Pair of Aqua Nightstands

This is a pair of nightstands I picked up from Kijiji for a great price.  They are old and solid but were a little beat up in places and needing a little work.  One corner was chipped off so I had to sand down all the other corners to match.  The back of one of them needed to be replaced since someone had once cut a wonky hole in it.   Another set back was the stain; it kept bleeding through my primer.  I bought a spray can of Zinsser BIN which covered everything no problem.






I'm still trying to finish up some old cans of paint I have around here.  I know you'll be completely shocked to see something painted aqua around here.  This isn't even that last of the aqua paint.  I have so much paint to go through before I even think about getting some new colours.  This particular colour is mostly Para's Rescue Me but lightened up with a bit of Benjamin Moore's Blue Bonnet.




I used my sprayer with these which was really helpful getting in between those little columns in the front.  I used some more pages from my Mosaic Memories scrapbook paper and mod podged the front of the drawers.  I also mod podged the inside of the drawers with some wallpaper I found at Goodwill a loooong time ago.  I protected the paint and paper with some polycrylic using my Purdy brush which does a great job of not leaving brush strokes.



These knobs were picked up at the Habitat for Humanity Restore.  Originally they were brass but I gave them a coat of primer and a coat of white.  I used some blue and gold craft paint to show off the details.


Bye Bye dull brown; bright and cheery now!






partying with:
Primitive and Proper



9 comments:

  1. They are adorable! Great shape which was not so noticeable before they were painted!

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  2. do you want to know what is really cool? i saw these linked to my party and before i even looked at whose they were iknew they were yours- they are SO you and so cute! love the colors!

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  3. Those turned out super cute!!! I LOVE that owl reader holder!!! Where can i find one like that?? Thanks!!!
    audrey

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  4. Your transformation is fantastic! I love the colors. Those went from old fashioned to beautiful! If you haven’t already, I hope you’ll visit "One Creative Weekend" on OneCreativeMommy.com (open every Fri-Wed) and link up this idea and anything else you’d like to share. There are two categories—one for Halloween and one for everything else.

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  5. Yo adoro la transformación de ese mueble. Is very beatifull

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  6. Cool! those are so unique and lovely. Great job pairing the color with that funky paper.

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