Inexpensive Oops Paint For Furniture Makeovers: Painted Nightstand

Today is Furniture Fixer Upper Day and I painted a nightstand with inexpensive oops paint. The color is fabulous!

This piece is a thrifty find from a few years ago. We used it as a side table in our small living room, and a couple of years ago, I moved it into “Sofi’s Bedroom” at our house. 

I planned to take the piece to my booth and sell it, but Sofi wanted it in her room….so, you know how it goes with granddaughters and grandsons. 

Anyway, when checking the shelves at my local home improvement store, I found a quart of latex paint on the oops shelf, and the price was $2.10. I couldn’t pass that up. 

The nightstand/table was in good shape for the most part. However, the stop blocks for the top drawer slot were missing, and I wanted to replace them. The drawer would slide about an inch too far inside the casing, which wasn’t attractive.

I found small, thinnish wood pieces in my stash, and to make the job fast and easy, I stapled the wood into place. It might not look pretty, but no one will see it. 

There was a big crack in the wood down one side of the nightstand but I didn’t worry about that.

This piece was painted many years ago, and the paint job was not the best. There are dried paint runs on the sides of the drawers, and also dried paint drips along the apron of the nightstand top. I’m not going to worry about those, either. I just painted over all of it. 

The oops paint I bought for $2.10 is Glidden Premier Latex Interior Paint.

The color is a muted turquoise shade with a lot of gray in it and a hint of green. Looking at the dried paint on the lid, I thought the color tended more to a blue-turquoise shade.

It’s actually a very pretty color. I applied two coats of paint.

I found these knobs from Hobby Lobby in my furniture knob stash. I have a lot of new knobs bought when on sale over the years and a bunch of old and vintage knobs from my junkin’ adventures. 

The paint color is a pretty good match to the coverlet on Miss Sofi’s bed. I’m glad I found the oops paint.

I bought the pretty turquoise and orange bedding set at Bargain Hunt several years ago. The color combination is one of my favorites, and the bedding was really inexpensive, something like $49 for the set.

Can you believe I didn’t distress the paint? The hinges are a little distressed from opening and closing the cabinet door. I should have removed the door and hinges before painting but sometimes I have issues with that.

Even though it is the same hinges and door, the door doesn’t always fit properly when the hinges are put back on. It just happens.

Have you ever purchased oops paint? Have you ever heard of oops paint? Do you like this color? If you have time please leave a note about the makeover.

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Kathy Owen

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Author: Kathy Owen
Kathy Owen is the founder of the home decor blog Petticoat Junktion where she shares tutorials on painting furniture and upcycling thrifty finds into unique home décor. Her DIY projects have been featured on the Home Depot Blog, Plaid Crafts, Behr Designer Series, and in numerous magazines. Kathy’s newest website is HappyHomeDIY.com