French Provincial Facelift

The wonderful thing about quality furniture is that you really can pass it down through the generations.  My original french provincial bedroom furniture had already undergone a makeover to become my preteen's dresser and nightstand.  However, now my younger son who shares a room with him, needed a nightstand to match.  So off to the local thrift store I went and happened upon an almost identical match!


BEFORE

The moulding was a little different than the other, but that was insignificant since the moulding is always the first thing to go!  So I unscrewed the moulding (it's that simple!) and pryed off the little frenchy thing at the bottom.  A little primer and I was on my way.

Notice how there's Frog Tape on the top of the night stand?  My sister is a fan of retro formica/laminate.  She thinks it's the best thing out there for durability and withstanding stains.  She might be right.  It's not my style, but I decided to keep the top since this was going to be a nightstand for a 7 year old.  A little durability was the extra bonus I needed in this night table.  I also decided to match the night table to his dresser which was a dark wood, rather than the dark blue furniture of my other son.  And here's the final product.  As much as I wanted to buy new hardware, my son wanted to keep the original drawer pulls.


AFTER

 
And a view of the top!