THE TALE OF A SINGLE NIGHTSTAND bedside table makeover

 I had been relegated to the corner

 of my owners yard sale, like a child on a time-out.

No one looked at me, no one would talk to me.

 Why should they I only had one drawer knob,

 paint was falling off me, my drawers wouldnt even open. I was beyond chic, I was just shabby.

 From my corner view I saw the nice couple drive

 in. After looking around they bought a few of my

 friends. One at a time the nice man would pay my

 owner and then tuck each of them gently in their

 car. I then began to pout. There I was hiding in the

 corner with all hope running out.

All of a sudden the nice lady looked my way. Would she fork out the money and pay?

I got so excited!

She crossed the yard and started inspecting me,

 she even turned me upside down to see.

Soon I was on my way to a new home.

She didnt think I was an ugly garden gnome!

.......

First, she came at me with a screw driver,

prying at my drawer.

I wasnt gonna give up that easy.

This was gonna be a chore.

Then came a pry bar and a hammer,

I thought this is really gonna hurt.

She got all my drawers open

with a lot of hard work,

 So rather then a home for mice

I really started to feel rather nice. 

Then I got some new paint,

my drawers were lined,and I even got a new shine.

My drawers got new jewelry,

Shes not playing no tom foolery!

 

I live happily ever afterwith a nice lady they foundwhere I now live in her home town.THE ENDThis story is being told at:

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TWINS a pair of single beds

I found this set of bunk beds at a yard sale this past weekend.

While we were talking price with the owner,

daddy called my cell to let me know the cost of my motorbike repair.

I have a trials bike but only get to take it out about once a year.

This years trip is coming up fast, but Im unsure if I can get away or not.

Needless to say the bike has to be ready regardless, which means a new part.

So while getting the price from daddy, the price for these beds was still up in the air.

I pulled some cash out of my wallet (what I was willing to pay) and handed it to George

to finish the negotiations.

Well before I was off the phone the beds were being loaded into the van.

Now the posts connecters were either missing or broken and only one post finial remained

so they couldnt easily be used as bunkbeds anymore.

I wish I had a room to stage these in, I could have done them up wonderfully. 

There were a few cross bars but the supports on the rails were installed,

well well just say *badly*

It took a few hours to fix the supports and cut more cross bars, as well as a few other fixes.

Once they were fixed it was just a matter of deglossing, priming, and finally painting.

This pretty pair is currently listed on the AVAILABLE page.

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PAINTED HARDWARE single white distressed nightstand

I finished up another cute shabby chic bedside table

I added a set of cabriole legs.

Painted her in old white ASCP.

Distressed and waxed her so she is super soft to the touch.

But this post is about how I got the fabulous look of the new handles.

I sent the original hardware packing and hired these provincial handles

that I had already painted and given an aged look.

I did them when refinishing a tall boy last month

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I simple left the handles on the dresser when I sprayed the turquoise color.

Then lightly distressed with a few hits from the sand paper.

Dark Walnut stain was rubbed over them to add the aged look.

Wax was then applied to bring back the vibrant turquoise color before removing them

from the highboy and letting them set.

Now on the back-drop of the white paint they look marvelous.

I used 4 of them to finish a set of tables that have already found a new home,

 and the final 2 to finish this single night stand below.

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FAIRYTALE BED single four poster bedframe

Its officially summer when I start working on bed frames.

I do not have room indoors to paint bed frames, so they get collected

and stored till the time and weather is right.

Along with some other projects I have recently finished the yard is covered in bed frames

all waiting their turn to either be, sanded next or primed, or even repaired.

This gorgeous vintage frame has been primed and painted in my

signature white,

and has a fairy tale feel with all her curves and detail.

Shes even got 4 easy moving casters all around.

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