Project: Nightstands

Ok we officially need furniture! In our house we've put such a focus on getting the family room & kitchen completed and furnished (because we figure that's where the majority of people that come over hang out). But now our bedroom needs some TLC.

When we moved into our new house we also upgraded to a lovely king size bed. Awesome purchase but now our queen-sized platform frame and headboard wouldn't work. So Micah and I made our headboard with the help of another blogger's how-to I found on Pinterest. Link here. 

It turned out great! Only took us 3 hours to make. We want to buy a bench off of ksl.com and reupholster it with the same fabric we used for the headboard and put the bench at the foot of our bed.

But, the current bedroom furniture project is nightstands. Our house has a very modern theme, with rustic/vintage inspired pieces throughout. So I found an example of a nightstand that I thought Micah (my impromptu carpenter) might be able to create. We went to work.

Started out with finding the right pieces of pallets that we thought would add character but also be sturdy.

We (Micah) then cut them to size

And laid them out to visualize

Then put them together! Micah (my carpenter) used a nail/staple gun to start the process, then screwed them together for a more firm and steady hold.

I painted them white (we are going to "antique" them for a final coat

The lighting in our basement at night isn't the greatest, but the color is a crisp white.

the lamps and bedspread are target finds. love love love!

The "temporary" final product! We need to add drawers and a bottom shelf, but my architect and carpenter Micah doesn't quite know how to make drawers, so we have to do some homework. We wanted to have something in the mean time because I was going crazy having to make due without one!


Sorry my posts doesn't include any measurements... we just sort of eyeballed how tall we wanted them to be, and how big of a space we needed and started cutting.  :P