Guest Post- Black's Best

Hey everyone! This is Heather from The Black's Best.  I am so excited to be guest posting for Sarah today.  She has been a huge supporter of mine pretty much from the birth of my little blog.  Plus, we both have a nursing background, three boys, and even the same breed of dog.  It's a little eerie.

I also LU.UVE her furniture makeovers!

I have a project today for you that repurposes a piece of junk. Honestly, I'm impressed that this crazy creative project worked!

Here's what I started with:

An old suitcase I payed $3 for at an estate sale.

...and a T.V. tray I've probably had for 10 years.

I need a bedside table sooooo, suitcase meet T.V. tray.

Some spray primer and a coat of spray paint were put on to create my base and make the two pieces more cohesive.  One day my husband is going to lose it with me because I get over spray on the garage floor all.of.the.time.  Hasn't happened yet though, so I'll stick with  my poor floor coverage technique.;)

Next, I did a little stenciling.  The stencil comes from Home Depot's Martha Stewart line.  I used this great orange color to play off my accent fabrics that you can check out here.

Distress ink was added all around because a little more of a worn look never hurts, right?

I mod podged book pages to the ends and handle of the suitcase...just cause I love the look and had all of the stuff to do it.

 

Here is what my new bedside table looks like.

I adore it!  Yes, I do want it to look very worn and shabby.  The guest room it is sort of shabby sheek.  I gotta keep the theme going, ya know?

Don't forgot to visit me next week because I'm jumpin' up and down excited to be revealing the whole room.  I can't decide if the excitement comes from the look I've created or just the relief to have it DONE.  Hmmmm.

 

Here's a view of my table's pretty backside.

And finally, a sneak peak of the corner it calls home.

 This whole project probably put me out about $12.  A lot better than anything I could have found on Craigslist and definitely cheaper than new.

Thanks for having me Sarah, and I hope you all have a great weekend!