But really, is it that much of a stretch? Nope.
Before
This piece came from my grandparents' house. Love their hand-me-downs. I did have some hesitation about painting this piece, rather than refinishing it. I lived with it for a little while and it grew on me slightly. But then I came to terms with how damaged it was.
There were a couple of larger areas where the veneer was chipped and like a thousand tiny dings and scratches. I wasn't going to ever be able to fix the veneer appropriately. And even if I could, I'm not sure it would be worth my time for a lone nightstand. Priorities, people.
I filled all the areas missing veneer with wood filler then sanded smooth. I did that about three or four times to each area to make sure the spots were filled adequately. I usually don't have enough patience for multiple coats of wood fill, but for some reason I wanted to do this properly.
I picked out a cool red paint with hints of pink: Red Licorice by Olympic in a semi-gloss finish. It's much like the red in my "I like you" paintings.
I went against the advice of the paint mixing person and used a plain white primer (rather than a tinted primer), mainly because I didn't want to buy another product when I had plenty of white primer at home. But I ended up paying for it in another way. After a coat of primer and five coats of red, I surrendered. Honestly, I think it could have done with a couple more, but five was good enough for me.
I'm happy to say that the drawer is actually empty right now. Always nice to have untapped storage for future toys.
