When we moved to North Carolina, we had to sell a lot of our furniture because the layout of our house is so different here and the rooms are smaller. We didn't want to buy brand new furniture again, and because refinishing old furniture is "in" we decided to go that route. We found a really cool place in downtown Raleigh called Shelton's where we found a few different pieces of furniture that just needed some TLC.
In Nashville, we had our TV mounted over our mantle. Our living room here is definitely not big enough to do that again, and I thought I wanted to find a cool old sideboard.
But when I saw this:
I knew it would be perfect. It was pretty retro as it was, so as soon as I took it home I got to work on it.
The top was a bit scratched up, so I filled and smoothed those out.
Then I got to work priming.
Then it was time to paint. I chose Benjamin Moore "Gentlemen's Gray."
I painted the inside light blue to give it a little contrast and make it easier to see inside.
Once I put everything back together, we put it in place (yes this was before Christmas last year..oops)....
And TA-DA!
I love it. It is perfect for our living room!
