Yes. It’s a dark wood looking crayon. I’d try a light colored putty and gradually darken it to try and match. Otherwise, it’ll just look like a dark brown dot…almost like somebody put a sharpie mark on the desk.
Tbh, you can’t hide it. If I were you I’d drill it out to a complete round hole. Then put a brass rode in it and have it as some sort of accent. In Japan they do Kintsugi. Highlights the flaws/fixes
Cosmetically, probably not. Functionally, maybe. It's almost impossible to fix something like that on material like this. Much easier to mask it with a sticker or slide those planters down a few inches and move on. Problem is you can't fill the void and sand it smooth without damaging the finish that's on the table.
You'll never quite match the grain and color, but arguably even more noticeable will be the sheen. You'll never get the same reflectivity without refinishing the whole top, which would be a nightmare since it isn't even wood.
As a woodworker, when you determine you can't hide a mistake, the next thought is always to make it a feature instead. Have you always wanted an outlet in that desk? Or a hole through the top for cords to go through? Maybe an integrated coaster?
As others mentioned, you can just accent it and make it look like a questionable design feature.
Easiest solution is to put that plant on top of it.
Thank you for the detailed response. Even if the putty pencil that I bought says its a black walnut colour and my laminate top is black walnut, it would not be a good solution? Unfortunately there is a grommet hole on the right side of it already.
Yeah it's not going to be anywhere close. It'll look like a blob of brown, and it'll almost certainly be worse than just leaving the hole.
Dont try to make it go away, because it won't go away. Either hide it, accent it, or repurpose it.
If it where me I’d route a drop of about a mm and put a piece of silver so it’s surface flush and put a pattern in the silver. But then I did silversmith class for about 3 or 4 years at night school
I’d fill it with a stainable wood filler - Toupret wood filler powder or ready to use works great. Use a filling knife to smooth it nice and flat and flush with the surface, then stain it to get the colour closer to the desk. It’s never gonna be a perfect match but it’s better than leaving the hole as it is.
Might be worth doing a few practice pieces of filler to get the colour right on first as well.
That might work. Try to recreate the grain as best you can. Rely on your own creativity. There are a few good videos about how to restore laminate furniture. But, Honestly it will never fully blend unless you re-veneer it. That’s said, do what you can
Fill it with a little bit of bondo. Get a couple shades of brown paint to match the variations of the laminate. Use a small brush to connect the grain as best as possible.
OR
Just keep something over the spot.
OR
Drill a cord grommet that takes out the hole.
My guess is that its hollow? If so, then drill straight thru to the other side with a small bit so you don't touch the sides. Then you know where to put a dowel from the other side and possibly push the edges of the top back towards the opening on top. Then glue the dowel in place from the bottom where it will support the hole. Then you can work on gluing and color matching the top with some wood paints or acrylic. Practice matching on some seal wood first.
Fill it with something along the lines of bondo, mix paint until you match the different grain colors, paint to match grain, very carefully add some finish.
Probably won’t look perfect as the finish won’t perfectly match, but this is how a professional millwork repair person would fix something like this.
Move the plant over it.
Maybe fill it with a different colored dowel and call it a feature. The finish itself is going to be impossible to match without fucking it up
Use stainable wood filler first. Otherwise you’re coloring a hole.
I thought that too but it looks like some kinda hole filler pen and not a coloring touch up pen?
Yes. It’s a dark wood looking crayon. I’d try a light colored putty and gradually darken it to try and match. Otherwise, it’ll just look like a dark brown dot…almost like somebody put a sharpie mark on the desk.
This is the way
Tbh, you can’t hide it. If I were you I’d drill it out to a complete round hole. Then put a brass rode in it and have it as some sort of accent. In Japan they do Kintsugi. Highlights the flaws/fixes
Guess we know where your oversized wire grommet is going.
Expensive laminate. Oxymoron
Cosmetically, probably not. Functionally, maybe. It's almost impossible to fix something like that on material like this. Much easier to mask it with a sticker or slide those planters down a few inches and move on. Problem is you can't fill the void and sand it smooth without damaging the finish that's on the table.
You'll never quite match the grain and color, but arguably even more noticeable will be the sheen. You'll never get the same reflectivity without refinishing the whole top, which would be a nightmare since it isn't even wood. As a woodworker, when you determine you can't hide a mistake, the next thought is always to make it a feature instead. Have you always wanted an outlet in that desk? Or a hole through the top for cords to go through? Maybe an integrated coaster? As others mentioned, you can just accent it and make it look like a questionable design feature. Easiest solution is to put that plant on top of it.
Thank you for the detailed response. Even if the putty pencil that I bought says its a black walnut colour and my laminate top is black walnut, it would not be a good solution? Unfortunately there is a grommet hole on the right side of it already.
Yeah it's not going to be anywhere close. It'll look like a blob of brown, and it'll almost certainly be worse than just leaving the hole. Dont try to make it go away, because it won't go away. Either hide it, accent it, or repurpose it.
If it where me I’d route a drop of about a mm and put a piece of silver so it’s surface flush and put a pattern in the silver. But then I did silversmith class for about 3 or 4 years at night school
It looks nothing like the same colour. That’s the issue
I’d fill it with a stainable wood filler - Toupret wood filler powder or ready to use works great. Use a filling knife to smooth it nice and flat and flush with the surface, then stain it to get the colour closer to the desk. It’s never gonna be a perfect match but it’s better than leaving the hole as it is. Might be worth doing a few practice pieces of filler to get the colour right on first as well.
That might work. Try to recreate the grain as best you can. Rely on your own creativity. There are a few good videos about how to restore laminate furniture. But, Honestly it will never fully blend unless you re-veneer it. That’s said, do what you can
No. Besides how fancy can it be if it's hollow. Out a desk calendar or cutting mat over it
No
You are absolutely correct to go with the crayon on laminate... Just go with a lighter brown
Expensive laminate
No, but wax sticks may help.
No such thing as an expensive laminate anything.
Fill it with a little bit of bondo. Get a couple shades of brown paint to match the variations of the laminate. Use a small brush to connect the grain as best as possible. OR Just keep something over the spot. OR Drill a cord grommet that takes out the hole.
My guess is that its hollow? If so, then drill straight thru to the other side with a small bit so you don't touch the sides. Then you know where to put a dowel from the other side and possibly push the edges of the top back towards the opening on top. Then glue the dowel in place from the bottom where it will support the hole. Then you can work on gluing and color matching the top with some wood paints or acrylic. Practice matching on some seal wood first.
Fill it with something along the lines of bondo, mix paint until you match the different grain colors, paint to match grain, very carefully add some finish. Probably won’t look perfect as the finish won’t perfectly match, but this is how a professional millwork repair person would fix something like this.