Bedroom TV ... BLEW UP

“Oh lord jesus there was a fire!” – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFEoMO0pc7k&feature=related

Ok. Maybe there wasn’t a fire... but my husband was woken up by the stench of burning plastic and a room filled with white smoke.

Our 25+ year old TV had died.

Suspiciously, I had been on a business trip at the time, and my husband has been eyeing up new TVs. BUT regardless, it was time to upgrade our bedroom TV aannndd the ugly 70’s TV stand I had inherited from my grandparents.

I had been tossing around the idea of replacing it, but had this inkling to paint it.

I know... it’s a cardinal sin to paint over wood (I still haven’t mentioned to my father what I had done), but it doesn’t match our bedroom, its borderline hideous and I was just going to get rid of it anyway – so why not experiment?

Supplies

• Latex Primer
• Latex Semi-Gloss Paint - color of your choice!
• Sand Paper (Grits 80, 120, 180)
• Paint Brush

Steps

1.  Evenly sanded the entire TV stand with 3 levels, starting with the coarse grit and working finer. 
• 80 - Course
• 120 - Medium
• 180 - Fine
2.  Gave the TV a good wash down, making sure there was no dust in any corners and etc. This is important when you go to paint.
3.  I evenly added 2 coats of primer.
4.  I also needed 2 coats of volcanic ash paint.

Problems

• I wish I had gone darker and bolder!
• The paint kind of feels tacky/sticky – I might research the types of paints to use on furniture next time.

Despite the problems, I am super pumped about our new-ish TV stand… and I guess about the new TV too!

One day, I went absolutely mental.

So. One day, I went absolutely mental.

The spark had happened that day when I was dragging my lawn bags to the curb. I had gotten about half way done when the garbage collector had come, and then left. I stormed into the house, and I completely went off the deep end - I was inconsolable for hours. It wasn't because the garbage collector happened to be a bit a head of schedule that day, but it was the boiling point resulting from having too much on my mind and too much on the go. I had lost myself.

Who was I?

I was an accomplished and driven young professional with a degree in mathematics; but, I felt unsteady with the career I had chosen . I had purchased a house with a fixer-upper yard, which seemed to become more chaotic faster than I could keep up with it. I had a morgage and too many bills, a car in dire need of repairs, a wedding requiring some planning, and a lovely finace in school.

I felt I was failing. I had no direction, no sense of who I was or what I wanted to accomplish with my life, and no real outlet to how I was feeling.

I started sewing 8 months ago in the little free time I had. I enjoy picking out fabrics, experimenting with new techniques and designs. It has all been quite tharapeutic and I have been crazy-free since I have started (I have even enrolled in design and decor classes).

My intentions for this blog is to share my random projects; my inspiration, what worked or didn't work, and my overall thoughts of past, on going and upcoming projects.

Cheers.