Until recently our living room was a bit underwhelming. We had a sofa set that we bought to fit in our previous place, that didn't really match our house style. Our tv was set on top of an ikea bookshelf and looked very cluttered. I was originally looking for a large dresser on craigslist, but found this cutie for $60. I wasn't sure if it would stay wood or be painted so for a while it just sat there the same as when we bought it. I finally decided the dresser was meant to be yellow (and this is what started the whole entire yellow escapade). So off to Home Depot I went and returned with a gallon of yellow paint. Now a gallon is a heck of a lot of paint when you are just painting one dresser... A quart would have given me leftovers! Once I painted the dresser, since I had extra paint and might as well use it, I painted the front door, the knitting room door, the pantry door, stool legs, dog food chairs and I still have a ton left! But back to the dresser- I sanded it using Hubby's mouse sander, then rubbed candle wax where I wanted to distress it (the candle wax helps the paint NOT to stick in certain places). I gave it quite a few coats of yellow, waited for it to dry and distressed it. I covered the whole dresser in a wood coating to help it shine. I love having a bright and fun entertainment stand now. All our accessories are tucked away in the drawers and cabinet. It looks so much cleaner now! I am still trying to figure out what else I can paint yellow...
The original piece
In between coats
The stand before... pretty cluttered looking
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