I was painting our master bedroom and redoing the decor and was looking for 2 large nightstands for each side of our bed. So, I went yard sale shopping one Saturday and picked up this Ethan Allen 3 drawer bureau with dividers for $40.00. It is solid wood, walnut I think, and had brass drawer pulls on it. So I went to work sanding the whole thing. I polyurethaned the top but left it wood and painted the bottom with Rustoleum silver textured paint and then put a Martha Stewart Metallic Black Coffee glaze over it. It looks like weathered tin. I also painted the drawer pulls a bronze color to make it look even more aged.
This is another bureau that I had and it was close to the same size as my yard sale find. I also applied the same finish to this piece. Now I have 2 nightstands that look similar on either side of the bed. Total cost for both was $83.00 (1 bureau, paint and sandpaper), plus a little time and elbow grease. Not bad!
