One Nightstand … Or seven.

Hay girl. I am up late. Or really really early, depending on how you look at it.  I will try to be coherent. I probably wont try THAT hard. You know what? Whenever I type the word “wont” I always think I need to add an apostrophe, like this: won’t. Is that wrong? Spellcheck is not telling me either way.  Hang on, let me go ask Uncle Google.

*type typey type, googley google goo*

OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS, I’m back, and I just found out that I’ve been doing it wrong my whole life.  It DOES have an apostrophe. Why didn’t you tell me? You know how I feel about grammar! I thought we were friends.

Hmph. Now I’m not even going to show you today’s makeovers.  They were nightstands and you probably would have liked them. So there.

Ok, fine, I’ll show you. I can’t stay mad at you.

This nightstand was basically two boxes on top of each other, but now it is more, so much more! It has a new top and a door, some sweet hinges, and a black and white color scheme, which you can’t ever go wrong with.

From Bliss at Bliss Ranch.

You also can’t ever go wrong by refinishing wood to uncover the natural beauty that likely lurks beneath a faded and scratched surface. But if the thought of reviving an entire dresser gives you the sweats, you can always refinish the top and paint the rest like Beck did here. You get the best of both worlds: pretty wood grain and your sanity!

See it at Beckwith’s Treasures.

Of course, there’s no shame at all in painting the whole darn thing. I do love a natural wood piece, but I also think this particular style below just looks better painted. It takes itself much less seriously that way.

The after nightstands just seem so much more laid back and easy breezy than the befores. Right? Am I making sense? Do I need to go to bed? Yes and maybe and yes.

From Misty at The Cedar Shake Cape.

Last one from Jen at Girl In The Garage, who went to a ton of work to turn these hunks-o-junk into a Pottery-Barn-inspired pair. First she had to fix some major gouging in addition to removing the hardware and filling the holes they left behind too.  Then she created entirely new hardware herself out of … can you guess?

And old leather belt! Pretty smart. She lined the surface with linen fabric and added trim all around for that trunk-style she was after. I’d say she nailed it. Literally. She used nailheads to complete the look.  Actually, they are not really nailheads but upholstery tacks, so I guess … she tackled it?  In any case, they look even better than the Pottery Barn version and cost about $1000 less! Awesome job Jen!