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Emerald Green Campaign Nightstand

May 6, 2015 by Cassie 36 Comments

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Many of you know I participated in the American Odyssey Relay this past weekend as captain of Team Bloggin’ & Joggin‘.  I am still gathering all of my thoughts and hope to have a recap for you on Friday or Monday- there is just so much I want to say about it!  It was the experience of a lifetime, and I am already planning for next year’s.  So if you missed out this year, don’t worry! 🙂

Until I have my thoughts gathered on that, enjoy this little furniture makeover.  I found this nightstand recently as part of a set and knew it would be a great piece for a fun color.

IMG_2385PinAs you can see, it was in pretty rough shape.  I gave it a good sanding all over, and sanded the top especially well to smooth it out.

I then applied 3 coats of General Finishes Emerald milk paint.  I want to note that I did not prime this piece.  I have discovered with Emerald, it’s best to apply right on top of the wood.  If it is primed with white primer, you will actually need more paint to get a solid finish.

Once it was painted, I applied General Finishes satin top coat (which actually has a slight gloss to it).  I gave it two coats of topcoat.  While that was drying, I applied rub n buff to the hardware to give it a new lease on life as well.

I brought it to Sweet Clover this week for our upcoming sale this weekend.

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I haven’t used this color in a while, but every time I do, I fall in love with it a little more!  It’s such a gorgeous rich green.emerald3Pin

The topcoat gives a nice hard smooth finish.emerald2PinI still have the matching desk to work on, and now I am not sure if I will go emerald or coastal blue on that one.  Decisions!

 

 

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Comments

  1. Julia@Cuckoo4Design says

    May 6, 2015 at 9:23 am

    Oh that color and piece is stunning. Love it!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      thank you, my friend!

      Reply
  2. Patty Day says

    May 6, 2015 at 10:16 am

    Love it and love the color!
    xo
    Patty

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      thank you, patty!

      Reply
  3. Krystine www.KrystineEdwards.com/blog says

    May 6, 2015 at 10:31 am

    Cassie this piece in that color makes my heart skip a beat! Bravo!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      why thank you!

      Reply
  4. Suzanne says

    May 6, 2015 at 10:33 am

    What rescue! Love it! Congrats on the relay – it looked like a lot of fun. Well done Team Bloggers!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      thank you so much, suzanne!

      Reply
  5. Catherine says

    May 6, 2015 at 10:50 am

    Perfect color for that piece! A matching set would be nice if you paint the desk green, but if you want it sold fast, apparently you have to paint it coastal blue 😉

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      you really do. 😉

      Reply
  6. Gretchen says

    May 6, 2015 at 12:09 pm

    looks great! I always love campaign furniture painted green 🙂

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      me, too!

      Reply
  7. Dana says

    May 6, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    I’m glad you had a blast throughout your relay. Looking forward to hearing about it! I’m with ya on the emerald…greatness!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      yes, emerald is so crisp and fresh!

      Reply
  8. Allison says

    May 6, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    Cassie, I so wish I lived closer because I would scoop that piece up! I love it! Emerald green is such a great color. Beautiful job! You will sell that quickly. So fun following along on your relay on IG. You are an amazing woman and an inspiration to me and I know so many other women.

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:03 pm

      aaaaw, thank you so much! i hope we did inspire many!

      Reply
  9. Brynne@TheGatheredHome says

    May 6, 2015 at 2:11 pm

    YES! I love the emerald so much! I have a very similar little campaign nighstand and I think you’ve just convinced me that emerald is the way to go…

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:03 pm

      oh yes and it would fit your home perfectly!

      Reply
  10. Gwen says

    May 6, 2015 at 3:31 pm

    That is such a gorgeous color!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      it’s one of their best colors i think!

      Reply
  11. Breanna says

    May 6, 2015 at 5:32 pm

    Yes! I love this color 🙂 Such a cute little table!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      thank you, breanna!

      Reply
  12. Kristin @ Bliss at Home says

    May 6, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    Great color Cassie! Always a fan of the emerald campaign 🙂 xo

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      me, too! thank you!

      Reply
  13. Kathy says

    May 6, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    The color is stunning! It gets me every time too. Whoever gets to take this piece home is a lucky duck. Beautiful!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      thank you, kathy!

      Reply
  14. Charlotte @ Ciburbanity says

    May 6, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    OMG!!! You weren’t kidding!!! Twinsies. 🙂 I assumed I’d paint mine but now I’m not so sure… Your green is amazing!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      i wasn’t kidding at all!!!! mine needed paint because it was atrocious, but i have the dresser as well and i stained that.

      Reply
  15. Jennifer@The Chronicles of Home says

    May 6, 2015 at 9:07 pm

    Perfect piece for that color. I just the love gold hardware against the green!

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 1:01 pm

      thank you, jennifer! i love this color so much!

      Reply
  16. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    May 7, 2015 at 9:26 pm

    Wow, definitely impressed with the finish after seeing how beat up it looked before. That green is so cool! Makes me happy and reminds me of spring 🙂

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      thank you so much! yes, it is such a fresh spring color!

      Reply
  17. Kim@NewlyWoodwards says

    May 7, 2015 at 10:31 pm

    This is so pretty, Cassie. That green is lovely – I need something in that color in my life.

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    • Cassie says

      May 8, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      i know! it’s the time of year that always makes me want color!

      Reply
  18. emily says

    May 14, 2015 at 10:40 pm

    that really is the perfect green! I definitely see this in my future!

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    • Cassie says

      May 19, 2015 at 7:58 pm

      thank you, emily! i hope you try it!

      Reply

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