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Bold Cobalt Blue Desk to brighten up a work space

March 20, 2019 by Tracey Bellion Filed Under: Desks & Vanities, Painted Furniture, Uncategorized 4 Comments

Is your work space lacking personality???

Are you sitting at a boring desk all day???

Emily (my friend and invaluable team member) was…..LOL! So I changed that! On a visit to her home…..I changed the look of her workspace by painting this desk in just a few short hours on a Saturday morning! It really is so easy to do once get over the fear of change and stop overthinking the process!

Just choose a color that makes you happy and DO IT!!!

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bold cobalt blue desk by Tracey's Fancy

You can see below….Emily’s desk in its “before” state…..not ugly….just sort of boring in the space. She has the beautiful artwork between the two “already enough brown” bookshelves…..so we chose to pull the vibrant cobalt blue from the canvas for the desk!

bold cobalt blue desk by Tracey's Fancy

I chose Cobalt Blue by Dixie Belle! It is such a rich and true blue that you can’t help but love it! I applied only two coats of the paint….using my favorite brush (Dixie Belle FL…meaning “flat large”). When you paint something this large….by the time you cover all the surface once….it is already dry and ready for the second coat once you get back around to where you started!

bold cobalt blue desk by Tracey's Fancy

For those of you that ask how much paint to use on a piece this size…..this 16 oz jar covered an entire executive desk leaving about half the jar of paint in the end! It really does have incredible coverage and a little bit goes a very long way!

bold cobalt blue desk by Tracey's Fancy

I allowed the paint to dry and rest for about two hours. I then returned to “glaze” the desk. I made my own “glaze” with Dixie Belle’s Caviar black paint…..mixed with water….about 1:1. I worked in sections….painting the mixture on with a brush and wiping back off with a wet paper towel. The dark color settled in the cracks of the desk and overall toned the vibrancy of the blue. It instantly aged and deepened the overall look which is exactly what Emily wanted!

I allowed that to dry before applying Gator Hide Sealer as the top coat. You can see the gorgeous sheen on the legs of the desk below. This is the reason I use Gator Hide! It leaves the most gorgeous sheen!! I applied three thin coats of the sealer for the final finish.

bold cobalt blue desk by Tracey's Fancy

The leg of Emily’s desk needed repair….so we were unable to move it around for proper staging. But I was able to grab this photo before I left town. You can certainly see what a difference it makes in her office space! It allows the space to flow nicely with her adjoining master bedroom…which is accents with cobalt as well.

If you love this bold vibrant cobalt blue as much as I do, you should see my cobalt blue dresser with metallic hardware. It’s equally fun and vibrant!

It was such an easy project……yet makes such a huge impact on the space! And more than anything…..EMILY love her new bold cobalt blue desk! It is my hope that she will feel like the rockstar and girl boss that she really is while she works from this room!

bold cobalt blue desk by Tracey's Fancy

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The products listed here are what I used for this bold cobalt blue desk!  Dixie Belle Paint company offers amazing products that will make all of your projects successful no matter what your skill level!  You can also find my favorite products and tools in my Amazon influencer list here.

  • DB White Lightning Cleaner
    White Lightning Cleaner
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Caviar
  • Gator Hide
  • Dixie Belle Paint Brushes
    Dixie Belle Paint Brushes

If you would like to paint your own furniture ….but need a little help getting started…I offer a furniture painting basics course that would be the perfect place!

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XOXO, 

Tracey

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  1. susan says

    March 24, 2019 at 9:12 am

    So interesting that you made your own glaze just from paint. I’ve read about that before and I think I’ve tried it but it never came off enough and always looked awful. Sooo..I’m going to try again using a wet appear towel. And work in small sections ?. Also, love the finish look of waxed furniture so I often use a product call Polyvine Wax Varnish. Do you think the sheen of Gator Hide is shinier?
    I just LOVE your enthusiasm about everything! And your videos! Wish you could get to the Myrtle Beach, SC area sometime for a class!

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  2. Karolyn Love says

    March 25, 2019 at 9:12 am

    Wow…that color just changes the whole vibe in that office. BEAUTIFUL!!

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  3. Katie says

    August 26, 2020 at 6:10 pm

    Did you sand first?

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