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So if you’ve been tuning in for the past few weeks, you’ve been my partner in crime on a furniture-remake adventure –  and thank you so much for your support!  This week? An old TV stand gets a new life:

What instantly caught my eye was that it was *mostly* made of solid wood.  This is a favorite because it opens the door to so many new possibilities. You can sand it down to leave raw, stain or paint… the hardest part, I find, is deciding which direction to choose.

Typically, I start sanding one section at a time.  This way I can decide if I need to go all the way down to the raw wood, or just rough it up for paint.  And sometimes, I choose to do both on a single piece to give it a whole bunch of unexpected character.

This time, I also chose to add caster wheels to make it mobile… why I don’t put wheels on more pieces in my home is beyond me.  It opens the door to so many more uses… not to mention making moving around a cinch!

I decided to whitewash the raw top, and leave a band of dark stain to give it some depth, then painted the base with Slate Tile by Sherwin Williams.

The inside got a few coats of white paint and a cut piece of Pre-primed plywood for shelving.

 

   

I hung a metal basket to hold dish towels, utensils, or even flowers:

Now if only I could decide if this should stay in the kitchen, or help me out with some storage in the Laundry…stay tuned tomorrow for a whole new use downstairs :-). Thanks for stopping in!