Saturday, July 23, 2011

Bedside Tables

About 2 and a half years ago I bought a pair of bedside tables off ebay, they were listed at $15 but didn't sell so I contacted the owner after the auction and ended up buying the set for $10

This is a before photo of the ugly twin...


With a little paint & TLC they came up like this...

Having bought a new double bed, bedside table set & bedhead for the spare room, we decided we didn't need these anymore before I sold them, I gave them another update.




What I learnt:
  • Perhaps it was the brand of spray paint I used, or perhaps it was just a bad idea. Trying to transform something cream, to glossy black with spray paint did.not.work. Well, it did eventually, but 2 cans of black gloss, one can of clear gloss & 1/2 a can of poly later - the finish still isn't super glossy or even. Never mind.
  • I used flat white paint to paint the drawers - super easy
  • Blingy handles saved this project

Total Cost: drawers $10 handles $16.20 paint $40ish (ouch!) = $66.20
These are listed on Ebay at the moment, I'll update this when they sell ______

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