Textured Wallpaper On Furniture For A Luxurious Look#DIYlikeaboss

by Shoppe No. 5

I bought this old, decrepit nightstand. I knew I could transform it. When I went to buy pulls to update this, I became inspired by what I found. I found knobs that sparked my imagination.

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I cleaned it up and got to work. I sanded the top to the wood. The original holes for the drawer pulls were filled with wood filler. I drilled holes in the middle for the new knobs.

I spray painted the top with a copper color.

Next step, I pulled out the textured border paper I had left over from another project and glued it to the sides, using Aleene's Tacky glue on the back and Modge Podge on the front.

I cut off the border on the paper and glued and Modge Podged it on the bottom of each drawer.

Using my DIY chalk paint recipe in black, I gave this piece 3 coats of paint.

Then I took copper color wax and highlighted the raised areas of the paper.

The nightstand was waxed with clear and dark wax. The inspiration knobs are in place.

The nightstand doesn't look the same.

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Janice on Mar 07, 2016
Would you be willing to share your recipe for chalk paint?

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Marcia Strode on Mar 11, 2016
Do you ever seal the tops of your pieces with anything to make them uber-durable ? If so, what do you use? I'm really hard on my night stand tops, to the point of thinking about having a piece of marble or Corian cut for my night stand project, since I manage to ruin any wood finish & covering with "protective glass" has it's own problems.

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Janice Stephenson on Apr 02, 2016
Do you have to sand, prime etc. if you use spray paint?

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Janettey on May 04, 2016
Fantastic! You did great!

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- Shoppe No. 5 on May 04, 2016
  @Janettey Thank you Janettey.
  
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Kaye on Jan 25, 2018

Wow, glad I came across this post!!! This is so much on my save list. Thanks for sharing.

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- Shoppe No. 5 on Jan 25, 2018
  Thank you so much.
  
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