This is a story of how we took a poorly functioning console and upcycled it into a TV stand.
Our old TV stand just wasn’t cutting it. It was too small for our current TV (see below). TV’s are getting so BIG!
We had this console, in an alcove area of our house, hosting a printer and a few miscellaneous items, but we could see the potential in it to be a TV stand. It was the perfect size and height
We decided where we wanted to have a shelf and then my husband worked his magic. He took some measurements.
He added a brace for the shelf to sit on.
Then he screwed in a piece of pine that he cut to size for the shelf.
He drilled holes for wire access in the back.
We did a little vacuuming.
Now we had our TV stand.
It was my turn to do some painting. The first coat was a layer of equal parts of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Aubusson Blue, Antibes Green and Old White.
The second coat was straight Aubusson Blue. You can see the difference on the right side drawer and the back of the shelves.
Next was a coat of clear wax, followed by a sanding to let some of the green color show through, followed by a dark coat of wax. It has a pretty turquoise effect.
Here is a side view.
Another view.
A surprise inside the drawer – a coat of Arles.
I’m ready to watch some Mad Men or Downton Abbey.
Enjoy your week!
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fabulous color! i love it- and that pop of yellow inside is a great surprise!
Nice one!! That color mix is perfect for the piece, really great job!!
Oh, I LOVE this makeover! Love the color and that you added the shelf for extra storage.
You better link this to my next party! 🙂
Great job, love the color!
GORGEOUS MAKEOVER. Good job. I know you’re enjoying this as your new TV stand.
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That turned out SO pretty!! Love the color!
Mary, this turned out beautiful! Love the color you created!
I love ASCP. This turned out very cool! I love how you used several colors and the dark wax! Awesome!I found your link on House of Hepworth’s link party. I would love for you to post this on my link party at… http://www.doodlesandstitches.com/2012/05/link-party-time.html
Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous! I adore the look of multi-tone paint colours. Just beautiful!!
i love the colors 🙂 it’s fabulous!
Great job. I will be featuring this tonight at my Swing into Spring party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by and pick up an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks.
Great Job!!! I love it!!!!
Awesome job! I love this!
What grade sandpaper did you use? And did you sand the whole stand or just the edges? I love it and want to replicate it!
I honestly don’t remember what grade I used. I usually write down. I do know that I either used 220 or 150 for sure. I sanded the piece here and there all over, but with heavier sanding on the edges. I hope this helps you.
It does help-thank you!
I absolutely love the color! I really want to recreate this on a dresser I have in my living room… I hope I can manage it, I’ve never tried anything like this before! One question, did you order the chalk paint online did you find a US source?
Thank you for sharing, this is exactly the type of “tutorial” I was looking for, down to the color! 🙂
Christine – I bought the paint in the US. If you go on the Annie Sloan website there is a list of US vendors. There may be one near you. Annie Sloan has a new color called Florence that is a turquoise color, FYI.
Did you sand the piece before you painted it? I have a piece I want to re-do, but it has a gloss on it. Was unsure if the paint would stick as well?? Thanks!