Contact Paper Desk Makeover
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Do you remember when I shared my original plan for my office/craft space and I showed you the bare bones picture of the room after I moved my four year old’s things to his big brother’s room?
See that table there, all disassembled on the floor. Yeah, that was what I was working with for my work surface in the new office. I liked the clean lines but to be honest all that dark wood looked much heavier than I thought when I first created my inspiration mood board:
My first inclination was to paint the legs white. But hubby quickly vetoed that (could it be because I’ve already painted the dining room table twice in the past four months and still am not happy with it?)
Soooooo….I had an idea while at Walmart the other day-what about removable white contact paper? Ding-Ding-Ding! I had to give it a try!
This was a trial and error process. I first tried to wrap the legs and tabletop base while the table was assembled and it turned out horrible.
I realized I need to be able to wrap the entire leg with one piece and try to hide the seam along the inner corner of the leg. So the table was disassembled.
The key for me to get a good result was to lay my contact paper down on the floor with the backing removed then place the outer corner (most visible) of the leg in the middle and smooth from the center to the outer edges with a gift card to remove air bubbles. I took my time and the result was exactly what I wanted!
So, one more time, before:
And after!!
I’m finishing up the final touches on the office this week and will share the full reveal with you as soon as possible-I’m so unbelievably excited by how it has turned out!
Would you try a temporary furniture makeover with contact paper?
I would never have guessed you used contact paper! Sooo cool! I’d love it if you stopped by to link up at Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays at A Jennuine Life. https://www.ajennuinelife.com/2013/02/thrifty-to-nifty-thursdays-6.html
Thanks Jenn! I’ve been out if town but will be sure to link up this Thursday!
Melissa- this idea is brillant! I never would have thought to use contact paper on furniture. you are awesome.
That means so much coming from someone as awesome as you!! 😉
This is an amazing idea. I would never thought it was contact paper. It looks amazing.
Ruth
Aw, thanks so much Ruth!
Holy cow! I thought you had painted the legs and base! It looks great – great idea!
Thanks so much Karen!!
That is a great idea it turned out really well.
I used vinyl to do a dresser in the kids room – best thing is that if you want to change it up it’s really simple. I wanted sesame street which I knew they would outgrow so repainting in a year or two wasn’t really appealing and it’s so easy to clean feel free to check it out https://mellywoods5.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/jaw-dropping-draws.html
That’s a great idea Mel!
Very cool idea. Love the look! So cute how your kitty and toddler hung out for your makeover:)
Way too cool!! I can’t believe you did it with contact paper. Simply Genius! Incredible!!
Awwww, thanks Crystal!
I cannot believe you did that with contact paper…awesome!
That is amazing! I would have never thought of it, but it really is a perfect idea if you have an old piece that you are afraid to paint…but want a change! Way to go :o)
You are genius girl – that desk is AMAZING!!
How cool is that? I would’ve never thought of that. Awesome!
Nancy
What a brilliant idea and it really turned out fantastic! It gives the table a whole new look and I think actually looks WAY better than painting them.
Thanks Christina! I was so pleased with the end result!
Look at you! Love this idea!
What?? Now where in your brilliant little mind did you get an idea like this? I’m staring my coffee table down right now and wondering…. hmm….
It looks so much better with white legs and apron! It’s certainly a creative solution. How would you compare it to painting? If you had another table you wanted to do a makeover for, would you opt to this solution over painting? I’m going to pin this. Never know when this technique may come in handy in the future.
Overall the process was faster than painting and gave me a non-permanant solution. If my hubby would have let me paint I probably would have gone that route but he really didn’t want me to so this was a great alternative! You can tell up close it’s contact paper so if you’re the type that would be bothered by that I’d stick to painting.
Wow! I have used contact paper but never thought of it to cover a desk. Great job! It looks wonderful.
Bev
Thanks Beverly!
I love it!! I have a desk that has the clear coat and I have been unsure about painting it. I’ll have to remember this idea.
Please let me know if you try it Sheena! It took some patience but way less work than painting!
What a great idea!!! Amazing alternative to painting! I’m totally going to try this. Thanks for sharing!! 😀
I love contact paper and it’s come a long way since it first came out! Awesome pics. I’ve shared everywhere!
Whaaaa? That’s TOO COOL Melissa! See I would have never, ever thought to do that (WalMart does not inspire me….) I think I need to go shopping with you one day. Your desk looks fabulous and your office is looking beautiful!