Night tables

Great solid wood set of night tables... but originally rather boring.

My idea was to retain a lot of visible / bare wood but to make the final look more exciting. I decided to add "ridges" to the middle drawers and paint them as well as the sides.

I started with a thorough sanding of the top and the fronts of top & bottom drawers. I had to remove all the old varnish / some stain to allow my application of new staining product.

I used a hack with IKEA's Rodeby armrest bamboo tray. I cut the section of it, just enough to cover the front of the drawers. I used the Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue to attach it plus couple heavy cans placed on the top to make sure it adhered well. The edges had to be sanded to make sure they aligned perfectly with the edges of the drawers (no sharp corners). I scuff-sanded the applied sections to make easier the adherence of the paint.

Since I planned to stain a little darker both the wooden top and the fronts of top & bottom drawers, I wanted the parts which were to be painted stand out a little. Therefore, I selected Little Lamb "woolly grey" from Fusion Mineral Paint.

I followed with the staining of the wooden surfaces, and once all the elements were dry - I varnished the entire night tables.

The final step: new round knobs and lining of the drawers with self-adhesive paper. A bit bigger and in gold to contrast against wood/paint. If I recall well, I had to spray paint them as they were dark brown...