DIY - A Perfect Spot To Read

By Melanie

I saw this photo below and was instantly inspired to revamped an ugly old table that my boyfriend has. Instead of asking him to store it (and by store I mean hide) in the garage, I decided to DIY my own night stand!


Source: Made By Girl (From Room Service)

Originally I was going to paint it a bright color like the one above but then I thought that would compete too much with my fuchsia drapes and the room would have way too much pink. So I decided to stick with a very pale blue.

DIY Project begins:

Is this an eye sore or what! It even has rust!

After about a 1/2 of sanding and painting it, here is the finished DIY:

Although it's a bit on the short side, it works perfectly for a nightstand by my bed in the spare room. I love the how it's a great spot to place my favorite reads.

It actually is not as small as it looks in this photo though.

I think DIY may be my new hobby!

Side note: This past weekend I finally rented Twilight. Umm..I hate to say it but I didn't think it was that great. And I LOVE vampire and ghost stories. I thought it was a bit kiddie. You can tell it is made for teens. But maybe my view is skewed since I'm addicted to HBO's True Blood series.

Did you like Twilight? New Moon? I heard the books are better than the movies so maybe I'll read them.