Giving a Mediterranean Look to a Night Table

Relooking a Night Stand

We all have furniture that is outdated or lying around somewhere in the house that we don’t want to get rid of but that doesn’t work anywhere in our house. So why not transform it and turn it into a work of art and showcase the piece in question. In this blog, I’ll guide you through the steps on how to create a Mediterranean look for a night stand table.

Giving a Mediterranean look to a night stand table

Products Used:

Colorantic Cleaner and Varnish Remover
Colorantic Chalk Paint: Cotton ball
Colorantic Chalk Paint : Metallic Jewel
Colorantic Chalk Paint: Mermaid
Colorantic Chalk Paint: Blue moon
#6 Oval Paint Brush and Snow White brush
Colorantic Sanding Block
Colorantic Top Coat
Decorative knobs
Stencil
Oil based primer grip
Electric sander
Mist sprayer
Sticky wallpaper
Woodfiller

Steps to Follow

Step One:

Firstly, you need to correct the defects of the furniture before starting any project.

To serve the purpose, we will remove the handles. Then fill the holes if we use different handles. If any of the parts are damaged, you can always re-glue them.

When your furniture is well repaired, then you have to start thinking about using a good remover. You must remove the accumulation of grease, varnish, or wax from the last few years. In this case, I used Colorantic’s TSP ( remover and cleanser) and let it act for at least 30 minutes. Then I used a bucket of water and a rag to rinse all my furniture.

Step Two:

To make sure I had a better grip, I sanded the entire furniture. This step allows a better adhesion especially if your furniture is made from melamine as it is in this case. Once all the dust was removed, I then used an oil primer from Colorantic. After that, I started with a brush and finished with a roller on the flat surfaces. I put on two coats of primer. Lastly, I used the oil primer, water because in my case the furniture is made of melamine so it is better to use the oil-based. Between each coat, I suggest a light sanding.

Step 3:

Apply with a roller and a brush, two coats of Blue Moon paint to the top of the cabinet, the sides, and the front edge of the cabinet. It is important to let the paint dry between coats for best results. Paint the drawer. To achieve the layered effect, start with a dark colour like Blue Moon. Then mix the colour with white, a little water, and glaze (optional). Let dry and apply a few brush strokes with white paint and wipe off. Sand and clean. Finish with a complementary color like Mermaid which we have mixed also with white, water, and glaze. Choose colours in the same tones or complementary colours like us for example, in shades of blue.

Step 4:

For the interior and sides of the drawers, I used wallpaper. The technique is quite simple since it is a self-adhesive wallpaper so you only need to cut the desired size. For the stencil, you only need to use sticky paper to hold it in place. Now paint as desired. Use a brush or stamp only by tapping so as not to cause overflow and voila.

Step 5:

For the finish, apply the paint to the edges of the furniture with the metallic jewel-coloured paint and put on the decorative handle. Here’s another drab to a fabulous project- a Mediterranean look for a night stand!

All thanks to Nathalie Pruneau from www.Decorermaison.ca who saw the potential of it. Last but not least, Nancy Hinds facebook.com/Chiccittadeco knew how to bring her idea to life!

You can also watch the full video of this guide.

The link to the video is here