Pelham was having a mental struggle.  He couldn’t decide what to do with this old buffet.  “Make it neutral you fool!” the doubting voices in his head screamed.  “Nobody ever buys anything ever unless it’s neutral! Plain jane!  Easy on the eyes! Non-offensive! You must appeal to everyone!”

But Pelham doesn’t do neutral.  And deep down he knew it.  That’s when he finally listened to another voice that had quietly been whispering all along: “Create what you love, create for yourself, and the rest will follow.”
So, knowing one should never ignore one’s inner voice, (unless your inner voice is telling you to like, stalk a celebrity or fake your own death, in which case, please see a doctor) that’s just what he did!

That boldly bodacious color you see before you is Miss Mustard Seed milk paint in Flow Blue; and how did he coax this incredible finish out of the top?  Find out on his blog Urban Den.

Happy Friday!  I survived my glucose test, and actually didn’t feel nearly as crappy as usual. Woohoo!  But then … things around here got really crappy, literally.

I found out that our water company has been putting our payments in the wrong account for the last two months when they shut off our water yesterday afternoon with no warning.  Hours of phone calls and emails ensued, and they promised our water would be back on by 5 pm.  Which turned into 8 pm.  Which turned into 10 pm. Which turned into 8 AM, and still no water.

Do you know what happens when no one in your household can flush a toilet for 17 hours?  Just imagine. No, don’t. I felt like I was on that cruise ship that lost power for five days in the middle of the ocean.

Finally, after another round of phone calls and a nasty email this morning, they moseyed over and turned it back on.   Made me really realize how grateful I was for running water; something so easy to take for granted.  Moral: thank your faucet today!

So, it seems like a good day to catch up on my dishes and laundry and … er… toilet scrubbing, so I’ll probably be turning on Netflix and not leaving the house for a while. If you’re in the mood for a movie day too, here are a few great dresser-turned-media-centers you are sure to enjoy!

Shanun at The Burnt Toast Chronicles needed a sturdier TV stand to accommodate her husband’s “stupid-size TV,”  and knew this dresser would do the trick.  The miracle of white paint strikes again.

Better After reader Sierra had the same idea, only she did hers in a beautiful shade of jade.  Can you beleive she paid $10 at a yard sale for that dresser?  WHERE are all these fabulous yard sales taking place?  I need addresses, people.

If you don’t like the look of the exposed shelving for your DVD players and components and such, here’s what Better After reader Sarah came up with: hinges!  She removed the top drawer faces, then reattached them so they flip down when in use, and back up to hide everything when not in use!  She’s a smarty pants, that one.

And finally, where I saw a dresser painted in a color that could only be called What Happens When Your Water Is Shut Off For 17 Hours, Jenny saw an apothecary-style media stand just waiting to emerge.  Looks great and SO MUCH storage too!  See more on her blog Ava Blake Creations.

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