My Own Funktastic New Nightstand

So the reason for some new furniture for our bedroom is that we recently remodeled our master bath and we've been working on getting our bedroom into the 21st century.

I like things simple, not our old 1980's giant oak furniture.  It would be really fun to post a picture of it but I would also be terribly embarrassed by it too, so I'll spare you.  And me.

So when it was time to get myself a nightstand I knew exactly what I wanted but spent quite a while trying to find it.

Our updated bedroom is very neutral with a splash of my new favorite color.........

Turquoise!

Yes, my new nightstand is turquoise.

This was one of those rare times that I forgot to take a "before" picture so I'll just bless you with the final result.......

Ta-da!

I had to get my cool lamp in this picture.

I love it I love it I love it!

If you love it, just remember I can re-do something of yours you have hanging around for a new funky cool look.  Just sayin'.

The Awesome Man's New Nightstand

Do I need to remind everyone that my man does NOT like painted wood?

Man:  "Wood should be wood colored"
Me:  "Not when it's a pain in the ass"
Man:  "I really like the coffee table you did"
Me:  "That was a pain in the ass"
Man:  "I would consider that nightstand for myself if you refinished it"
Me:  "Uh-huh"

So I painted it.  OK, to be honest I really did try to refinish it.  Really.  But........
it was a PAIN IN THE ASS!

I found this at a thrift store quite a while ago and it was just sitting the garage.  I couldn't pass it up at the time I bought it because it was soooooo cheap, and such a sturdy, heavy, well constructed piece.

It also resembled the same components of the outdated furniture that was in our bedroom.  For instance:
3 drawers and a pull-out shelf where he would put his coffee every morning.  I figured if it funktioned the same as the old crap, he wouldn't even notice that I painted it.

Hee hee...........

See?  I mean it IS wood colored so to speak.
And the pull out coffee shelf.....

I'm totally happy with the way it turned out.  Not to rank on men or anything, but this nightstand could be purple and as long everything is in the same place as the old stuff, I don't think he'd notice.

Hee hee

My Sister's Birthday Present

Hello everyone.....I have been ridiculously lazy about posting, but I have not been lazy about projects.
There is only a few and they've been for myself and this next one is what I did for the "Best Sister in the World".

Val picked up this delightful buffet at a consignment store and asked if I would make it cool for her.
"Well of course I will!  But only if you'll let me do it as a birthday present."  (That's what I said to her)

Here it was......

She picked out a GORGEOUS rust color and I rubbed a dark walnut stain all over it to get an antiqued look, some awesome new hardware................

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Oh yeah!  I do good work I tell ya.