Who wants an ugly nightstand? Not me!

While trying to put together my studio / office space, I needed storage space bad. That and I love putting fun little decorative things on tables and shelves… my space tends to be cluttered, but it’s my space so it’s all good! My husband calls my studio the “Woman Cave”. It’s all of 100 sf… the garage, which we’ve recently changed to his “Man Cave” is 800 sf. So, yes, I can do whatever I want with it! LOL

I found this awful little 1980′s looking nightstand at a garage sale for $15 and it would fit perfectly between my door and drafting table. I lugged that bad boy home!

First I tried sanding off the nasty finish that was on there, it was an awful dark wood finish. It kept gumming up my sander and driving me insane. My husband suggested I try Formby’s Furniture Refinisher to finish the job.

 This stuff is super easy to apply… I took an old coke can and cut off the top to use as a “paint” bucket and older paint brush. You will also need to make sure you have a pair of chemical gloves, otherwise you will feel the burn! It is quite messy to remove… I sat in some of the Formby’s and burned my bum. LOL (I can laugh about it now).

In the picture on the left, the Fromby’s is still on the nightstand soaking off the finish. I can honestly say that I’d rather sand, than use this again. I am not a fan of sanding!

Finally, after taking about three days to remove all the finish, I get to paint it a beautiful red! You can see that in the right picture! I used Krylon Indoor/Outdoor spray paint in Cherry Red. I’m a HUGE fan of spray paint! I’m finding some new spray paints that you don’t even have to SAND!!