February 15, 2011
End table to Night table...
Home Interior
I had just finished my modern farm table, and was talking to the best daughter in the world. What can I build next? She says, you can build me a bedside table! My mind went to that place where it goes, and I said that’s a good idea! I had just made a run to one of the best little bargain stores in town, also known as Goodwill. I bought this cute end table made of bamboo, with a glass top. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but for $14, I was bringing it home! I kept looking at it thinking how cool it would be to incorporate it into the bedside table. Low and behold, I came up with idea, after idea and this is what happened: The little legs had to go, it needed a tall base. She has a very tall bedroom suit/mattress. The finished height is 32”. We used MDF for the base, to start with we made a box. Then after many drawings, I decided on the design for the cutout. It’s hard cutting that much with a jigsaw, it turned out good though! The sides are joined with glue and nails. I primed the base and used Krylon Satin Avocado indoor/outdoor spray paint, to paint the entire piece. The most difficult part has been the weather.

Here she is getting her first can!
The avocado green is so _refresh_ing!
Plenty of room on top and the glass keeps your books visible!
Fresh color for her brown bedroom!
A place for books or magazines! We both love magazines!
A place for a tray or a basket…
It’s been a fun process and I look forward to my next, until then…

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15 Comments
ArchiveI Love it , She will be proud of it I know I would, It is just beatiful.
thanks! Now on to the next thing...
Love IT!!! Must be a VERY tall bed. Love the green. Adds a lot of punch!! Can't wait to see it in person:)
It's crazy tall!! Thanks for checking it out!
Great piece and what a fun color! Love it.
Thanks Cristie!
Looks gorgeous! I love that fresh color!
Thanks! I love it too, now I'm not wanting to give it to my daughter...but I will!! haha!
I love the avocado green! You did a great job on this table!
Thanks Chrissie! it is a pretty Green!
LOVE This!!! Wow, what a great piece! And I LOVE the green! Great job!!
Thanks Kelli, it's a fun piece for sure!
This is an adorable table. Gosh!! What a great job.
I do love the style you came up with and the color is as fresh as spring. Love it.
Thanks bj! I am glad you checked out my transformation!
I see tables like this all the time on Craigslist, I'm so tempted to get one now and spray paint it "avocado" ! Just stumbled onto your blog from Thrifty Decor Chick!




