My painted plant stand was the right size for the space, but not the right size for my stuff. I simply swapped it out with a table from our guest room. With a fresh coat of creamy white paint and a re-purposed knob (a shift knob from an old Mercury), it was ready to go.
We had a really great 60's long dresser with lots of drawers, but it just didn't fit into the new bedroom arrangment, so a DIY project from a past job had been making do as our dresser. I haven't located the perfect new piece yet, so I decided to make this one over yet again to fit our needs and space for the time being. The main part consists of three 2 drawer storage units from Target stacked on top of each other. I gave the drawer fronts a fresh coat of paint to match the new palette, then ditched the IKEA legs.
Inspiration struck as I was walking through the backyard and spied this metal table in my garden. I cleaned it up, moved it into the bedroom, and stacked the drawers on top of it. Three years in the garden had left it with the perfect patina, and the shelf below adds more storage.
With some clever thinking, a little paint and a few hours of labor, you can transform a piece of furniture to suit your needs and your room.
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