From Trash to Treasure

My mom has always been a dumpster diver! She finds the coolest things that people have thrown out and is able to fix them up and make them beautiful again. Naturally, I also started to look around the dumpsters once I started driving. Keep in mind, I do not get in the dumpster and dig around. Eww! One day I was driving by the community dumpster in my neighborhood and noticed a diamond in the rough! I had to pick up this cute little nightstand. I just knew it would look awesome in my future office. So, I got out of my car, picked this heavy nightstand up all by myself and lugged it into my backseat. I'm pretty sure it was the heaviest thing I've ever had to move on my own! As soon as I got it into my car I brought it over to my parents garage so I could start working on it.

Here are a couple of before pictures so you can get an idea of how much work we really had to put into it. It was a hot mess! Whoever owned it before me did not take very good care of it.

My husband, David and my dad helped me by repairing the sliding mechanism in the top drawer. David also filled the holes with putty so that I would have a smooth surface to paint.

After the putty dried, we sanded it down and cleaned it up. Then it was ready to paint! I used Valspar Satin White paint. It was around $10 at Lowe's. I did two coats of paint and still had plenty left over. 

Here it is after the first coat of paint;

I left it dry for 24 hours and then added another coat. After the second coat, I waited another 24 hours to assemble it. Here is a close up of the knobs I chose. They are also from Lowe's.

I was so excited to finally see it come together! Here it is in all its glory!

Even though it does look cute next to my bed, I will be using it as an end table in my future office. What do you think? I just love it!