mike has been asking for a night stand for awhile now. it seems about time since we have both resorted to dumping things that should go in the night stand on the ironing board. (yeah...i think that thing is actually supposed to come down when not in use.) anyway...
i jumped on the IKEA Rast hack bandwagon and came up with matching tables for us. although maybe not initially my first choice, the $29.99 price is really hard to resist, the storage is great and the creative options are endless.
here are a couple of the images i found inspiring as i decided how to tackle ours.
i decided to paint our drawers BM super white and then do a color wash of BM duxbury grey. i went with the colorwash option for a couple reasons: i had the paint already, but not enough for two dressers, i liked the transparency of it...a bit of grain shows through but not too much, and it helped hide the flaws of being ikea pine...mainly lots of knots and fingerjoints. i put one coat of
white glaze over the top, polyacrylic and
waxed the white door fronts and am happy with how it turned it. it has alot more depth than just a solid coat of paint would have had. kind of driftwood like.
i went with the same
lee valley hardware as the inspiration pics. i really liked it and didn't feel the need to get creative just to be different. i like how the circles play off our coverlet.
here are some more of my favorite hacks. these would be awesome in kids' rooms!
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| via pinterest |
now i need to come up with a paint color for the walls to go with~
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