Trash to Treasure MCM Nightstands
Who doesn't love a good makeover?? One day I was scrolling through my local Buy Nothing group and saw a pair of *potentially* gorgeous nightstands. I just love how they turned out!
These beauties didn't always look like this but luckily I was able to see past their used and abused exteriors and bring them new life with some amazing paint and a little elbow grease. 😀
Here's what I started with!
I started by giving them both a deep clean. There was a bunch of sticky residue on one of the drawers so I used lemon essential oil to get it all off. That is my secret weapon for anything that doesn't come off with regular cleaning.
Next I gave them a really good sanding with my orbital sander. I also filled any small gouges with wood filler and sanded those smooth as well.
I decided on a two toned look with these pretty greens from Daydream Apothecary. These artisan paints are available on my website!
Beautymarkcollective.com
I painted the dark on top and light on bottom for one of the nightstands and then flipped the colors for the other.
This is a clay and chalk type paint that actually reactivates with water so I used a fine mister spray bottle and a separate brush to blend the area where the two colors meet up. I used a light touch and just went back and forth in the middle 3 or 4 inches until I was happy with the blended look.
Once I achieved the coverage and blended look that I liked I used a sprayer to spray on my top coat. I prefer this method because it provides a very smooth and nearly flawless finish.
I had so much fun staging these pieces and I really love how the flipped colors add just a touch of whimsy.
I hoped you enjoyed this makeover and thanks so much for following along!
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You never would have guessed they were so dingy and ugly before the upgrade! Glad they got another chance, they look great!
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What gorgeous colors! Love the way they turned out.will regular chalk paint reactivate with water too?
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