Yellow Nightstands redo!

I was so so excited to get my bedroom redo going so I started with the nightstands

I got the one on the left at the DI for $10 

and the one on the right for Free from my in laws

Sweet deal right?!

The first step was to pick the right color

And we decided on YELLOW

after seeing my sister in laws

from All Things Thrifty

I asked her what color she used and got the same one

I found it at Michaels

she spray painted hers but since I am more comfortable

rolling furniture I got paint to match the spray paint

Did you know they can do that

All I did is bring the spray paint to Home depot

and they scanned the lid and the paint matched perfect

Exactly what I wanted

So If you ever find a spray paint color you love but want it on a wall or something

you are going to roll you can get it matched!

First step Is to sand

We have an electric sander so it made that process go a lot

faster

It had a finish on it and had some carvings in the one from the DI

so I wanted to sand those out

Next you want to wash all of the dust off

with a wet rag and let it dry and then

dust it off with a dry rag after

Next you want to Prime

I use kilz because it is the BEST 

This step is so important

After the Prime dried completely

It was time to start paintin

This part was so exciting for me

You can spray paint them or roll them

I rolled them to get a more even look

I just used a 4 inch sponge roller

and the paint that matched the krylon Bauhaus Gold spray paint

It is seriously the PERFECT yellow

Seriously isn't that pretty?!

I did two coats letting it dry completely between each coat

 Next I glazed them 

I really wanted the warn rustic shabby chic look

So I got the Behr glaze and had Home Depot 

tint it a coffee brown color 

and it was exactly what I wanted

I will do a post on glazing soon so make sure to check back

This next step is optional 

but since out nightstands will get a lot of use out of them

I decided I wanted to put a clear protective coat on them

I used the Minwax Polycrylic water based spray paint 

I did 2 coats letting it dry completing between each coat

 Lastly I painted the hardware 

I just used the krylon leather brown spray paint

did a few coats and then sprayed a coat of the poly on them

and screwed them back in place 

 arent's they so pretty?

and I love how the glaze makes everything pop!

Seriously this YELLOW is to die for

And I love to wake up every morning with this beauty on my side :)

Hubby likes them too

Oh and don't forget inside the drawers!

This is like seriously my favorite part

Go here to see the tutorial :)

The one on the left is on hubby's side 

because he needs drawers to hide is stuff haha

and the one on the right is on my side

and I put a basket and some books on the bottom shelf

Lets take another look at the before and after shall we 

:)

 Before

After

This nightstand redo is linked here and 

here

 

Feel free to email me or leave a comment with any questions 

I will get back to you all 

Cuz I LOVE you :)

Next project is painting the dressers white!

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