After
buying our house just two short months ago, the budget for new furniture was slim. My
mom is coming to town for our housewarming party and I wanted her to at least
have a nightstand to charge her phone, have a glass of water, etc. It just so
happened that our neighbor was moving out and left a pile out on the curb labeled
“free”.
I
wish I would have taken a before picture of this petite side table. It was a
glossy black with polished nickel knobs. This project needed to be stripped and
brought back to life!
For
the first coat of the paint stripper (I use Citristrip) I discovered that the
black glossy spray paint was on top of a white coat of paint. The
paint dripped off in big globs but left a lot of residue.
I
realized I needed to strip it again but only in a few pesky portions. This time
I paid attention to the details. Using a wire brush set I was able to get into
the nooks and crannies. I also used Q tips to help dig out the goo and also to
clean the piece with denatured alcohol once I was done.
I
love the two toned look and had leftover white chalk paint so it was kind of a
no brainer. I left the drawers bare because they paint came off so easily and I
wanted the integrity of the original piece to shine through.
Follow up with me on this project and see how I was able to get these drawer pulls to fit even though they were just a little bit too big: here!
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