fab find friday: bamboo desk

Estate sales can be hit or miss-sometimes you find a treasure trove of goodies while other times, you just end up sorting through piles and piles of junk.  I’ve not had much luck at the last three estate sales I attended, but then one day, on a whim, I stopped at one down the street from our house and, low and behold, found this vintage Thomasville faux bamboo desk for $15:

I snatched it up before another lady could grab it, but, sadly, I wasn’t fast enough to nab the matching mirror, too.  I did a little research and found that Thomasville made an entire bedroom set of this back in the 70’s.  Despite its lackluster yellow paint, the desk in pretty good shape…it just needs a little TLC in the form of a good sanding, a few coats of new paint and maybe a little glazing.  I love the antique brass hardware and bamboo detailing around the drawers:

I plan on selling this, but in the meantime, it will replace the huge cardboard box that is currently supporting our computer in the office.  Stay tuned for “after” pics and have a great weekend!