before and after: bedside table

Hop on over to the Spoonflower blog today to see how I transformed my bedside table using paint and wall decal!

And in case you're interested, here are a few more before and afters from the archives: a piggy bank, a desk, and wooden boxes.

before and after: piggy bank

In an effort to make our bedroom look a bit more like adults live there, I decided it was time to update the pink piggy bank from my freshman year of college, which I have sitting on my dresser. One coat of gold spray paint later, I was done (and in love):

P.S. I'm sending handmade cross-stitch buttons to everyone who donates to our Alzheimer's walk in October! Details here. 

before and after: wooden boxes

A simple painting project.




From unfinished wood, to painted wood.



These boxes will go on our bathroom shelves and be used for storage.

before and after: desk

I'm going to start posting some of the projects I've been working on in the past few months. Tonight I'll start off with a desk I purchased a few months ago. I'd been looking for a desk for awhile, but hadn't had much luck finding anything that was the right size and price, or made from something besides reinforced cardboard. So I was pretty excited to find what I wanted during an afternoon visit to Goodwill. The desk is made from sturdy wood, and has lots of internal storage. The price? A very nice $25.

Before (note the knob missing from the bottom drawer on the left):


After (the black metal knobs are from Home Depot):



Before (note the chipping on the corner; a hunk was also missing from a top corner, but I filled it in with wood filler):



After (check out the desk's gorgeous detailing):


Overall I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, thought the paint is still a bit sticky, which makes worry I didn't give it enough time to dry in between coats (or it could be an effect of this darn Texas weather...).