Bedside table makeover

Nham

A bedside table upcycled using paint, furniture oil and drawer liners.

The project

Hi everyone. We needed a side drawer for one of the kids bedrooms and found this old drawer at a local op shop. It took about half a day to do the side drawer, and after the final coat of paint, we let it stand for 4-5 days before moving it into our son's room. It turned out well and we got to reuse another piece of old furniture. 

Steps

Step 1

Find a nice old piece of furniture you like. Facebook Marketplace or op shops are good places to start.

Step 2

Sand it down, starting with 80 grit to remove the old stain, then 120 and then 240 before painting. I added three coats of white paint and then applied furniture oil.

Step 3

We had some drawer paper, which was used for the lining of the drawer.

Step 4

We let the paint dry for several days before moving it into his bedroom. 

Tools and materials

Materials used in the project:

• Sandpaper
• White Dulux Paint (left over from previous jobs)
• Furniture oil 
• Drawer paper.

Tools used in the project:

• Orbital sander
• Sandpaper D.I.Y. wooded block
• Paint brushes.

Before and after

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