Better After. Definitely.

I follow a blog called Better After that showcases dramatic furniture refinishes. And I'm seriously considering submitting this beauty. I feel like a proud momma. :)

The TV was our Christmas present. We've needed one (and, yes, I'll admit it...wanted one) for a long time. Our old one was watchable, but the sound was terrible and the plug-ins for all the cords were going out. So a new TV it was! The problem was that after dropping all that money for a new TV, an entertainment center to fit it was definitely not in the budget.

Enter: Pinterest. I had seen a few dresser turned entertainment centers (I pinned a bunch here) and after showing Kevin some of the more impressive ones, I had him convinced. We knew it was meant to be when the stars aligned for us to immediately find an old dresser on KSL Classifieds that was actually being sold in Cache Valley (very, very rare).

It took us almost a month since we were rudely interrupted by that nasty stomach flu and general holiday busyness, but as of Christmas Eve at 9:00 pm, she was finished! And I love, love, love how it turned out!

Before:

After:

Pretty amazing how a dumpy old dresser can turn into something so awesome.

We decided to make shelves out of the top drawers for our DVD players and such. Thanks to Kevin's handiness, they turned out exactly as I pictured them. He's cool that way.

 And I tried my hardest to convince Kevin to paint it a fun color. I really, really did. I was thinking purple, to be exact. But alas, he won out on that one. I think the black looks really classy, though. Can't complain. :)