We are always working on new projects over in the Mommy Brain household, and I have started having fun with refinishing furniture. Normally, I like keeping wood furniture in it’s natural beauty, but with the amount of veneers you find now, sanding and staining just isn’t as much of an option anymore.

That’s where paint comes in handy. You can do all kinds of things with paint colors. You can make something classic look totally modern, or just give something a refreshing new color. That’s what I did with a couple of nightstands that I bought second hand for only $25/set. They were in a little worse shape than I thought when I first saw photos of them. This meant that I had some good work to do. I had to get started.

First I sanded them completely. I needed to get every bit of the old finish off of them. It took me a good while to get into all the cracks and crevices, but I got it done. After that, I took a damp cloth and wiped all of the dust off. It needed to be as dust free as possible before I started painting to get the best finish. Once that was done, I laid out a large blanket and got everything ready to paint.

What I should have done was buy some primer and use that first, but I wasn’t thinking about that, so I started with just paint. I was able to paint up one nightstand (not including the drawers) with a can of Rustoleum Ultra Cover 2x paint. I’m positive that had I started with primer, I would’ve been able to do the drawers as well.

After letting them dry for a few hours, they were ready to come inside! I think they look really good compared to what they were before! We have needed nightstands for a long time, so this project was perfect to get me jump started into finding and refinishing them!

There’s the finished project! It looks totally different than it did when we first got it, and I love the color! I believe this was Kona in gloss finish, and I’m so excited to have these in my room now!  What do you think?

You can find Rustoleum 2x Spray Paint in your local Walmart stores or on Walmart.com for only $3.77 in a variety of colors!