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Stools to Nightstands

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I found these stools at the dumpster, and knew I could make them beautiful and useful. After much thought, I decided to turn them into nightstands for my bedroom. So here's what I did to turn them into something new and beautiful! I discovered you can buy these at stores like Walmart and Target so if you don't have a local dumpster you dive into, you can buy these locally instead. However, I just did a quick search on the Walmart site, they're pretty pricey. So it's up to you if you want to spend a lot of money on something you're going to sand down and paint etc. After rescuing these stools from the dumpster, I sanded them down so I could paint them. Then I painted the legs a blue-green color from a large gallon of paint I had purchased several months ago. I could have painted the tops the same color but I stained them a darker wood color. I bought the stain at the clearance section in Lowe's. I think it was a $1 for 8 oz. I have used it