Quite the bedroom makeover - have a look (loads of pics)

[5tephen]

you say that you sanded and painted 5 times, what does that mean? how do you keep that wood effect?

Sanded and polished And it wasn't me obviously.
He showed me a sample of how light & pale the veneer was before the sanding/polishing and there was an incredible difference. Why 5 times over I don't know, I didn't see it each step of the way but 3 would've been enough for anybody else probably

 

[5tephen]

Thanks for the compliments.
azamc - I honestly don't know enough about the details of the polishing or of the basic materials. I was away for 2 weeks, came back and he had the desk & shelves built and polished off by that stage. I don't think MDF is that expensive? I'm nearly sure he bought the sheet off a local wholesaler. The actual sheet of veneer, I have no idea. The edge of the desk was bought as a thin roll and then effectively ironed onto the surface.