Thursday, June 26, 2014

TV Cabinet Makeover


You guys, my life is now complete.

I have a great husband...
I have a beautiful baby...
And I have an awesome place to put my craft supplies.

This is all I need!

So, let's rewind back to December when I asked my good friend Chariti to keep an eye out for a large piece of furniture for my Stuff.  Soon after that she texted me a photo of a TV stand that she thought had potential.



Sold.

I had zero experience in furniture painting, restoration, repurposing, you name it.  But I am confident in following directions, and in the power of Pinterest.

#ThankYouPinterest!!

Then after I started my new Stay At Home gig this spring, I had some time to actually finish it.



So here's what I did:

1. Sanded and primed the exterior, and painted the entire piece 
2. Added shelves in the large (former) TV area by screwing in square dowels and placing the shelves on top.

Like this:
I will probably add additional dowels on the back of the cabinet to hold up the middle.  I would highly recommend this, to avoid bowing if your shelf is on the thinner (read: less expensive) side.

3. Replaced the knobs and pulls with new hardware.

I found the knobs and labeled drawer pulls on Etsy.  Here's a close-up of the labeled pulls, which I love:



4. Added a ribbon holder on the inside door.

This is actually a bathroom towel rack from IKEA - I think it works great.


And there you have it!  There are so many other things you could do - maybe add some cork board to the other inside door, or other ways to hang things and utilize even more space.



Now if I didn't have my one thing I need to do today, I would go find a craft or 10 to work on.

Have an awesome day friends!

{And go visit more awesome inspirational ideas, projects and recipes at the Inspire Me Please blog party!}  



29 comments:

  1. This is a lovely cabinet, Kristin. :-)

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