During a trip to Goodwill, I found a lovely mid-century nightstand at Goodwill for a song. Unfortunately, there was only one but that didn't stop me. It was in relatively decent shape but lacked any personality.

These pieces come alive with a high contrast stain and paint combination. When I was about to take a sander to the wood on this mid-century modern night table makeover, I noticed the KF stamp inside the drawer. Time to do some research.

Upcycled Mid-Century Modern End Table

I made the mistake once before of not researching a piece before painting it. Even though it is just a small end table that is missing its match, MCM furniture is highly sought after and can be worth a pretty penny.

After a lot of online searches, I learned that the KF Stamp inside the drawer is a Kaufman Furniture stamp, circa the 1960s and based out of Collingwood, Ontario here in Canada. The factory was opened in 1948 by William Kaufman but has long since closed.

I set the table aside to ponder whether or not to give it a makeover. After more research on its potential value, I decided it was fair game for a makeover. This is what it looked like when I brought it home from Goodwill.

Pictured below is the mysterious KF furniture stamp inside the drawer. You can see in this close-up photo that the top of the night table is in rough shape.

The plan was to paint the interior a pure white color and line the bottom shelf with bold geometric paper. It did get painted with two coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in the color pure white but as you'll see further down, the plan changed for the bottom shelf.

You can see in the photo above that I also painted the skirt on the interior white. I also painted the handle on the drawer front white as well.

After the paint dried, I lightly sanded the wood exterior with 150-grit sandpaper to remove any scratches and imperfections. Next, I stained the exterior with a dark walnut stain. It took four coats to achieve the high contrast dark color.

Instead of using geometric paper on the bottom of the opening, I had the perfect retro flower power stencil in my stash.

Using leftover paint that I had on hand, I stenciled the flowers in a random pattern. The colors I chose are Chocolate Tart from Country Chic Paint, Greek Blue, and Louis Blue from Annie Sloan Chalk Paint.

Once everything was dry, I protected both the stain and the white paint with two coats of Minwax Polycrylic in a clear satin finish.

I think this little night table has so much more personality now and I'm happy to report that it sold very quickly.

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