From drab to chic: Nightstands

I So after the dog bed side table excursion I was on a high. I just had to start another project it. It was like a drug to me. So here we are. At ReStores Mother's Day sale they offered 50% off all home furnishings so I had to go back to get a pair of these neat looking Marriott castoff night stands. I have to admit my family thought I was slightly unhinged when I told them I was going to take apart one of the drawers as they rolled so amazingly. But I have to say I love the after pictures so it was worth it and I redeemed myself to them because they liked it as well.

                                

At first when I saw them they were priced at $35 each but with the sale and a kind sales woman I got them for $30 for two. That's $15 each and that is a good deal. But the only down side is that I had found out that these nightstands are almost impossible to sand because the varnish was so thick. Like really thick I spent an hour scrubbing and last got nothing so I brought out the power sander and went to work.

                                    

So after the sanding fiasco I removed the cabinets and primed and painted the nightstand. While I loved the Maui blue from the mirror earlier i chose to use a nice aqua in flat. I think it will flow very well in the space. 

                                          

As you can see I removed the bottom track and left the top. I did this because I have always loved the nightstands with the bottom open. For some reason I hate having two drawers in a nightstand. Ten after painting the nightstand and drawer I removed the old bronze candle and replaced it with a chic new silver pull. 

                               

See isn't it just so very cute. I just fell in love with it the moment I put that drawer in and it also wowed my family. They couldn't believe that it was the same nightstand. But as you can see I wasn't finished unknown to my family and the boyfriend I painted the interior of the drawer a very pretty pink (behr watermelon pink) I have found that the behr tester sample paints for $2.95 are prefect for small projects on a budget. 

                                         

So far I only had one nightstand complete but it looks like it was a hit and I can't wait to tackle the second one soon.