Vintage-Inspired Upcycled Kids Desk & Chair Set Leave a Comment / Before & After Projects / By Tracy A great Goodwill find. I first completely cleaned the desk and chair. White desk with floral furniture transfer. I let the glue dry for 24 hours. Next sand down the area and the entire desk. I chose Rust-Oleum Linen White Chalked Matte paint. The desk needed three coats of paint. I lightly sanded in between each coat of paint. I got this Thymeless Designs Spring Marseille transfer from Amazon. Floral and music sheet combo. I added the transfer to the top of the desk. The front of the desk. Then to the chair. Top view Because this is a kids’ desk, I decided to apply three coats of topcoat. The finished product.