Two Make a Pair

I delivered the second nightstand and changing table to my client yesterday.

Yes, it's still weird to say client, so from now on I will use her real name....Elizabeth.

So, I delivered the second nightstand and changing table to Elizabeth yesterday!

You remember the first one....

BEFORE

AFTER

So cute...right?

Well this is what I worked on for her husband. I had a second nightstand in my stash but she wanted something that looked a little more similar (in shape) to her nightstand.

The second nightstand was round on the edges and the drawer on was the bottom instead of the top.

I love how they look similar in color but there is something just a little different about them.

I also love that they aren't too matchy-matchy.

BEFORE

(excuse the dust)

I didn't sand the laminate down at all. I'm just going to call it an experiment!

It turned out okay but when I distressed the piece more white came off so next time

I will sand the laminate.

I put two coats of primer on, a coat of white (Swiss Coffee by Behr), and

two coats of Interesting Aqua by Sherwin Williams.

Then I sanded and slapped on two coats of water-based polyurethane.

I think it turned out pretty nice.

Unfortunately, I was in my car getting ready to leave Elizabeth's house when

 I remembered that I forgot to take after pictures.

So I ran back inside and took a few...and it does no justice to how cute the nightstand really is.

Plus everything looks better staged...oh well!

AFTER

I did the same drawer pull as on the first nightstand but I turned this one vertical

and for a more masculine look and I lined the drawer with a

chocolate brown microfiber material.

I love how both nightstands turned!

What do you think?