Entertain me

Now that I've finished my trunk, I had to move on to other projects. In other words, I am kind of bored this summer and have excess decorating energy so it has to come out somewhere.

My old entertainment center is from Ikea and has been through four years and two states and moved a few times and has just had it. It was never meant to last forever. 

I found this entertainment center in Rockwall for $60 and got it on sale for $36. It's good, solid wood and in terrific shape. Nothing wrong with it at all. 

Primed it, since that's what you're supposed to do and I am too lazy to sand. Never primed before, but it was easy and I think it really helped. However, every little dot of white showed through if I didn't paint it well enough. And y'all... I am a terrible painter. I did *not* paint this well enough. Like two coats later and there's still white showing through on the bottom of the doors, completely untouched by blue. How did that even happen??
I can do many things well. I can do many things not well. Painting furniture is something that I apparently do not do well. I don't know the right techniques to get it done efficiently and expertly. Which is why I cheat, using primer and antiquing glaze. Thank you, craft world, for helping me do things halfway.

It's kinda cute in the white...

So I decided to be all trendy and paint it blue, because that's what all the cool kids are doing these days. 

It was so blue! Very cute but a leetle too bright for my scheme. Too new to go with all my new stuff. 

Fortunately, I had my handy dandy antiquing glaze that is basically my new favorite thing. I lurve it. 

So I glad that sucker up!

Now it looks appropriately aged but still in good shape and niceness. 

Here's the final product: 

It's either coming with me wherever I move if it's local, or I'm selling it (probably) if I move to NYC. 

Isn't it cute?

The knobs are the same I used in my trunk. Continuity ftw. 

So there's my entertainment center! I have a couple other projects I'm working on that will be revealed soon.