Bedside Tables

Hello creative friends!

Today´s blog is about refurbishing furniture. I´ve been on the lookout for 2 new bedside tables for ages, the ones I had, actually belong to my daughter Megan´s bedroom furniture. So I had to buy 2 new ones for my bedroom. This plan however has been on the to do list for years, simply because bedside tables cost an absolute fortune. So I pretty much knew I would eventually have to refurbish old used ones, but even those are expensive.

The other day I got lucky, or maybe not…! I found 2 old solid mahogany bedside tables 25€ each on the FB market place, (flip flops not included 🙂 ) as an added bonus the seller lived really close by, so that cinched the deal.

I was however, unprepared for how musty they smelt, oh…. My…. Goodness… They really smelt bad, so I washed them and sprayed them with vinegar for 2 weeks, but still the smell persisted, so I knew I would have to paint every nook and cranny of these tables. I painted all of the inside with some left over grey chalk paint, just to seal in the odor. The drawers I spray painted in light grey enamel, which worked out really well.

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I sanded the top of the tables, and painted the rest with Antique White Rust-oleum chalk paint. I sanded the whole lot lightly with 220 grit sandpaper, sanding harder on the edges for a distressed look and bought new knobs from the local store. After wiping them with a soft cloth, I sealed the whole lot including the sanded top with Rust-oleum clear wax.

And there you have it, a lot of work, but totally worth it, because I´m pretty happy with them 😊

Thanks for popping over, have a great day.