Revamped Mid Century Night Stand!
- timmery
- Dec 10, 2014
- 3 min read
I have a hard time paying a lot of money for anything. Partly because I'm cheap, and partly because I love rescuing unwanted things and giving them new life and purpose. It just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
I was in desperate need of a night stand for my Queen Quarters (my bedroom). I noticed every time I was drinking a glass of water I had to get out of bed and place it on my dresser (also revamped) or place it on the ground next to my bed. I'm waaaaay to lazy for that shit!
Back to me being a cheap ass. I found this awesome piece of furniture on Craigslist. The frist 3 places I look for tattered furniture are 1) The side of the road (it's free!!! Can't beat that), 2) The Thriftstore (you can never go wrong there), and 3) Craigslist!!! I ended up getting this piece for $15! Total score!! You seriously cannot find any piece of new furniture for that price!
Anyhow, below is a step by step guide to creating this awesome and funky stand out piece.
First, my supplies:
Amonia & Water
Paper Towels
Sanding Block
White Spray Paint Primer
Black Chalkboard Paint
Clear Gloss Spray Enamel
Paint Brush
Mask
Contact Paper
2 Differnt Colors of Paint (I used one Matte & one Satin)
Scissors
Step 1. Clean the piece of furniture with water and amonia. Luckily, she wasn't too dirty. It didn't take much time or work to get her sparkling. Make sure to dry her off with paper towel when she's done with her bath.
Step 2. Normally, this is where I break out my Electric Sander (which always makes me feel like a bad ass). However, this particular piece of furniture had a laminate finish which doesn't require sanding. So I primed next with a flat white spray primer. The picture below shows only one coat. I did two or three coats to get it all covered.
Step 3: Paint. This is the time to paint your base color. Obviously, use any color of your choice. I happened to use a sample size of of Behr Matte Island Oasis ($2.98 at Home Depot! Major Score). I painted two coates of this beautiful hue.
Step 4: Next I added my darker hue to give the piece some dimension and slightly distressed. I used a sample size of Valspar Satin La Fonda Teal (Lowes $3.98) to make this little girl pop. In order to get the look that I created you will not need to use that much paint. Just dip the tip of your paint brush in and lighly go over your previous paint job. Be sure not to do a full on paint. There should be spaces and small gaps so you can still see the base color. This coat is only meant to be an enhancement and decorative.
Step 5: While the paint is still slightly wet use your sanding block in the dirction of your paint lines to give your piece a more distressed look. You can do this as much or as little as you please depending on taste!
Step 6: Using your Chalk Board Paint, dip a paper towel or some type of cloth into the paint and rub it along the edges and legs of the furniture. This will really make your piece pop. Once it's the paint is dried or semi-dried use your sanding block to help give it that distressed and worn look we're after. Now, for some of you, your project is complete. It looks beautiful and finished at this point. If you want to be done seal it with a clear gloss finish spray paint. However, I like to get a little bit funky with my furniture and really give it some personality. Read on if you're interested!
Step 7: Next, I added my black and white patterned contact paper (Amazon.com). At first, I wanted to just do the inside portion of the night stand. after looking at it awhile I decided it would be super cute and funky if I also added it to the front the drawer. Adding the contact paper is pretty simple as long as you're not in a cold room or outside when it's freezing. Most often they're instructions on the back of the contact paper on attaching it, but if you still need help please feel free to email me with questions timmery@timmery.com.
Step 8: Lastly, I sprayed my project with a clear coat gloss finish. This will give your project a finished and professional look. I used about 2 or 3 coats, but you can definitely do more if you want a glossier look!
Done & Done!!! I think it turned out pretty damn rad if you ask me!
