Do We Really Need a 50 Inch Television.

After years of telling my husband he could not have bigger television because our armoire  was too expensive to scrap. I also felt the the 37 inches was more than large enough for our 14 X 17 living room. Last week I finally gave in because he has been such a trooper. He chaperoned my students' winter formal, help we volunteer at our annual food drive and the topper, bought me tickets to see Garth Brooks. During our weekly mall trip/ date night we walked through Best Buy. Again he expressed his desire. He said wouldn't it be great to see the Patriots win this year on a 50 inch. I told him to go for it but he could not use it until we found the paper stand for it.

I made the rounds to Homegoods and Pottery Barn and suffered massive sticker shock. The price ranged from $400- $3000. Even if I could afford one of those pierce they are too fussy for me.

Fast forward to last Friday when I found this lovely at the Salvation Army. It was market $79.95 which was more than  I wanted to spend since must of my furniture has come from the side of the road. After taking some measurements, and deciding it would fit in my car I convinced a nice gentleman to help me get in my car.I was delighted when I went to pay for the piece and it was on sale for $20.00. Major happy dance occurred. I crammed the dresser in my car and made the 30 mile trek home with bungee cords holding down the hatch.

I decided that chalk paint would be the best finish for this piece. I knew that I would have to paint this one in the kitchen so spray paint was not an option. I use a mixture of  1 cup of Valpar flat paint, 1/3 cup of water and 1/3 cup of Plaster of Paris. I used chalk paint earlier this summer and discovered that it worked best if I used warm water and mix it with the Plaster of Paris first and then added it to the paint.

 

I took off all the hardware and replaced the interior drawers with new shelves for the components. I  gave the piece a light sanding and patched the deep scratch and the old handle holes with wood filler. 

I gave it two coats of painting, sanding lightly between each of the coats. 

After the piece had dried and use sandpaper to distress the corner of the top, and drawer fronts.  I applied paste wax with a large paint brush and buffed it to a high shine. I work in small sections applying and buffing.  The piece came out better than I could have hoped. My husband has his new television and I have a piece of furniture that I am proud to say I transformed.