My oldest daughter and I are soul mates.
She has the same childhood fears I had.
She loves the same foods I do.
She loves terrible reality TV like I do.
And she loves a good sale.
She, at age 12, will price compare while shopping for clothes.
SOUL.MATE.
She is my favorite garage sale-ing person.
Because she is not afraid to talk me out of things I do not need.
Like this cool fuchsia dress, I had my eye on.
“mom, puh-leeze..that will make you look like a circus clown,”
Or that really fun antelope’s head for only 10 dollars!!
“mom, puh-leeze…people will stop talking to you if you put that in your house,”
Friends won’t give you that brutal honesty.
Case in point, a cool sundress that I bought for a recent party.
I tried it on in front of my friend Rebecca, and she and I both agreed that I looked pretty outstanding in said dress.
When I got to the party?
The first comment?
Someone thought I was pregnant.
My 12-year-old said to me later, “if you had tried it on in front of me, I would have told ya you looked pregnant in it.”
Brutal. Honesty.
So we were at a garage sale in our neighborhood in June and found this nightstand:
It was just a basic white nightstand.
We got it for three bucks, hauled it to the car, and drove away happy.
Then it sat in our garage for six weeks.
It actually became a catch-all in our garage for things like but not limited to: sprinklers, sparklers, random nuts and bolts, pieces of paper, popsicle sticks, Barbie dolls, bottled waters, old tissues, spare change.
My oldest was going away for a week and I had a plan.
I was going to make this little nightstand into something beautiful.
A little like the fuchsia dress, but a lot less like the antelope’s head.
A little spray paint.
Winter Gray by Rustoleum.
I sprayed the nightstand minus the drawer with the Winter Gray.
I ended up giving it about three coats.
Meanwhile, inside the house, I was working on doing something fun for the drawer.
Here it is before:
I took some chevron scrapbook paper I got at the craft store for 25 cents on sale.
I love chevron, by the way.
I know it’s trendy now, but I love it so much and I thought it would be perfect for my daughter’s room.
I folded the paper to fit the drawer:
And as you can see, it wasn’t wide enough.
But that’s okay.
I used another sheet I had and cut it to size and tried to match it up as best I could.
So get out some Mod Podge.
Then spread a thick layer onto the drawer itself.
Then lay the paper on the drawer and spread a thick layer or two of mod podge onto the paper.
While it was still wet, I took a screwdriver and poked a hole through the paper for where the knob would go.
This was what was going on in the background:
It’s just a façade, my friends.
Meanwhile, in the garage..
When you spray paint furniture it will look like a graffiti artist got to it first.
But after a few more coats, this baby was looking good.
Also, it was 100 degrees outside when I was doing this.
Nothing says stupidity as a woman sitting in 100-degree heat spray painting away.
I love how things that are random just come together.
I got these felt buttons at the craft store the same day I got my mod podge.
I loved them so much and at $2.99 less than 40 % off, I knew I could save them for a rainy day.
Or a hot, 100-degree day.
Oh, by the way, here is the drawer after the mod podge dried.
I am still an amateur at mod podge.
As shown by the wrinkles I leave behind.
I got out my glue gun.
Assembled the felt buttons.
And glued them to the drawer.
Ignore the hot glue boogers all over the felt.
They’re gone now.
I just was so excited that I took the picture right after I glued it on.
Thanks to Pinterest, I am now in love with chevron and these two colors.
Oh, and the gray I am painting the nightstand.
I would never have thought to put all these colors together if it weren’t for Pinterest.
I didn’t have one pin in mind, but rather many pins I have seen over the past year.
And here is the new nightstand:
Here again, is the before picture:
And here it is after:
A Grace Full Life 
What a cute re-do! Your breathed new life into this piece.Paula@SweetPea
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This is so cute! And you are too funny! Found you on the chevron link party!
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Darling! So I'm wondering–did she like it? I'm sure she didn't think it made anyone look pregnant!! :)It IS good to have someone who will be completely honest, isn't it? Great job!
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I love the way the chevron pattern looks on the drawer! Great work!
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I LOVE your one-of-kind creation. I recently mod podged something as well. {I love but hate Mod Podge!} Thanks so much for linking up on Fabulous Friday at Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust. {Sorry I'm running late, I've been on vacation.}Warmly, Michelle
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You can also do this with fabric!!!
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So this is my first time reading your blog but it won't be my last! You are one funny lady! And now I can finally cover my "craptastic" goodwill find TV stand with some cute scrapbook paper! Awesome. Thanks for the tip!
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Super cute re-do! I would have LOVED having that in my room as a tween ;)
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