apothecary chest turned television stand

We had been looking for a television stand for a LONG time. Is six months a LONG time? It feels like it because our t.v. was sitting on one of our dinning room chairs prior to this project. Some challenges I had in picking out a piece to fill this spot was the fact that it needed to fit into a corner, I didn't want espresso brown because we have an entire wall of bookshelves in this color, and I didn't want laminates. Picky, I know, I know.

The solution was to turn to my decorating pal Craigslist for a unique piece. Bingo, I think I found it. Here she is:

 I knew right away that I wanted to add a little color to the piece because we live in an apartment with lovely beige walls. The first step was sanding the entire piece. Since I don't have a power sander this step took a bit of time. Next up was priming the piece. Last summer my brother and I painted a bookshelf that we had made. It took forever with a brush. This time I went the spray painting route and  am so pleased with the results.

 After it was primed it was time for some color. Since the spray priming worked so well, the color coat was spray paint as well. Montana Gold for this girl. It is sold at Dick Blick here in the twin cities and their color selection is amazing. At the big box home construction stores the colors were pretty limited to primary colors. So drum roll please, here is the final result and in its permanent home.

I am happy. It was fun. Win win.
Happy Memorial Day weekend friends.