Night Table Makeover
by
Karen H.
4 Materials
$45
1 Day
Medium
We inherited my parents master bedroom furniture when we got married. We always thought we would keep it few years and then purchase our own. That was over 20 years ago. I finally got tired of the old ugly furniture and decided I would start shopping. My Dad reminded me that they just do not make furniture like this anymore. I was thinking thank goodness, it is so ugly. But he explained the furniture had good bones and good wood, all poplar solid wood.
I decided to start with the night stands. They were the smallest of the the five pieces that would need to be done. I decided on diy chalk paint since the pieces were so large. I decided on a two tone distressed look.
This was painted furniture in a blonde color with brass inserts and hardware. The edges had a greenish distressed look for the day. The doors of the dressers were solid wood with green leather inserts, which had dried and cracked over the years. Ugly at this point in its life. First I removed all the hardware and brass. I stripped and sanded all the paint off. Not an easy task, but well worth the result.
First I painted a base coat in light blue. Our master bath is blue, but not wanting blue furniture, I decided a little blue peeking through the distressed beige might be a nice highlight to the room. Just be sure the base coat is completely dry for a day or two before painting the top coat.
I applied wax where I wanted the blue to peek out before painting the entire piece in the beige color. Although I did not find the wax necessary for the distressing, so save your wax for the final sealing. I lightly sanded the corners, edges and around the drawer pulls anywhere normal wear would appear with daily use on furniture. I emphasize lightly, because you dont want to remove the base coat if you want it to peek through like this.
I sealed the paint with clear Minwax furniture wax. I applied this by hand and then buffed by hand and also used a buffing brush attached to an electric drill for the larger pieces. My lamp was a thrift store purchase redo also.
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3 comments
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It looks so great!
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I betcha some legs on this would really oomph it up
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