sound crazy....but it is what it is, and it has to be this way in order to be right! The new plan will leave me 100 percent satisfied, and I can't wait to share this desk with you next Monday. Warning you though....the name will be a DOOZY! How could it not be with all that has been put into it?Sometimes things take more time, but it is always worth it in the end. This lovely desk will make someone's room very happy one day soon, and that is why I do what I do here at Knack!I have a sweet chair makeover coming up on Thursday as well! We used two fabrics from the new Sweet as Honey fabric line and are excited to be a part of the blog tour!I also have the first day of shooting for Knack book #2 this week as well! {Woot! Woot!} I am bursting with pride over the amazing team that has come together for this book, and am so stoked about the content that will be produced! I will introduce you to everyone very soon......and I want you to know that I fully intend to write and produce another #1 best seller! Off we go!Exciting times. Busy times. Good times.Thank you for being here with me.xo,Barb