Project for the Beach Cottage Room....

Here I am, working on project after project

and truly enjoying my time right now.

My daughter and family moved out of my basement

(sad, but happy day for them)

as I was doing a look around

I decided the paint needed a little fix up in the bedroom. 

Project for this week, paint the top half of the bedroom.  I changed the color a bit, not nearly as intense of deep antique gold, but still the same feel Hope had established before when she chose the color.  Ready to reassemble the bed (which also received a fresh coat of paint), and put the room together.  

While yard "saling" the other day 

I discovered an antique looking knock off table.  

I am really excited to start this project 

because I am going to use it in this same bedroom, 

with an antique mirror above it 

and I don't know what else.

However, this is not what I am excited about.  

This is what I am excited about...

I found this at DI and thought it works for my plan. 

 A bit taller than an end table, has that rather cool second shelf and a drawer...it also is a nice rectangle in shape.

  Should work for the bedroom redo which is in my head, but not underway.

  Right now, I am gathering.  Gathering for me is fun, it is the time when I look for "things" which will be wonderful for the upcoming project.

(This happens to make my children crazy

 because sometimes I "gather" for years before the project ever gets started!)

After looking at the table for a bit, my son Chase determined it was an "abortion", just bits and pieces of who knows what knocked together into a table.  For me, I thought, "perfect".  Exactly what I want for my Beach Cottage Re-Do Master Bedroom Plan.
  
I started by stripping off the poorly applied black spray paint, runs everywhere and discovered the table was made from cherry wood.  It did have several "knicks" and "owies" however, so I filled them, then sanded them, wiped them down and painted the table. 

I even had a bit of coppery spray paint which I used to accent the "tips" of the table legs. Chase then informed me to put a layer of varnish on top.  This I did.  However, my varnish was rather old (as in extremely) so I now have the "interesting" glaze effect on my table.  The drawer was old enough I had to "dig" for the handle.  But, I think it really works.  The handle came from a re-purpose store.  OK, I know you want to know what the finished product looks like!  

So here it is...

My new nightstand for the Beach Cottage Room!

I think

 it looks

 rather nice

 and

 I am

 pretty sure

 it

 will be

 perfect

 beside my bed.

Now do you want to know about the cost? 

• Table $10
• Drawer Pull .50
• Ocean Breeze Spray Paint 3.27 x 2

• White Spray Paint 3.77
• Screws for the Pull .38
• Old Dead Varnish....no charge!

So, I spent a bit

Before, didn't even have a handle!

 over $21.00 for this way cool,

After, ready for the Beach Cottage Room

 gonna be absolutely perfect night stand!

If you were wondering about the legs