Ugly old sideboard to TV stand

 I know, I'm several months behind on this one, but I just discovered Nesting Place's

And I am excited about it. It's 31 ways to use/repurpose/remake things you probably already have.  Day 2 was about reusing dressers with missing drawers and it reminded me of our living room media cabinet.  Originally, the one I really wanted for the living room cost more than I wanted to spend, so I whined and complained for a couple months before deciding to just save up for it.  By then, it was too late, and they didn't sell it anymore.  So I headed to Craigslist and found this not-so-pretty thing:

This was the listing photo, unfortunately it's the only "Before" I have.

I can't remember exactly how much it was, but I know I made an offer and she accepted and it was under $100 (a savings of over $250 over the original one I wanted). 

So I removed the pulls and handles, filled the holes, sanded, primed and painted it white.  Now, this sideboard wasn't already missing a drawer, but I did remove the top one and replace it with plywood so we would have a spot for the TV components that needed remotes. 

I mounted a power strip to the inside and then drilled a hole through the back of the cabinet to fish all the cords to the through so they would all be hidden inside. 

And I painted the inside red, because it's just more fun that way.

I think it would also be really cute as extra storage in a nursery or girly bedroom.  And now I need to go figure out how to improve my photography skills...


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Christina

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