Restored Secretary Desk

When I got this beauty, I wasn’t sure it would turn out very well. The desk organizer had fallen out, the top lock was stuck in locked position(I used a dremel to cut an old barrel key to size and it worked like a charm), and it was missing drawer hardware. Not to mention dirty and scuffed in places. 

The carvings and claw feet were what drew me to this piece and to ultimately accept the challenge. I found some old glass knobs in my collection and they accent this piece so well! After some fixing and elbow grease aka old English polish, it looks so pretty that I couldn’t be the one to paint it, if thsts what the next owner decides.