Princess Katy and the Bedside Table
by Katy on September 24, 2011 · 29 comments
Once upon a time there was a lovely princess. (For the sake of the story, we’re going to call her “Katy.”) Princess Katy was the proud owner of a table. You might have called it a console table, or even a desk, but for the princess, it was a bedside table. Sadly, this table had no finish on it, which meant that when the young princes drew all over the side of the table, her ladies in waiting were unable to remove the offending ink marks.
So the sweet middle aged princess threw a vintage tablecloth over the table and went on with her royal duties of picking out hats and posing for pictures with ill children.
But then, the Princess Katy got cable TV and watched a large amount of HGTV. She was full of inspiration and decided to refinish the table. With a sander borrowed from the hunky middle-aged Prince Dale, she set to work.
Armed with wood stain from the Queen Mum and oil finish from her own basement, the princess set to work. Although the hands-on time was minimal it took quite awhile, as her royal duties were numerous.
When the oil finish finally dried, the princess placed diamond knobs on the drawer, which she had garbage picked off an abandoned vanity.
The Princess Katy was very pleased with her bedside table, and felt she could finally focus her attention on important royal matters such as shenanigans with the stable boy and pleasing the Queen Mum.
Which is how it should be.
The end.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”
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Absolutely lovely!
Good job, Katy!!!
I love the knobs!!
I’m in the process of refinishing my bedside table too! It’s at least 75 years old and so is the finish, I swear so it’s taking forever. Yours looks so nice!
I love a happy ending!
I’m a sucker for a good story 🙂 Thanks!
Exquisite!
Tell me more about the stable boy…
Hilarious post! And I love the diamond drawer pulls!
Nicely done!
What a crack-up! Thanks for the chuckle. I needed one today.
Very sweet!!
Can’t decide what I love more — the story or the end result of your labors with the (very approriate) diamond knobs. You’re a natural story teller!
So, the cable TV did some good! I Dumpster-dived some tables (full of crayon marks) when a school was torn down nearby. They are in our living room. Thanks, hubby, for refinishing them, because I know, like Princess Katy, I would never do it myself!
My favorite part of the story is that Princess Katy GARBAGE PICKED diamond knobs.
Well, “Princess Katy” can only make do with the very best.
Princess Katy
great story, great table the only thing I wish for is close up detail pictures
Linda,
If you click on the picture, it will enlarge.
Katy
I’m in the middle of stripping a green monstrosity into a gem. I hope to have a happy ending like yours!
1. Princess Katy is beyond hilarious. I also especially love the garbage-picking aspect of her personality.
2. I am in love with Princess Katy’s bedspread, and the royal cat adorning it.
3. What a great job!
Sadly, that blanket is just for cold weather, so it’s not in use at the moment.
Katy
Fabulous post! I love the table. I would make a great desk, too!
Clever job on the table and too-funny narration!
Finally, a royal personage that we commoners can relate to and truly admire! Your royal treasury will never depleted, and your regal furnishings will always be admired (and coveted) by others.
The table looks amazing! I love your sheets…and the inviting photo with the cat on it, too. (I keep commenting on your cat, I think I need a cat…)
That’s Zelda. I’ll pass along the compliment.
Katy
Dear Princess Katy,
I love the table! That drawer front looks like tiger maple, it’s beautiful.
Thank you for showing us that the 1% (to which you belong) are handy and care about salvaging worthwhile things! Occupy DIY!
Thanks! I am really happy with how it turned out.
Katy
I love it- it looks beautiful! Is that a moonbeam clock on it? I used to have one years ago and I wish I still did!
It is a Moonbeam clock. I bought it from LL Bean.
Katy