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Laminated Nightstand ~ Beachy Transformation
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Diana Wearing
(IC: homeowner)
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I’ve learned to never walk away from a cheap sturdy piece of furniture...you never know what it can become...the power of paint is amazing!
I found this sturdy/solid/ugly laminated nightstand at a yard sale for $5 all it needed was a little love...
I wiped the whole piece down with a T.S.P substitute to clean & de-gloss then used Americana Decor chalk paint (relic) for the cabinet applied with a foam brush ~ topped that with a watered down version of Americana Decor chalk paint (lace) applied with a cloth ~ for the drawer fronts I used a homemade chalk paint made with oops samples (love oops samples!) & cornstarch and finally wiped the whole thing down with a dark cream wax ~
Clearly the old hardware was not going to cut it so I made my own using sisal rope ~ not only did it give it a beachy feel, it was cheap!
That's snow not sand on the ground...I wasn’t really going for a beachy look when I started but that’s the feel it ended up with ~ love it!
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Published December 28th, 2014 4:32 PM
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