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May 11, 2011

Spray It, Don't Say It

This is before picture of a nightstand, that is totally out dated. Check out that fancy "gold plated" outlines, oooo  bling bling.


To paint two of these, I bought about 4 or 5 cans of semi-gloss black spray paint from Home Depot. It was about $2.89 per can. I then lightly sanded the shine off the nightstand. I did try to spray paint without the sanding, and it seemed to work fine. However, to make sure to prevent any bubbling or future peeling, I took the safe way and sanded them (doesn't take long anyway).

I also took off the handles as I won't be using them, and threw them to the curb. I taped magazines on the inside so when I sprayed after I took the drawers out, the inside wouldn't get black as well.
 
Spray painted about 3-4 coats, letting the first two dry few min's in between and I actually did the last 2 coats the next day; I read this works better.

One side for some reason wasn't smooth and bubbled.. so I sanded it and re-sprayed it.


Simple, on the budget side, new handles. under $30 for 2 "new" nightstands

AFTER (bottom drawer isn't in yet)


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