from old skool to new skool

My friend Lindsey passed along a vintage child's school desk to Shiloh after her grandmother passed away. It was one of the original desks at the Kentucky School for the Blind, where Lindsey's mom works. I wish I had remembered to take a pre-op picture of it... basically it was intact, but the wood wasn't in the best condition and the metal was pretty rusted in spots. Anyway, I repainted the wood and Nick spray painted the metal, and here is the finished product:



The color is "Apple Orchard" red, even though it looks a bit pinkish here.

Here's the reaction of its new owner:



"Okay, Mom... I'm ready for school!" (Kinda scary!)


Hmm... maybe I'll skip the school notion and go with jungle gym instead!