Weekend Vintage Haul: Cozy Cottage Painted Espresso Desk

Over the weekend I went to select up this thrift retailer espresso desk I discovered the week prior at a consignment store, however didn’t have the room in my automobile for that day. We hopped within the automobile to go seize it & made a enjoyable day of it & shared all that on my Instagram if you wish to see it in my ‘Antiques’ highlight on my Instagram [HERE].

I’m all the time holding my eye out for distinctive espresso tables & whereas strolling the consignment store I discovered this one within the clearance room for 70% off…

Isn’t she beautiful? She’s distinctive & she’s enjoyable! I’ve been hinting on the course we’re heading with our decor as we embark on these giant renovations & we’re really including the ‘cottage’ into the best way I describe my type: Cozy Cottage Farmhouse Fashion. Assume patterns, hand painted objects, quirky statements & oddities, & the checklist goes on. This falls beneath quirky & handpainted. I like the blues & I knew it could work effectively up right here in our entrance front room particularly after we begin on the renovations, however even now she appears to be like fairly in right here. I additionally simply beloved the form typically [& the price] so I knew if I ever needed to color it, make modifications, or strip it that it was nonetheless value grabbing it. One choice to customise it extra to us is to maintain all of the portray, however perhaps paint over the seashells which might be on the edges. I’ll maintain you posted on this.

I imagine this piece is from the 1950’s from LaBarge ‘alexandrine assortment’ from some google searches, however don’t quote me on that as a result of I couldn’t discover a lot. However it’s neat to study somewhat bit extra about these items that we pickup. All I do know is that the model is extra ‘excessive finish’ & this espresso desk is HEAVY so I believe it’s discover!

Here’s a take a look at it within the entrance front room for now. I’m excited to type it & see what we do with it as our areas change & conform into their full potential. What have you ever discovered currently? Something cool? Find me on Instagram & let’s chat about it! Thanks a lot for stopping by the weblog right now & each single day to see what we’re as much as & you’ll be able to see extra of what we are doing lately [HERE]. xx