An Old Washstand Goes Hollywood Glam!

After being gifted the incredible bedroom set that my grandma left behind I was in a dilemma for end tables to match. The two gorgeous dressers I had already painted black and added glass knobs to but the more I looked for end tables for the bedroom the more I came up at a loss. (See one of them in my previous posts here on HomeTalk!) My eyes settled on this piece for two reasons. One: it was about the right size (albeit a bit big for an end table) and Two: It shared similar curves to the dressers though it was a different piece entirely.

It was also in far worse shape then the dressers and I had no idea it had once been an washstand until my aunt pointed it out to us one day. Once I started getting a look at this old piece I realized it was going to be a helluva lot more work then the dressers ever were. They had not been touched and only required a light scuffing and a few coats of paint and poly. This old washstand, however, was sporting a good four coats of paint and a door that had been added much later. I got out my paint stripper and dove in to one of the longest and most difficult furniture stripping jobs of my life.

This old piece sat in my grandma’s entryway for as long as I can remember. I always liked it but I remained a bit concerned about how it would work out as a bedside table. I’ve always had a king size bed (spoiled girl – I know) so I crossed my fingers that the size of the bed would work with the size of this washstand.

So far, I’m ecstatic with how this old wash stand turned out. Even sitting side by side with one of the dressers they look like they belong together even though this piece is clearly different in its own way, which I love. (Matchy, matchy, doesn’t really work around here.) Despite all the work this piece I will say, without a doubt, that it was worth it! I love love love how much storage I have!

I still have one rather big concern: This washstand has always been a bit tall for a bedside table and its only going to get worse. We have two large windows above our bed then our two foot tall headboard and then our bed which now covers up half of the headboard because we had to drop the headboard so low to get beneath the windows. The plan had always been one day to build us a new bed base and I always wanted it a bit lower then the standard bed height. I hope, that when we do build our new base and our bed drops another few inches down, to get under our headboard, that it will not make this washstand look weirdly tall. We shall see but, the truth of the matter is, I have no plans on ever replacing it because, quite frankly, I really love this old washstand :)

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