“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
- Evenly sanded the entire TV stand with 3 levels, starting with the coarse grit and working finer.
- 80 - Course
- 120 - Medium
- 180 - Fine
- 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.
- I evenly added 2 coats of primer.
- 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!
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