Hudson's Nightstand

We have been hard at work (sporadically anyway) on Hudson's big boy room and it's finally almost finished.  One of the big projects that I decided to tackle was the nightstand.  We found this cheepy from Ikea for a mere $30.  You can't beat that (believe me.... I tried).  

In my very extensive nightly home-blog searching I've been inspired by Miss Mustard Seed to make my first attempt in refinishing a piece of furniture.  I especially loved her Union Jack dresser but it didn't really fit the look I was going for.

I went with something a little smaller and not as complicated for my first time out.

I started by painting our cheep Ikea purchase Sherwin Williams Daisy yellow (two coats plus a primer).

Next I rubbed on a coat of Minwax dark finishing paste.  I wiped it off right away.  It left enough behind to make the brush strokes stand out and darken the paint a little.

 After the wax dried, I did a little distressing.  I lightly sanded the whole thing and really gave the edges a good scrubbing.  Then I did another coat of the dark wax so it could set in the edges where I had just sanded (which didn't work as well as I would have liked).

Then painted the numbers on.  Instead of going out and buying a stencil (which I'm sure would have been easier), I just made my own in Microsoft Word.  I just traced the numbers that I printed out and painted them on.

Once they were dry I lightly sanded over them to make them look worn. Then I did a final coat of clear wax to seal the numbers on.

The final touch was the new knobs which I got for half off at Hobby Lobby.

I was pretty nervous about how it would turn out but I'm actually pretty pleased with it!

 Not to shabby for a little $30 Ikea purchase.  Stay tuned for more room pictures.