Matching Bedsides

by Toni Hunton

I snagged these two bedsides for $40 for both.
I sorta hung onto them for a bit till I could figure out what to do with them,as of course,I wanted to sell them as a set.

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The lady who bought the large black tall boy from me actually contacted me asking if I had anything that I could fix up to go with it,so that made the flip easier,this way,I don't have to think about it so much.

Here is the one she got from me.

The wood on the bedsides was not the same,so I knew the tops would not come out as nice,but I jumped into it anyway.

First I removed the hardware and set it aside,as I would need to make some pulls to match the tall boy.

They got a complete sand down as did the cabinets with a 60 grit paper,I then went over them with a 120 to get them nice and fine.

The next step was to begin the layers needed to get them the same as the tall boy.

I taped around the tops of the cabinets as they will be stained.

The cabinets,inside and out and bottoms and drawer fronts were given 3 coats of a black oil/latex,and the insides of the drawers were done in a light blue oil.

Two coats of that one.

I used some new foam rollers I had picked up....$28 for a 16 pack,not cheap,but they work really well.

Since it was raining the day I did this,they all had to dry in my shop/garage.

Next,while this stuff was drying,I made my handles.

I went out to Dave's shop and got into his good ole scrap pile.

I measured the holes from the old handles and found they were 4 inches apart,so made the new handles 5 inches long.

The scraps he had laying around were the perfect width,at 1 3/4 inches,so all I had to do was cut them to length and sand them.

I drilled pilot holes where the screws would be going as I did not want to split them.

I learned this one the hard way some time back.

ALWAYS drill a pilot hole !!!!!

Now that all the components were dry,the next step was to move the tape so it was just under the lip of the cabinets,and stain them redwood.

I did them both twice to get a nice even coat and also did the handles to match.

Coat one.

Coat two,much nicer.

Lastly,they were put back together.

I think I really like this black and blue combo,and the client was very pleased.

I got $150 out of these,so a profit or $110.

Not too shabby.

Here is one with open drawer so you can see the contrast.

Start to finish with drying time on these was 4 days.

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Cori Widen on Aug 15, 2016
What a great transformation - you are really talented, I am so enjoying your posts!

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- Toni Hunton on Aug 17, 2016
  Thanks sweety,sorry I lagged a bit,but it is winter here and my "studio" is my courtyard,so when bad weather hits,I get stuck
  
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Unique Creations By Anita on Aug 15, 2016
Very nice, great job.

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- Toni Hunton on Aug 17, 2016
  Thank you Anita
  
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