Tanker desk

Love these old, industrial style desks! Image originally posted at interiordecline.tumblr.com

For art director and ceramist Michelle Sieg, sourcing (and transporting) her teal tanker wasn’t easy, but five years later the piece is instrumental to her every day

The $20 resale shop find has been completed and we had to share. Here is how we did it! 1. Wash or whip down. Our find had a lot of dirt and spider webs. It must have lived in a few storage places before making its way to our loving home! 2. Remove handles and sand the surface. We used a medium grain sand paper. 3. Once sanding is completed whip down all of the dust. This is the most important step! Any dust that is left behind will show up when you spray paint. 4. We used $30 of Karolyn…

I scored this all-steel tanker desk made by invincible furniture company, on Craigslist. I’ve accessorized it with a vintage leather chair also found on Craigslist, a 43” Acer 4K monitor, 15” Mac Book Pro + Magic Keyboard + Magic Mouse and a few industrial accessories to keep the look nice and clean.

A year or so ago I became very interested in restoring old vintage items, like tools and furniture, and incorporating salvaged items into some of my custom woodworking projects. The latest project I completed was an All Steel Equipment tanker desk that I purchased at an online auction back in February.

Interjecting vintage in to your decor.

The $20 resale shop find has been completed and we had to share. Here is how we did it! 1. Wash or whip down. Our find had a lot ...

Shaw Walker tanker desk, Good Form chair

Vintage Tanker Desk Makeover - The Craft Patch

I found this Tanker Desk on the side of the road and had no idea it was a little piece of American history. After some online research I discovered its story an…

Refurbished metal desk, file cabinet and chair

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Refinishing this baby was a huge undertaking and my biggest project yet. This type of vintage steelcase desk was used in the 1950's up until the 1980's as a staple in offices and corporations around America. It's made purely of steel and takes a cue as it seems to weigh as much as an Army tank. Today these guys are no longer used widespread thus, they are being recycled as scrap or junked. But if you watch any office scene on Madmen, you will see the tanker in all it's glory. My sister of…

Retro Office Vintage American Steel Furniture Specializes In Vintage Steel desks and Steelcase Vintage Steel Tanker Desks

I’ve been on the hunt for a desk for my craft room. I found a vintage tanker desk for $30 at a local thrift store and decided to bring it home with me. It was big and sturdy with very functional drawers,

Tanker desk painted green

My Shaw-Walker tanker desk. She's purdy. (My chair is not quite complete as you can see.)