A night stand for under $20

i’m so excited to be posting over here at HOW DOES SHE! oh how i adore this site!! well, i pondered several ideas over with alison, and this was the one she liked the most!!!we moved into our home almost exactly one year ago and our “old” bedroom furniture made it’s way to our extra bedroom, but our mattress found it’s way on our floor…..for almost a year! i kept my mouth shut, but my sweet hubby knew that i was DYING to get furniture!

well, i fell in love with the terrific trio table from ballard designs, but of course, i wouldn’t dare pay that for my nightstand!!
so i had to get crafty. . .and by crafty. . .i mean cheap!

i found this table at a thrift store for 4 dollars, but they are sold at wal-mart and k-mart for around 10 dollars!

i knew that the height would be a bit of an issue due to hubby’s nightstand standing taller. .. so i thought and thought how to raise it up a tad!

HA! after tripping over some blocks, it came to me! glue those little suckers together and then glue them to my table! next, i bought a large round tablecloth for 7 dollars, trimmed in a delicate crocheted lace. and i placed my wal-mart glass ($6) on top! but it just wasn’t right, so i searched and searched ebay for the “right” antique crocheted or fringed tablecloth, but i couldn’t find one in my price range for what i wanted.
as i was cleaning out the linen closet, i came across an embroidered blanket that was given to us as a wedding present and the light bulb went off!

so here is my nightstand for under 20 dollars!!!

i L-O-V-E it! plenty of hidden storage underneath, as well!

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{ jessica leigh blog }

Okay this is Alison, and I had to add a few things.  Jessica is an amazing photographer and has some fun ideas that I wanted to make sure you saw.

So when I was over poking around Jessica’s site and I found this idea.  Wait until you see what she did with this once ugly table leaf.

Or how about…boiling a mans shirts!?!  Seriously, there is a cozy idea behind this one.

Boiling a shirt…humm.

Okay and her Front Porch!  I want her to come and decorate mine!

These look like they came out of a magazine and she redid it herself!

Thanks Jessica for guest posting on HowDoesShe.  You have amazing talents and thanks for sharing!

Alison

Alison is one of the 3 founders of HowDoesShe.com She is the mama of 4 rockin' kids who love PB and J's. She has one fantastic husband who is the love of her life and loves long walks on the beach!

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