Though originally an end table this midcentury modern beauty just needed a simple coat of paint in a trendy color to add a little 50s charm to a modern day bedroom.
Painting wooden bedside tables.
Painting wooden furniture is a way to give new life to an older chair or other piece of furniture.
To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better.
I know some of us at apartment therapy have strong views on painting wooden furniture particularly gasp painting it white but sometimes it s gotta be done.
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For overall color there are the variety of woods available including rich cherry walnut mahogany and espresso finishes or warm oak pine or maple wood.
This bedside table belongs to my flatmate landlord left behind by some long ago tenant.
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Gilded beauty glass knobs and several sheets of gold leaf were used to create this glamorous bedside table.
You can select a white nightstand or go glam with a mirrored bedside table.
We used the large table to make the magazine holder.
Complete your bedroom with nightstands and bedside tables that offer a convenient perch for a lamp alarm clock and reading material.
Nightstands bedside tables.
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Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper.
Give plain nightstands rustic charm with milk paint give a thrifted vintage bedside table or nightstand the shabby chic look of a french antique with inexpensive milk paint and a few easy faux finishing tricks.
The choice is yours.
The process itself is relatively simple requiring just a few basic tools and supplies.
Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry.
It s actually one that we had leftover from a set of 3 teak tables that we bought a year ago when we made the magazine holder table that s in our dining room.
Carefully sand the furniture and repair any blemishes in it then take your time applying several thin coats of primer and paint.
Table top materials include wood glass metal mirror stone upholstered and wicker.
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Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes.
We both agreed that the knotty pine was an eyesore and that for the benefit of future tenants giving it a makeover with a lick of white paint.
But one thing that we do now have is drumroll please a bedside table.