I had this vision in my head of what I wanted a nightstand to look like for my daughters room. I couldn’t find it anywhere and if I did, it was a pretty penny. I began looking second hand, for something I could paint. Offer up had a few options, but once I decided to buy, they were gone. Don’t sleep on OfferUp! If you see something you like, buy it! 🤣

I ended up finding a natural wood nightstand on the HomeDepot website. It was $45 which I think it was a great deal! Especially because I was going to paint it. We bought the color I wanted. It was interior paint in a semi gloss finish. We also bought fluted trim that we were going to cut to the size we needed. We used two pieces and they were about 6ft each.

There was no priming or sanding done to the dresser. I just started to paint. I knew this nightstand wasn’t going to get used very much. It was basically to fill the space, so prepping in my opinion, wasn’t necessary. If you are painting big furniture that will be used daily, then I would recommend sanding prior to painting and even finishing with a special top coat. For this project, I just gave it about 3 coats of paint to have an even finish.

Once I was done painting my husband cut the trim to the size needed. We used a wood glue to help them stay in place.

I debated whether or not to stain the wood, but in the end, the natural look is what I loved. We added a knob and it was done. It is just what I envisioned in my head.

The finished look. I love this little corner so much!