I was online one night looking for home diy projects on Pinterest. We moved into our home in June of 2012, so I am constantly working on making it more us. I've always envisioned this quirky, eclectic decorated home. Since I am such a big fan of storage and keeping things out of sight, turning a dresser into a tv stand was ideal.
We had our tv, cable box, xbox, and a couple of dvd's on a tiny tv stand, and a bookcase. Definitely did not go with anything...again, my home is still a work in progress.
As you can see from this picture during Christmas...my living room is kind of sad. At least for me it is!
So I took to Craigslist for my search of a basic white dresser, and surprisingly found one in about two days for $40 (we also got a futon, a book case, and a computer chair while we were there!). It was already white, so that was perfect. All I need to do was sand it down, clean it, and paint it.
Now let me just pause right here and let me tell you about the painting process. I was going through if I wanted the dresser white with teal drawers and white handles, or vice versa. After an hour of craziness and input from my family, I decided on teal with what drawers and teal handles.
This is what I started with:
After sanding, wiping down, and clearing out the inside. I painted the dresser with a paint color "tantalizing teal" that I got from Sherwin Williams. The drawers received two coats of white spray paint, and the handles were spray painted tantalizing teal.
And here is the final look!
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