Writing Desk Make-Over (2016)

This is a project that's already been finished some time ago. I just needed some last things to paint, which I just did.
Due to an error to my camera memory card I've pretty much lost all the before and process pictures. I found a similar looking writing desk online, which makes it able to show what it looked like before I even started.

On a second hand website I had found this writing desk. The people selling it didn't ask for much. They wanted a plant for it in return. For a project that's a very nice price. :)

It was an oak laminated writing desk, nothing fancy.
Before painting the desk was sanded and the knobs were removed.
From aliexpress I ordered some new knobs, which might have been a that bit bigger than they turned out to be. But it looks kinda nice.

After the sanding 2 layers of brown primer were applied. When the last coat was dry I added some hair straightener fluid on the edges so the white coat wouldn't attach to the layer underneath.
Then several coats of white were added. The paint I had was quite crappy (Hema) so it took me like 4-5 layers of paint (Take Histor or something similar; this takes about 2 coats. It might cost a bit more but it takes less paint.)

When all that was dry I scratched the edges lightly with a putty knife. On the places the hair straightener liquid was added the white paint would scratch off, leaving the rest of the paint intact.
And last but not least the new knobs were added