Eliza loves watching movies in her room and I love that now she has a place to watch movies when we are upstairs. However it became pretty clear that the TV needed a sturdy place to sit and storage was need to house all of bazillions of videos. I decided to repaint and repurpose an old chest that once belonged to my grandmother and was currently sitting in my room gathering dust. I had once used it as an entertainment unit when I first moved out on my own, so I knew it was sturdy enough to hold a TV.
Here is the finished product!
Unfortunately the before picture somehow was deleted from my camera before I had a chance to upload it to my computer. Bummer. Originally the chest was stained a light honey color with shiny gold hardware. I had contemplated painting it pink but decided that she had enough pink in the room and went with a color called "rapids". I replaced the hardware with simple white pulls and I love the way it turned out.
Bummer about the before picture being deleted. Your description is spot on though. I love the after. Eliza will be able to use it for many, many years.
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