While browsing for an ugly Christmas sweater at our local Goodwill, we stumbled upon a dresser. We had been looking for a good quality wood dresser for quite some time to convert into an entertainment center. I discovered this idea via Pinterest, shocking, I know.
The instant I saw this dresser I knew it was the one. The price listed was $80 and I already thought that was a great deal. Soon we discovered the entire store was half off, the dresser was a no-brainer and we bought it for $40.
Once we got it home (thanks to the help of a friend with a truck!), we proceeded to sand off the current finish to prep the piece of furniture for staining and painting. The top required the most intensive sanding because we were staining it. The drawers and body of the dresser only needed a light sanding because they would be painted.
Now it was time to paint the body and drawers of the dresser.
We let the paint dry and proceeded to tape off the top and stain away! We used sponge brushes for the stain and it worked very well. The stain took a few days to dry since we were staining in cold weather (would be much quicker during the warmer months).
Next up was to mount part of our old TV stand onto the back of the new entertainment center. We added support 2 x 4's to the back of the dresser and drilled the new spine into several strategic locations.
We purchased the new knobs at Home Depot for $2.98 per knob ($35.76 total cost).
We absolutely love this custom piece and are so happy that we were able to create a beautiful entertainment center for under $100. Have you ever looked at the prices of entertainment centers from Crate & Barrel or Pottery Barn? Oh wow, they are pricey! And definitely not in our budget!
We hope this inspires you to look for the potential in ordinary furniture and look for furniture in unexpected places (i.e. thrift shops, garage sales, free section of Craig's List). Go and get creative!
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