Monday, June 28, 2010

Lace Inspired Nightstand

Such a pretty lil thing!


After one of my weekly trips to my favorite thrift stores, I came home with this lil gal!
She was sad...missing some hardware, and all alone!

So first I chopped the molding down on the bottom. For some reason...it was sticking out, and really just looked funny...
Then I gave her a few coats of Black Spray paint in Satin Finish.
but...she needed a little more, I had been debating for awhile on what to do...Until one day while strolling the aisles of Joanns, I spotted this great scrapbook paper, in a lace pattern...I just knew It would be perfect!
So I cut it to fit the face of the drawers, taped....and spay painted, a cream color.
The pattern didn't come out as crisp as I had imagined...so Hey when life gives you lemons...you make lemonade right?


I sanded it up a bit...and added a slightly tinted glaze over the pattern, and added some glass knobs...

And here we go...the finished product!
Not bad, if I do say so myself :)



















15 comments:

Leanne said...

So beautiful! I LOVE this...but then again, I love everything that you make!!! Great job!

⚜ ↁℯℬℬᴵℰ⚜ said...

Not bad at all Nikki, in fact you are getting really good at this stuff.

Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures/Treasured Moments said...

You are on a roll with your finds and redos. I have been looking for over a month for a dresser that is about 27 inches wide for my entry. Can't find one anywhere that is the right size or price. Our thrift stores are a joke and sometimes our garage sales are too. I am glad you are finding good stuff and making it fabulous.

One Life Many Journeys said...

I like the way you make lemonade!! It is so sweet!

*junkrestore* said...

I always thought it was "I believe when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade...and try to find someone whose life has given them vodka, and have a party."

Shows what I know.

p.s. how cute is that lacy dresser?

Suzanne said...

What a fabulous, original idea. I absolutely love it!

Kelsey said...

I love how you got the pattern on there :) I adore a good furniture redo. You did an awesome job!

Veronica said...

I love the look the lace pattern gave it. Very interesting and different.

Tanya said...

So pretty! Maybe spraying the back of the lacy paper with low-tack adhesive might give you a crisper look next time? I'm going to have to try this one.

Kirsty said...

Great job! I love it!

Chris said...

What a cool way to go. I love this idea.

the thrifty ba said...

love this nightstand and love your blog so i gave it an award here http://thethriftyba.blogspot.com/2010/06/getting-some-love-from-traci66.html

⚜ ↁℯℬℬᴵℰ⚜ said...

Hi Nikki, I wanted to let you know, I have an Audition tape up for the Oprah show, I would love for you to come and check it out....if you like it, you can vote for me:)

Val said...

I love it. Very inspiring.

Shel at Dreamy Nest said...

Gorgeousness!!!I love this!

*sigh* Can we be neighbors? Maybe your stamina would rub off on me. You've done some amazing work my friend. So very proud of you!!!!!

Cannot wait to see how your sale goes. Take pictures! Lots and lots of pictures!!! :)

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