A couple of days ago, I showed you a solution for what to do with your big honkin’ TV armoire now that TVs are much slimmer. But where are you supposed to stick your skinny new TV? I’m so glad you asked. Here are a couple ideas to feast your eyeballs upon now:
Allyson at Domestic Superhero got her husband a new TV for his birthday, but after spending, I don’t know, DAYS getting it mounted on the wall above their fireplace, she took one long look at it and hated it. Too high, wrong angle, take it down, sorry hon. So she found this broken down thrift store dresser and DIYed it up as a cheerful media console instead. Handy hint: paint a board to match and lay it across the bottom of the open drawers so they don’t look so drawer-y!
Brie at Darling Doodles did something very similar with this tired dresser too. It was the perfect size to fit in the corner and replace her old particle board TV stand. She and her husband restored it by rebuilding some of the drawers and adding a new kickplate, not to mention a fabulous paint and stencil job that is so lovely I’d probably stare at that longer than I’d watch the TV!
7 Comments
Jeanne
February 15, 2013 at 12:17 AMSo creative! I want them both.
SH
February 14, 2013 at 11:50 PMThese look amazing!
Sheree
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Tiffany Dickman
February 15, 2013 at 1:09 AMVery NICE!! I can’t get enough of before and afters!
Kayla Gilbert
February 15, 2013 at 3:41 PMLOVE both of those! SO SO cute!
Kayla
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Tracy@GeneralSplendour
February 15, 2013 at 7:13 PMLove these – great ideas and so easy on the budget!
Libby
February 19, 2013 at 1:33 AMThey look great! Especially the stenciling.
I don’t get/understand the “paint a board to match and lay it across the bottom of the open drawers so they don’t look so drawer-y!” I don’t see it in the photos and I’d like to know!
Popped over from “Everything Carla” (my niece).
DomesticSuperhero.com
February 19, 2013 at 2:24 AMLibby, take a look at the blog, it makes sense if you look at the pictures in the tutorial! It’s the base that the entertainment consoles (dvd, tv box) are sitting on top of.