Drawing Desk Makeover!

How cute is this??!!!

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I found this little beat up ol' desk at the thrift store for a whoppin' 15 bucks!

When I saw it, I knew I had to have it!

I started by taking it apart, and preparing it for PAINT!

I (and my cutest helper) painted the entire desk with a greenish paint, distressed it a little with sandpaper, and added some stain in spots to make it look aged.

I left the inside to him!

The top of the desk got some chalkboard paint (found at Home Depot) added to it for some extra drawing space!

about 3 coats does the trick!

in the meantime, I found this beauty in my garage... a little bit of black spray paint, and it will be good as new! A perfect little art stool!

I thought it would be fun to add some little canisters to the side of the desk to hold crayons and markers. Spaghettios for lunch anyone?

we washed out the empty cans and wrapped them in twine, hot gluing along the way

then, we screwed our cans to the side of our desk

then we filled them up with art supplies! I also found a great little chalk holder that fits perfect on top of the desk!

the top of the desk flips open, so we thought it would be fun to that space as an easel for painting!

I added some clips to hold the paper. Now, when he is done painting, we can close away the mess! He is very proud of the inside of the desk, which he painted all by himself, and I left it that way! :)