Furniture Rehab Phase 1

I thought it would be soooo easy.  All I wanted was my dark brown nightstand to turn white! We researched, decided to sand, prime, paint...how can it go wrong???

Well, we sanded...then we primed...and now we have painted the piece...three times! Lord help me.  I just really want this to turn out. I have taken a break from it, because I am hoping Father Time will make it turn into a beautiful shabby sheek table in no time! HA.  Oh, and going to Lowes was no easy thing.  Let me tell you we made quite the fool of ourselves.  The man behind the paint counter probably thinks we don't have brains.  I can't tell you how many questions we asked and we are still in this predicament.  On my third return to Lowes, he looked at me and said "why are you back?" I simply replied with, "I am just making sure I am not missing any steps or necessary items."  He turned away.  Not very good service, but hey, there was a nice lady who explained everything and told me "Bless your heart, you are never going to want to do this again."  Not TRUE!! I want to design our guest bedroom this way!! Buying cheap furniture and painting it shabby sheek white.  If anyone has any suggestions, let me know-I am in a bit of a spot.