Nightstand Update

We inherited this old nightstand from my parents. There's nothing really wrong with it, but as I was getting ready to prime my craft table, I was thinking if there were other things I needed to prime while I was getting everything messy anyway. I decided to paint this nightstand to better match the rest of my son's room.

This before photo I had already removed the old hardware and filled the holes with wood filler.

1. Sand

I just gave it a quick sanding to get the prior finish roughed up.

Wipe everything down with damp paper towels to remove all saw dust.

2. Prime

Oil based Primer

tips for painting with oil based primer

3. Paint

I painted it the same Behr Popped Corn, but I kept going back and forth, thinking of painting the inside of the shelf green. I decided to go out on a limb and painted it the Olympic Cavern Moss from the dresser, then the 2nd coat I painted the Glidden Spanish Moss from the vintage chair and file cabinet. The end result was a light olive color.

**I didn't polyurethane this guy.

4. New Hardware

Drill holes and attach new hardware. I found these at Lowe's for $0.75 each!

Now it looks a little more updated and child- like.

I made the lamp here.