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My client, Jessica, that I recently did a couple dressers for, also had a spinet desk she wanted painted. She wanted it in a flat black, lightly distressed, and the interior in a cool gray or gray/blue. The desk also had some loose and missing veneer along the bottom of the front that needed to be repaired. Here is the desk in question, sanded and patched, interior sprayed (because as usual, I realized partway through that I had not taken a before picture.)
I gave it a good sanding, and got to work on the inside. With secretaries and spinets, I prefer to spray the interior with spray primer and then spray paint. I have tried doing it by hand with a brush, and I have had a hard time getting in all those nooks and crannies. So I purchased Rustoleum’s “Winter Gray” in a glossy finish to contrast with the flat exterior (and frankly, it was all they had in the right color!). The interior needs to be sprayed first as if you save it for last, you will get spray paint on the freshly painted exterior and that would be frustrating! I know this tip may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised.Now, when it comes to black, I do not like to prime. It takes several more coats, and even the tinted primers are still gray, and when distressed, it shows. I just make sure I sand really well, and I have trusted Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black in Exterior Grade. I always use it when I use black, and because it is exterior grade paint it has better adhesion and durability. Once the desk was painted, I very lightly distressed it to show off its details, and here it is now. I think it turned out with a charming modern country look.
OK, I like the way that blogger allows you to rearrange pictures better now, but it’s kind of hard to get used to!
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