Part Two, painting, here.
As shown in the last post, I had to find a way to cover up the unsightly-ness of the storage kept underneath the new craft table:
I already had a plan in place however. I knew I wanted to use burlap in the room. In an earlier visit to the craft store (day of painting, in fact), I bought a few yards of neutral colored burlap to use as curtains for the lower half of the desk.
Step one was to cut the burlap into approximate size. I needed two "curtains" for each side of the desk leaving a space in between for the chair. I considered the fraying edges for a moment, but decided I liked them in their natural and tattered stage.
Folding the burlap in half, I maintained about an inch of room on the top where a curtain rod could be slid through. Instead of running the heavy thick burlap through my sewing machine, I instead opted for a hand-sewn look. Not only would it achieve the soft yet rustic look I was going for, it was actually going to be the easier route for me. I utilized the small holes from the weave in the burlap for my stitches. Using twine and a crochet hook, I wove the twine through the burlap in approximately one-inch stitches.
To finish off the edges, I simply tied the burlap around into a knot and fashioned a twine bow in each end.
