For several years we have owed the ugliest TV cabinet known to human kind. We acquired the stupid beast years ago and have never really put it to good use. Why not, you ask? Because it was made for the bulky, old school TVs and doesn't fit a flat screen. However, the bottom of the cabinet is roomy and good for storing crap, so I had a hard time launching the thing out the back door for good.
So what to do when you absofreakin'lutely hate a piece of furniture, but need the storage? Refurbish, baby!
My goal was to spend less than $50 on this project. All said, I spent less than $25- just purchased a nice stainable wood slab for the top and a 1/4inch oak piece for the back.
For starters, I pulled the back off, wacked the top off this beast, then ran inside and got my Google on. I had never refurbished a piece of furniture before, so I relied on several blogs and YouTube videos to get me through it.
(I was so excited about Office Space-ing this POS that I forgot to take pics of it when it had the back and doors on....oops..)
After getting some great ideas, I sanded (and killed my sander in the process...poo guy), primed and painted the cabinet with some paint I already had- white and light gray. I got the "streaky" look by hand stirring the light gray into the pure white. This was 100% by accident, but the look is pretty sweet!
I wanted a distressed/antique look, so I lightly sanded the edges and polished them with furniture wax.
For the top, I was going for a natural stain look, so I went with Minwax American something or other- it's the one on the far left. I also screwed on the back, and put the doors back on this bad boy (with moral support from my 4-legged stinky bug).
Bazinga!
New cabinet to hold my crap!
...and I've seriously caught the furniture refurbishing bug....
'Till next time, ya'll!
~Jacq.
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