Do you remember this old chest of drawers? You can read the story of where I got them here. Spoiler: I bought them for $2 because I wanted to see what was in the drawers. Super Spoiler: Not much. BUT! We did get this awesome chest of drawers!
And do you also remember my woefully inadequate DVD storage situation? I had a rant about it here.
The "DVD Storage" (let's just put that in parentheses) occupied the spot underneath the TV, with a large, dark bookcase on either side. I love my bookcases and I cannot declutter any more books, but the bookshelves really darkened the whole room and made the small room feel smaller. They are so tall that they didn't fit in the downstairs area, which was a bit of a problem because we couldn't find room for them anywhere else.
You can see what I mean in this delightful image of my sons playing 'movieoke' to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Do your children do this? Act along to the entire movie? Oh, just mine then....
ANYWAY!
We painted those old drawers.
We finally found a furniture arrangement that allowed for the bookcases to be moved.
(one in the bedroom, one to your right, if you must know)
I love it. It brightens up the entire room considerably, I mean it makes a HUGE impact. HUGE.
We painted it with Berger Premium water based enamel gloss in Builders White. Builders White is code for stark white with a splash of black, which for some spooky reason works better than plain white. It goes on more cleanly and covers up patchy undercoats. Water based because it's easier to clean up than oil based duh, and won't yellow over time like oil based paint will.
And not only does this chest of drawers look great, it stores allllllllllllllllll the DVD's, with room for more!
It's love.
I will love it more when the cables disappear, but it's still love.
xx