When I moved into my boyfriend's place, I happily set aside my girly taste so that our apartment wouldn't look like a princess-inspired bachelor pad. That compromise began to take its toll a year later when I realized my bedside table had become a graveyard for half-read books and my sad little Ikea lamp. This past weekend we decided to make a few changes to our place, beginning with our nightstands.

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After a couple coats of primer, white glossy spray paint, knobs from Anthropologie and a new lamp (here), our bedroom now has a clean look that's incredibly relaxing.