Dresser Turned TV Console

Dresser Turned TV Console 

I have been on a mission to find an efficient, yet beautiful way to display my Television and hide all the things that come along with it. I liked the idea of using a dresser, so the next step was just to find the right one at the right price. I went to a local flea market and found this for $30.

I soon learned that my dresser was not exactly well made, actually it was falling apart. luckily I wasn't using all of the drawers so I was able to take parts from the unused pieces to make it functional again.

I decided to sand the top and paint the bottom part. so that's where I started, I also sanded the body and drawers just enough to clean it up and create a rough surface for the primer. 

Once the dresser was sanded and cleaned well (dusted and whipped down) I primed it using Kilz original primer.  You can use the spray version or the paint version, both work great and create a smooth surface. I used two coats, sanding between each coat with 220 grit sand paper. 

I used a paint sprayer to apply the oil based Behr paint in Pot of Cream. I'm so happy with the color! It's not too warm or cool, it looks clean but isn't blinding white either. I will definitely use this color again!

I was also in the process of cutting out the pieces for the shelf. We cut out a piece for the bottom, sides, and back so that it looked nice. I primed and painted those the same as the dresser. I did have help cutting the pieces out, and it was much more challenging than I had expected.

The next step was to stain the top! I used Minwax Dark Walnut. I ended up doing three coats and then applied a three coats of a satin polyurethane.

P.S. The handles are from Home Depot.

Once shelf pieces were glued down with liquid nails I used stainable wood filler in any little cracks or spaces and did some touch up paint on top of that. If I could do it again, I would probably have installed all of the shelving before I painted the dresser. Oh well, lessons learned. (:

We drilled three 1 1/4" holes in the back as low as possible for the cords, so you can't see any of them!

My DVD's all fit in one drawer! It's amazing how little space that they take up when they are lined up so nicely. 

Thank's for looking! There will be more to come! 

♥ Kaylee

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DIY Lip Scrub

I have chronically dry lips all year around! I have no idea why, I just do. This is my magic recipe for soft lips, and its the only thing that has worked for me so far!

It's so simple. These are the only three ingredients:Brown Sugar, Salt, and Vaseline. 

use a Q-tip to mix them all together and then use the Q-tip or your finger to rub the mixture on your lips for about a minute. Wipe it off with a tissue and then rinse and apply a small amount of Vaseline or chap stick to your lips. 

 And Ta Da! silky smooth lips!(:

Cabinet Re-do

Here is another one of my DIY re-dos, it's just a tall skinny cabinet. Once again I forgot to take an original before picture, but it was gray with gray wooden knobs. I sanded the entire thing down, painted all the drawers and the body of it with a white primer (2 coats) and then I painted it with a pretty cotton white paint. it took a few coats of that to get a nice finish.

The best way I have found to get a smooth, professional paint finish is to use a cabinet roller like this one:

I decided to stain the top of the cabinet with Ebony stain, I also used a paint roller for this but then I quickly wiped off the access with a rag.

This is the before and after:

Before and After

I found the knobs at hobby lobby on sale for only $3.99 each! I was very excited. although getting all five of them took some time because they didn't have enough in stock and I had to wait for another shipment to come in. But it was well worth the wait! I think they are adorable! 

Hobby Lobby Knobs

Someday I would love to paint the inside of the drawers ribbon egg blue but I just haven't gotten to it yet and I was all painted out for the week!

Pottery Barn Black Re-Finish

Yay! My first blog post! Ok, here we go! So if there is one thing I'm great at doing it's starting projects and not finishing them for a very long time. Well this was the first time I actually finished within a few days because it was so easy! I got the idea and directions from The Yellow Cape Cod.
I always seam to forget to take pictures before I start my projects so sorry these aren't the best pictures, but here is the before and after:

I followed the directions mostly, I probably should have sanded better than I did. I also used an electric mouse sander to make the rough spots very carefully on the edges. To make it realistic try and sand parts of it that would naturally be dinged up from use, especially the corners.