Thursday 16 February 2012

Bedside Cabinet Makeover

After a dry spell, I've got into my groove again and have been painting up a storm.  No furniture is safe from my trusty paint brush and Annie Sloan chalk paint.  Last year I made over some bits of old furniture I'd scored from freecycle and car boot sales.  There was my beloved dresser from a very lovely young lady and my ever useful little side table.

Now I'm in the process of making over the Wee Man's new bedroom.  We are moving him into the spare room to give him more space which means the furniture in there needs to be made more Wee Man friendly.  I've just finished the last coat of wax on his new bedside cabinet.




The Wee Man's favourite colour is blue and wanted his whole room to be a blue haven, blue walls, blue curtains, blue carpet, blue furniture.  Luckily he was born to a mother with some sense and that idea was quickly quashed.  We compromised with some touches of blue and we are both happy.

Here's a photo of what it looked like originally.


A plain old very boring and very orange, pine bedside cabinet, found in the majority of 1980s UK homes.  The cabinet was originally the Big Man's, bought from Argos for £60.  £60 for a bedside cabinet?!

It's had two coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint in "Old White" and the stripey front is wallpaper (a "sample" I acquired from Wilkinsons).  It was a very quick project to complete and it's now cluttering up my living room waiting for the Big Man to move the Wee Man's bed into his new room.

This post is shared on Transformation Thursday, Open House Party Furniture Feature Friday  Feature Yourself Friday Nifty Thrifty Sunday, Blue Cricket design, Momnivore's Dilemma, Saved by Suzy

11 comments:

  1. What an amazing make-over looks brill. And there i was thinking you had hand painted all those stripes with a very steady hand ;o) I'd def go with the wallpaper route - ace Scarlett x

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  2. It's bloody brilliant. What a transformation! Love it!

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  3. how fun! i love these stripes-great redo!

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  4. What a great transformation. I thought you'd painted those stripes until I read further! Good idea. Bet the wee man can't wait to move into his new room.

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  5. Hi Madison, Thank you for sharing this cute cabinet at the Open House party this week. Fabulous transformation with the stripes. Hugs, Sherry

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  6. What a wonderful little dresser for what I'm assuming is a wonderful little man! Love the wallpaper on the drawer fronts idea (at first I was getting seriously jealous of your painting patience to make all those perfect stripes ...)

    :)
    Linda
    itallstartedwithpaint@gmail.com

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  7. Looks Fab! Love the wallpapered fronts. :)

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  8. That looks great! SO much better than before. You gave the piece so much personality. I am a new follower visiting from Momnivore's Dilemma. Vicky from Mess For Less

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  9. What a cute bedside table for a little boy! Thanks for sharing at my party!

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  10. would never have thought of wallpaper as a way to brighten something up. Pinned on pinterest! :) Thanks!

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  11. Hi - what wax did you coat it with after you used the chalk paint? Also what did you stick the wallpaper on with and did you put anything on top of it to stop it from feeling like wallpaper? i.e varnish etc?

    I have the exact same bedside cabinet and am looking to rejuvenate it!

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