Comments on: before & after: barb’s desk http://www.designsponge.com/2009/01/before-after-barbs-desk.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:05:27 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rachel H. http://www.designsponge.com/2009/01/before-after-barbs-desk.html/comment-page-1#comment-62143 Rachel H. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:53:28 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=17194#comment-62143 Amazing, that looks like a $2k item at a really beautiful store. Good for her! Amazing, that looks like a $2k item at a really beautiful store. Good for her!

]]> By: bluemoss http://www.designsponge.com/2009/01/before-after-barbs-desk.html/comment-page-1#comment-62136 bluemoss Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:53:33 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=17194#comment-62136 love love love it!!!! love love love it!!!!

]]> By: Martha http://www.designsponge.com/2009/01/before-after-barbs-desk.html/comment-page-1#comment-62116 Martha Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:07:06 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=17194#comment-62116 I am so happy to see matte black paint- it makes the project look so much better than a goopy shiny finish. The trend of painting wood furniture has definitely trended towards high-gloss, which I think makes the pieces look contrived and trendy. Instead, by sticking with a classic color in a satin finish, this desk looks great now but will also age gracefully. I am so happy to see matte black paint- it makes the project look so much better than a goopy shiny finish. The trend of painting wood furniture has definitely trended towards high-gloss, which I think makes the pieces look contrived and trendy. Instead, by sticking with a classic color in a satin finish, this desk looks great now but will also age gracefully.

]]> By: knack http://www.designsponge.com/2009/01/before-after-barbs-desk.html/comment-page-1#comment-62072 knack Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:43:46 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=17194#comment-62072 Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone! I'm blushing ........ This piece is actually black paint in a satin finish with a papered top. There is a slight rub back on the edges of the drawers to let some of the natural wood come through. I really think black is the best over a dark wood finish ... the combination is always this beautiful chestnut look. Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone! I’m blushing ……..

This piece is actually black paint in a satin finish with a papered top. There is a slight rub back on the edges of the drawers to let some of the natural wood come through.

I really think black is the best over a dark wood finish … the combination is always this beautiful chestnut look.

]]> By: lnm http://www.designsponge.com/2009/01/before-after-barbs-desk.html/comment-page-1#comment-62021 lnm Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:21:20 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=17194#comment-62021 This is really beautiful. After seeing a couple of painted desks on ds recently I've decided to go this route and save myself the expense of buying something new that I am not all that excited about anyway. This is really beautiful. After seeing a couple of painted desks on ds recently I’ve decided to go this route and save myself the expense of buying something new that I am not all that excited about anyway.

]]> By: stefanie http://www.designsponge.com/2009/01/before-after-barbs-desk.html/comment-page-1#comment-62008 stefanie Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:40:15 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/?p=17194#comment-62008 Very nice! I would love to know how you painted the wood, I love the effect that turned out. I'm also curious about the top. What is that? Paint? Paper? How did you do that? Very nice! I would love to know how you painted the wood, I love the effect that turned out. I’m also curious about the top. What is that? Paint? Paper? How did you do that?

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