Monday, February 21, 2011

My nightstand re-do

I needed a new nightstand. I like them to be tall and have alot of surface area on the top.

Well while perusing Craigslist I came across this beauty:







Tall, wide and had soarage to boot! I new there was a gem hidden in there somewhere.

(Wanna know a secret? The whole time I was doing this all I wanted was to get featured on Better After. Is that hilarious? I'm obsessed with that blog.

Anyway, I spent a week

Sanding that bad boy down, then filling in the giant cut out where those inset pulls were
Filling dings and holes with wood putty
Sanding again
Priming
Sanding again
Painting 3 layers of black
then Painting 3 layers of Polyurathane
Measuring and drilling new holes for the pulls I ordered
Lining the drawers with cute fabric.


Whew! But I am madly in love with it now. Plus Clint is jealous and want's one which is always a bonus.

Crappy phone picture
 I should have taken a after picture before putting it in the dark bedroom, but I was too excited to to wait.

Yikes, I am an awful photographer. But you get the drift, right? It's black and sleek and modern and I.am.in.love.


Let's try this one more time:



AFTER!



BEFORE



















Love.

5 comments:

  1. Awesome job Shellie! Looks like a brand new piece. :)

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  2. Great find - beautiful transformation! You did a fantastic job!

    (My family calls me Shelly too!) It's nice to "meet" you!

    I look forward to seeing more!

    Roeshel

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  3. Hi Shelly!
    Thanks so much for the shout out! I'm so jealous of your find, it turned out great! I can't wait to see more from you, I'm your newest follower! :)

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  4. Ack, I spelled your name wrong! Pet peeve of mine! Sorry Shellie! :)

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