Five Dollar Bed Side Table

Last weekend on the way to the park with the demanding dog, I made a quick stop at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store (ticking the demanding dog off).  I have been searching for a two drawer bed side table to re-do for a year with no luck.  I have seen a few that were okay but not what I had in mind.  So when I found this table as soon as I walked in the store:

 I was thrilled.  It was exactly what I had been picturing in my head.  The price was $25 which was slightly disappointing because it's my belief that the only reason Beau has kept me around for so long is that he gets great joy in responding to a visitor's decor compliment with, "She bought that for under $10 and slapped a coat of paint on it."  I told myself that $25 was really very cheap and worth the use I would get out of the table.  As I went to check out the guy said something about the table being $5.  As much as I wanted to agree with, "Yeah, that's what the price sticker says." I told him it was $25.  "No ma'am, everything here is 75% off."  My response was what any red-blooded individual would have said, "Well let's throw that sugar bowl in too."

I started working on it last Sunday after church and finally finished it this weekend.

Looks good for $5, right?

Here it is in my room.  I wish it was a little taller because our bed so tall but it is not a big issue.  That picture is of me and Dad on the beach when I was little.  The lamp no longer matches our bed spread but it did match the old one.  Eventually I would like to get new lamps but haven't seen any I love.  Knowing me it will probably be next June before I find what I'm looking for. 

Last night I kept waking up to Beau snoring and Mamie smacking (a sound she occasionally makes in her sleep, seriously.) I would have been mad but every time I opened my eyes all I thought was, "Man that table looks good."