October 13, 2008

Goodwill desk transformed

Caroline Amusement Park-ized this thrift store desk! See her blog post for the before and after shots plus more about Quilt Market, where this guy will be on display.

And she even wrote us a tutorial on how to make those fabric covered knobs. Click here to learn how to make your own.

31 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 13, 2008 at 4:31 PM

    Geez, that's gorgeous! and inspiring...humm maybe for my new workshop

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  2. Lauren The ArtistOctober 13, 2008 at 4:43 PM

    Very fun! I am quite a sucker for orange, though, too. ~jen~

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  3. Grandma GOctober 13, 2008 at 4:44 PM

    I love it! I think what she's done with it is absolutely fantastic!!

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  4. ClaireOctober 13, 2008 at 5:13 PM

    Wow, that's wonderful. It takes a lot of imagination to see something that fresh in a desk that used to look so ordinary.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 13, 2008 at 5:16 PM

    Wow - what an amazing desk. The colours are so zingy, very inspirational!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 13, 2008 at 5:28 PM

    This is awesome...how could one not be happy sitting at a desk like this?

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  7. deeOctober 13, 2008 at 6:42 PM

    This is awesome.

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  8. Just say JulieOctober 13, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    Oh the possibilities! I just have a boring fake wood and metal desk in my classroom. Wish I could talk the principal into letting me do that :)

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  9. AnonymousOctober 13, 2008 at 8:20 PM

    those fabric covered knobs are fantastic! and the color pattern makes me smile :)

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  10. Larissa HollandOctober 13, 2008 at 8:35 PM

    Is Caroline a robot? she's amazing.

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  11. LindsayOctober 13, 2008 at 9:16 PM

    WHAT?? That is too cool!!

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  12. all over the mapOctober 13, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    gah! Caroline is brilliant. i always look at the ugly ducklings in the thrift shop and see potential. your bright fabric added the magic touch. what a fun and happy desk to sit at.

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  13. TameraOctober 13, 2008 at 9:24 PM

    wow! thats majestic!

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  14. UnknownOctober 13, 2008 at 11:26 PM

    That is TOO cool. Now I finally know what to do with the plain white chest of drawers in my bedroom!

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  15. Chelsea AnnOctober 14, 2008 at 4:57 AM

    Wow, Thats super, super awesome.

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  16. counselor kristalOctober 14, 2008 at 8:01 AM

    That desk looks awesome. I have always wanted to do something like that, but I don't really have room for a desk.

    Also, I tagged you on my blog. Go check it out! www.aksarbenlove.com

    <3

    kristal

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  17. That Girl AngOctober 14, 2008 at 8:49 AM

    Oh how fun!

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  18. DebraOctober 14, 2008 at 9:33 AM

    That's a great looking desk!! Thanks for sharing the link.

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  19. AndreaOctober 14, 2008 at 10:59 AM

    I love this! Thanks for sharing - I'm just starting a little furniture redo for my daughter's new room, so the timing was perfect!

    Andrea

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  20. bellaOctober 14, 2008 at 11:29 AM

    LOVE it. Love your fabrics. Love what she did with them. Love the desk.

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  21. AnonymousOctober 14, 2008 at 2:03 PM

    I have a vanity that I need to redo and just when I thought I knew how I was going to do it, this gets thrown at me making me rethink the entire thing!

    I love it!

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  22. Jessica JonesOctober 14, 2008 at 5:31 PM

    Larissa, I believe Caroline is an android, yes.

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  23. Lisa Nelsen-WoodsOctober 14, 2008 at 10:07 PM

    What a cool looking desk. But let's be honest, it's the kicky orange fabric that makes it :)

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  24. Learning Spanish at 41October 14, 2008 at 11:11 PM

    Hot pink and orange...you can't go wrong. How cheery!

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  25. UnknownOctober 15, 2008 at 12:21 PM

    great transformation! Always enjoyed a good before and after post. Thanks.

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  26. AnonymousOctober 15, 2008 at 2:48 PM

    *sigh* it's wonderful. Dh has promised to build an outhouse for me to move my things into (it'll have to double up as a 'school room' and I'm so looking forward to all the decorating, I'll have much more freedom to do so in there than in the main house and this sort of thing is really inspirational :0)

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  27. Jessica JonesOctober 15, 2008 at 2:52 PM

    Yeah, I often wish I had a second apartment I could decorate all crazy, so I wouldn't have to live in it, but I could visit it for fun. Have a good time in your outhouse.

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  28. Bird *October 19, 2008 at 9:32 PM

    i LOVE this! thanks for the great idea...

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  29. AnonymousOctober 19, 2008 at 10:51 PM

    that's so awesome, i love the pattern on top

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  30. Olivia CarterOctober 19, 2008 at 11:21 PM

    Ooo... I love it- in a funky office for me? Someday!

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  31. Emily G.November 19, 2008 at 8:04 PM

    love this project! I printed it and added it permanently to my inspiration file! THanks !

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