Main Ingredient Monday- Nightstands

Apr
09
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Take one beat up, old,  thrift store, cast off, roadside rescue nightstand

add some creativity and other "ingredients"

and you got yourself 20 super cool "new" creations.

After finding all of these pics I hit my fave thrift stores, all excited to do something cool and you know what? I couldn't find one nightstand. Well I found a few for like $30...say what?....yes $30 nightstands at Goodwill. I thought they wanted to sell that stuff. So my creating will have to wait, but here are some amazing transformations!

 1. Nightstand decked out  with trim and molding

Cumbersome

2. Nightstand into a desk

Manhatten Nest

and a kids version from My Repurposed Life

3.  DIY mirrored drawers

A Little Glass Box


4. Nightstand into a kids workbench

Giggleberry Creations

5. Decoupaged Nightstand

The Hunted Interior

6. Nightstand into entry bench.

7. Nightstand embellished with wood.

8. Nightstand into a sensory table.

IKEA Hackers

9. Stenciled nightstand

via Padstyle

10. Wallpapered night stands

Hilary via Apartment Therapy

11.  Quoteable nightstand

Sisters of the Wild West

12. Nightstand into a play kitchen

Dwell Lovely

or this one from Just a Southern Girl

or this one via Design Dazzle

or this oven (can't find the source:(

13.  Remove all the drawers and use suitcases for storage

A Diamond in the Stuff


14. Or remove one drawer and finish it with fabric.

Rambling Along via Apartment Therapy


15.  Use night stand drawers to make a doll house

Nice Girl Notes

16. Finish all the drawer fronts with fabric.

Cabbage Corner

17. Add some paint to bring a piece into this century

Frugal With a Flourish

18.  Cut it in half for a small space.

HGTV

19. Nightstand into a kitchen cart.

Better Homes and Gardens

20. Paper it with music sheets

Miss Mustard Seed

There you have it! One old nightstand sure can clean up nice!

 



Comments

  1. Kim, Main Ingredient Monday is one of my favorite things in blogland every week! Thanks for the good work.
    Karen

  2. Catherine says:

    I love that yellow cart! Thanks for sharing these great finds.

  3. Laura says:

    They’re all so beautiful! I thought #6 was my favorite until I saw #13!

  4. christine says:

    yeah, yeah, I love it them all, specially making dolls house, with,
    nice ideas…
    i have one to make, miss a drower (tiroir) , use it for plants, only, water has made it awful, !!!
    will paint it , thanks for all

  5. six sisters says:

    All of these nightstands are so cute!! Amazing transformations!! We’re so glad that you linked up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We hope you’ll be back soon. -The Sisters

  6. Karen says:

    People are just amazingly creative. I am pinning some of these. Thanks for sharing!

  7. Marg says:

    amazing ! I love each and every one of these! thanks for sharing :)

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