A Furniture Transformation.

My first furniture makeover for this year.  This humble nightstand

I found late last fall at a yard sale.  Please excuse the

messy garage background :)

When my daughter saw it, she said, "Why did you buy that ugly thing?"

But I knew she had potential.  

Here she is in her naked stripped down stage. 

She may be simple on top, but her bottom leg work is lovely.

How do you like my paint caddy?  It's an old bottle carrier that I

purchased at a flea market last year.  Perfect for holding stir sticks,

paint brushes and can openers.  I even can keep my cut up pieces of

sandpaper in it, so that everything is handy and I don't have to hunt for it. 

I must have forgotten to take the in between pictures, so I'll just tell

you those steps.  Because I discovered the piece was solid maple, I

couldn't bear to paint her entirely.  I gave the entire piece two coats

of stain and then just painted the bottom section and drawers.  I

pre-waxed some areas I wanted to distress later, but I'm not sure

that technique worked so sell, because the paint went right over the wax.

Here she is finished.

I love her shapely legs and generous curves.

It took me three tries, but I finally found some hardware I liked.

So glad I left the top unpainted since it's such nice wood.

So she's shed her humble appearance and is dressed and

ready for her debut at my Open House.  Going to be hard to part

with her ~ we grew rather close during the transformation.
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Linking with
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Dittle Dattle for Amaze Me Monday
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Boogieboard Cottage for Masterpiece Monday

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The House in the Roses for Show Off Your Cottage Monday

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Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday

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Marvelously Messy for A Marvelous Mess

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Domestically Speaking for The Power of Paint Party
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Primitive and Proper for Piece of Work Wednesday
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Restore Interiors for Restore It Wednesday