So, the end of August, I bought this beauty, off of craigslist for $40.
Actually, it was $40 for TWO nightstands, a head board, armoire, and two mirrors. SCORE.
...or so I thought.
In hindsight, I probably would not have gotten them if I knew how much work I'd have to put in them.
They were border-line, rotten.
G.R.O.S.S.-rotten.
I washed them with bleach first, took off the backs and sanded like crazy!
The side veneers were warping, so I hacked them off.
Then I replaced the veneer with beadboard.
To make a more uniform look, I put beadboard in the center of the drawer faces.
Then I primed and painted them, inside and out.
(about 6 coats total)
I stained the top, and put several polyurethane coats over the entire thing.
Spray painted the original handles in rubbed bronze...
...and thought I was done.
(please excuse the clutter on top)
But...I just didn't like how old-fashioned it looked.
So, I ordered some bun-feet off e-bay.
They came in a beautiful mahogany, but that didn't look right, so I painted them.
And now,
I am happy.
And just because this has been a long post, (and a long project)
here is a reminder of
the before:
and after:
And now...on to the armoire....
oh, heaven help me...
