Nightstands - from a desk!

You can be jealous - my nightstands are amazing!!  And I'm here with a quick tutorial for you of how to make nightstands from a desk.

You see the pop of color they bring to that whole wall (um, just ignore that the pillow isn't really sewn - it's just fabric wrapped around some other pillow to help you and I visualize what the look could be if I ever get around to sewing pillows.....) (remember, my wall stencil can be seen here and the ceiling inset dilemma can be seen here)

I love the all the drawers and the unique curve that they have:

So yep, these came from a desk - seriously!!  I can't take credit for the idea - my sister-in-law said she was chopping up a desk to convert it to nightstands, and I thought it was genius.  So I started haunting Craigslist for a cheap desk.  I found it, solid wood - for $10 - awesome!! The top was a little rough, but that's part of the charm, right?

I enlisted Trevor's help.  He cut free each stack of drawers from the middle part.  Aren't I nice to showcase his new motorcyle :)

Then he routered the cut edge to make it match the manufactured edge and sanded it smooth.

After painting and putting them in our room, I had to ask him which edge he did - so obviously he did a great job, since I can't even tell:

I primed and painted everything.  The color is green even though it looks yellow.  Trevor calls it yellow.  But I wanted green - and the paint is called "gecko" - who has ever heard of a yellow gecko?  So I call it green.  I actually liked the drawer pulls it came with, so I just soaked them in mineral spirits overnight and scrubbed on them with a toothbrush to clean the up a little, then put them back on - -

And voila, in their place - they're looking great and I LOVE all the drawers:

You can do this!!  Find an old desk and get to work.  Kate found a desk on the side of the road and made herself some.  Here's hers -

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AFTER: