Today I’m wrapping up my craft room series with one final before & after. When I rearranged the guest room furniture, I realized I had a serious nightstand deficiency. My first move was stealing this cute black table from our upstairs tv room. That took care of one side of the bed, but there was a vast space on the other side BEGGING me to fill it before I took the room reveal pictures.
Of course, I didn’t realize how much I needed the space filled until I started taking pictures. I briefly panicked that I needed a new piece of furniture…at 6 PM…on a Sunday…with pretty much no budget left.
After striking out at the first couple stores, I found a little gem at Marshall’s for $29.99. It was an inch shorter than my ideal measurements, but I thought I could make it work.
My first plan to raise the height was to add casters, but I couldn’t find the right size at Lowes. However, the casters were located by the drawer pulls and I had a wacky idea. We have a stash of pulls purchased on clearance that didn’t work in our kitchen. I decided I could use four of them as feet on my new table!!!
I hot glued one to each foot. Once the glue was dry, the knobs actually made much sturdier feet than I expected. And I saved money by using something we already had around the house!
My plan was to paint the entire table black to balance the other nightstand. Once I started painting the legs, I was LOVING the two tone look of the black legs and wood top. I finished painting the legs while continuing to binge watch Hart of Dixie on Netflix 🙂
When the paint was dry, the real fun began and I got to move the table next to bed and get it photo ready!
Here’s a shot that shows both nightstands at once. I’m really happy with how it turned out considering I stole one from another room and found the other for $30 on a Sunday night 🙂
The color of the wood top looks perfect with my birdy lamp. I love mixing things that are a little rustic with items that are a little modern.
That wraps up the craft room/guest room series! I have loved your reactions even more than I love the room. Each day I get the nicest comments and I LOVE every one of them. When I started blogging, I underestimated how amazing it would feel to not only HAVE readers, but to have readers that consistently encourage me. And when you say I have inspired you? I melt. So thank you for giving me the confidence to tackle a full room. Because of you, I have an awesome space AND the feeling that I can conquer whatever space I set out to attack next!
Don’t miss any of the craft room series!
Craft Room PLUS Guest Room – Reveal Part #1
Craft Room Organizational Details – Reveal Part #2
{Create} Art & Refinished Frame – Craft Room Project #1
Placemat Repurposed into No Sew Pillow – Craft Room Project #2
Cork Board Upgrade:Drab to Fab – Craft Room Project #3
Clearance Lamp Customization – Craft Room Project #4
3 Frugal Frame Updates- Craft Room Project #5
$30 End Table Makeover – Craft Room Project #6
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Kelly says
What a great solution to use the drawer pulls as feet to raise up the table!
melissa@polishedhabitat.com says
Thanks Kelly, I was feeling a little MacGyver-ish as I was gluing them on 🙂
Allison Rust says
That’s an awesome table! Great thinking on the knobs. It really came together nicely.
melissa@polishedhabitat.com says
Thanks Allison! I’m always excited when I can re-purpose something like those knobs!
Jodie says
Using knobs as feet is genius! I have so many from picking things up on sale… what a great way to use them! And Marshalls deserves a shoutout. Another spot that gets me in trouble just as much as Target : )
melissa@polishedhabitat.com says
Yes! I can get in trouble at every department in Marshall’s. It’s really hard to get to the home stuff in the back without wandering through the shoes 🙂