Apothecary Home: The Story of my 2 NightStand(s)

Friday, July 1, 2011

We moved last fall so my husband could go to grad school

we fit all of the "furniture projects" in the moving truck

my new neighbors (and family) probably thought I was a crazy collector/hoarder/pack rat

I was sort of wondering the same thing

I got to work with my sander and spray paint

Remember the 2 nightstands I found?

I only had to sand the top of them because of the peeling finish

Took off the hardware and sprayed them my favorite ORB (oil rubbed bronze)

Primed it with

Then used my FAVORITE color AQUA

Finally, glazed her with dark brown glaze to make the details pop
added a couple coats of polycrylic

AND voila:

You wanna see more?

Here's the before again:

and after:

I love chunky legs on exactly TWO things:

Babies

Furniture!

Fishtail CottageJuly 13, 2011 at 9:49 PM
oh, i love this! the color is just called aqua? getting ready to paint something & love this! xoxo
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Cassie BustamanteJuly 14, 2011 at 6:09 PM
those turned out so pretty- the color really lightens them up! that is one of my fave rustoleum colors. :)
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MagJuly 17, 2011 at 6:59 PM
i love the color!
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Nicole @ Miss MommyJuly 17, 2011 at 9:32 PM
Wow - you have done a stellar job!. I'm coming over from I Love nap time and am now following you :)

I have recently enbarked on a huge project of re-doing my kitchen table and hutch. I also have a plain old desk i want to re-do but can't decide on what colour!

I'm having a Giveaway right now - come check me out
http://cdnmissmommy.blogspot.com/2011/07/giveaway-donaarg-boutique.html
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abeachcottageJuly 24, 2011 at 3:01 AM
Lovely how it turned out, great new colour. Well done!
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Comeca JonesNovember 2, 2011 at 6:37 AM
Soooo pretty! I love the color!
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SofiaJanuary 25, 2013 at 5:22 PM
Your cooler than Martha Stewart!
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