Welcome to Themed Furniture Makeover Day! It’s that one time a month when several bloggers do a furniture makeover. It’s always fun to see the interpretation that each blogger takes.
This month’s theme is Pottery Barn Inspired. I thought this would be a pretty easy theme. But after perusing though PB online and their catalogs, I was a little stumped.
But this is the piece I wanted to mimic:
Their cost: $279
No, thank you.
Searching high and low for a few weeks, I wasn’t sure the right piece would be found. In my mind I wanted to either refurbish my desk, an end table OR a coffee table.
UNTIL…
After looking through my 5th thrift store of the day…
I came across this night stand. Hmmm…I really don’t NEED a night stand, BUT I do need a small table in our living room. PLUS it had all the elements and details of my inspiration piece! To say I was thrilled was an understatement.
This was just the right piece for me. It was $15.
Finding it a little dinged up and chipped was not a problem at all. Besides the fact, it was 50% off day!
Yay! $7.50 and I was out the door.
To give this piece a TRUE PB look, white paint would be the best choice . Trying something a little different this time-I made chalky paint with Plaster of Paris. Have YOU ever tried that?
The recipe I used was:
1 1/2 cups flat paint (Valspar Birchwood White)
1 1/2 Tablespoons Plaster of Paris
1/3 cup water
This type of paint covered the wood so smoothly. It took a couple of coats to get it how I wanted it. It was definitely worth it.
If you know me at all, you KNOW I can’t leave anything without a little sanding.
Using a 120 grit sandpaper took off a little around the drawer and edges.
Not too chippy, but to have some character.
I went with the original drawer handle. The patina and/or worn look are my kind of taste. How about you?
Did I mention this table is solid hardwood Maple? It also has tongue and groove drawers.
For a little surprise and a pop of color, I added some fun (wrapping) paper as a drawer liner.
Remember what it looked like before?
Now it has found a spot in our home for a long, long time.
Thanks for joining me today for themed furniture makeover day. I had a great time.
Make it a lovely day filled with your own furniture makeover!
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Love what you did, Meegan! You found the perfect piece and your recreation is perfect. :)
So cute! Love the distressing and the pop of color inside. Better than the pricey version! :)
Great makeover, Meegan! I like the white paint with the distressing. You are going to enjoy using this in your living room.
Love the transformation! I’m always nervous about sanding but you do it so beautifully.
I love how the nightstand turned out!! Gorgeous!! Love the paper in the drawer too!!
Super find and makeover and loving the drawer liner for contrast! It’s the perfect piece for your inspired by Pottery Barn look! Sharing & Pinning:)
Beautiful makeover, Meegan. Perfect amount of distressing!
Love this little table!! And what a deal for $7.50! The original hardware is perfect and it has the perfect amount of distressing!
I can’t believe you scored that for $7.50! You lucky duck! It looks perfect in your living room! Great makeover.
Perfect, Meegan! Looks like the perfect spot for a couple of pillows, a stack of magazines, or a couple of throws. Great job, my friend! :)
What a lovely little makeover you gave that sad night stand! Beautiful!
Nancy
I just love a good ole brown ugly to white makeover as everything looks better in white! The distressing is the icing on the cake – great job! Tami
Meegan, I love this sweet white night stand or end table and I love the price so much better than your inspiration piece. Fabulous. I am going to save this chalk paint recipe the next time I paint too. Fabulous. Thank you again so much sweet friend for linking up to our Something to Talk About Link Party n have a great week, Lisa
It is adorable…good job.