11.May.2010 Big Item Trash Day and Painted Furniture

Remember this piece?

Well, it and the trash day windows inspired me to revamp our “entertainment center.” And you know I love me some painted furniture, so why not.

Here is the original piece. I had built it in high school shop class. (Didn’t remember to take a true before picture so I found this one…)

And here it is now.

I added some dimension to the sides in addition to the windows…

It is a few layers of paint and some sanding for the “vintage” look.

The graphics behind the windows are all just for fun. No deep meaning. Just trying for a certain look and a random feel. Like perhaps after you did the initial patterned paper look, you settled for whatever you could find laying around the garage…

Knobs are from hobby lobby and were pretty cheap, but worked well. The hinges are black as well, and all put on before painting to allow them to gain some of the effect as well.

So that’s it. We will still use it as an entertainment center. Still in the basement for now. Maybe some day, at some new house it can have a more grand purpose.