Upgrading nightstand at a low cost
Claudia, our designer at Colorantic loves to give a second life to furniture. This time she decides to upgrade the nightstand at a low cost.
To bring this project into life she used furniture inherited from her boyfriend’s grandmother. This little nightstand is perfect for an evening project.
To give a contemporary look while keeping the vintage look of this piece. Claudia chose the colour Cotton Ball that goes well with everything in your house.
Step 1 – Clean, sand and prepare the piece of furniture
- Remove the drawer
- Take off the drawer handle.
- Apply the cleaner on all of the surfaces, using a paper towel and let it work for 10 minutes.
- Rinse well, two times to remove any residue.
- Sand lightly using your sanding block, then make sure to remove any dust
- Apply two coats of oil primer using your roller.
- Let it dry for 30 minutes between each coat of primer.
It is now the moment of pleasure! You can start painting!
Step 2 – Paint
- With the help of a # 6 oval brush start painting all the hard-to-reach places. With your foam roller do the corners, mouldings, inside the drawer and the drawer front with the colour of your choice. (we used Cotton Ball in this project)
- Next, use your roller to paint the rest of the piece of the furniture. The foam roller gives a more even finish on larger surfaces.
- Repeat this process until you get your desired finish. In this project, we gave it three coats.
Step 3 – The Protector
- Once the paint has time to properly dry, it is time to apply the varnish using a foam roller and the Colorantic paintbrush.
- We used two coats of varnish. We waited 30 minutes between coats.
Step 4 – Apply Wallpaper
- Measure the bottom of the piece as well as the sides to be able to cut the right side of the paper that you will need.
- Only remove part of the paper backing and place it, taking the precaution that it is straight. Then remove the rest of the backing.
Conclusion
So this is it, a beautiful transformation in one evening. For this night stand our designer used a 16oz container of Cotton Ball and one knob. She used an oil primer and cleaner that she already had. A nice transformation for around 35$.
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