Old to Newish

About 3 years ago Jon's good friend, Shawn, gave us a desk that his father had made back in high school (in the 70's). It has been my favorite desk since we got it. I didn't mind the yellow laminate and I loved that all the drawers locked, so I could keep my children out :o) I had the plans to paint it from the day we got it, but that went on hold as soon as I filled it up with all my scrapbooking junk. It has moved with us house to apartment to townhouse to house to house, and FINALLY received it's much needed makeover. It is no longer filled with scrapbooking stuff but I think the desk likes it new look. :o)
Here is what the top of the desk used to look like. It started coming off in places and was pinching my arm so I tore that off after about a year. This is what it looked like for the last 2 years. Attractive I know!! I thought once I ripped the laminate off that it would motivate me to actually do the project. Alas, it sat like this for 2 years, occasionally giving me splinters and still no progress. This last move I refused to fill all the drawers with my desk stuff until after it was done. Which was really hard since I like to unpack everything the first day. But I stood strong and was finally able to get things started. Here she is all sanded and ready for primer!!I can't even tell you how hard it was to wait the 24 hours between coats. It's really tough to not just get a project completed. But I think I did learn a little patience during this project. After I got it all painted Jon sealed it with a satin finish and i think it looks fabulous. :o) Best part, it only cost about $20 for paints and brushes AND I don't get splinters in my arms anymore.