A Little Project on the Side, Take 3

The first time I posted this, blogger freaked out and lost the entire post right before I hit publish. The second time I posted it, I messed up the HTML code somehow...I know no-thing about HTML, so I have no idea what happened. This is the third try, and I'm really about over it, so there will be much less detail ;)

Here is the dresser transformation in (mostly) pictures:

BEFORE - we bought this at an antique/junk store for $30-40 several years ago. I think Caeley used it for a while, then we painted it black for Riley's nursery. The drawers are very small, so it's really not great for clothing storage.

However, it is going to be fabulous to hold the TV in the living room. We bought a flatscreen back in November, and it has been sitting on a random table ever since...wires hanging out everywhere...driving me crazy.


One day as I sat staring at this dresser, wondering what to with it, I was hit with inspiration. That's usually what I do - stare at things until they "tell" me what to do with them - I promise I don't hear voices...really...it's just my creative process. Caeley thinks I'm crazy, I am sure of it.

I'm entering a new phase in decorating. I have loved, and still do love, dark wood and the high contrast of black against a lighter color. But, I'm ready to lighten things up around here. Enter painted wood.

PHASE 1 - a couple of coats of "Egret" paint (the color of our trim...it was what I had on hand)



PHASE 2 - Sanding. At this point I was very concerned.

FINISHED PRODUCT - I went over it with a glaze and after several hours of rubbing and removing and leaving the room and coming back to look at it, I was happy with the result. That's the great thing about glaze - it stays pliable for hours.

I removed the top two drawers, replaced them with baskets and voila! A TV stand I can live with.

Now on to painting the hideous bookcase that is beside the dresser-turned-TV-stand. But that will be another post.