Hello there,
Today’s post is another furniture makeover, featuring a TV stand makeover. I picked up this TV stand from craigslist for $15.
After a good wipe down, it was time for paint. I used my favorite little inexpensive chalk paint I picked up from Joann’s. The color used for this project is
It took three coats of paint and really to be honest a fourth coat could have been applied to really finish it off. But I was being lazy and didn’t feel like painting on another coat, so three coats it was!
A light sanding was done between each coat and a quick wipe down. After the three coats of paint two coats of polycrylic was applied to seal it up. I used a
Next up the hardware. A quick coat of metallic gold spray paint was used on the hinges and knobs to breathe new life into them.
Time to put it altogether and see how she looks!
She looks lovely next to my DIY planter makeover if you want to check out that post click here!
How do you think the TV stand makeover turned out?
I actually used the paper to stuff the inside because I didn’t have any planter/floral foam stuff on hand.
Hmmm, where do I begin…..Well let’s start from the bottom up. The rug for starters was too small for the area, it was a 5 x 7. The chair cushions were stained by a couple of then smaller messy kids. They are still messy as teenagers just bigger, in case you wondered. The table itself had some scratches from moving. The plant in the corner was huge and overbearing. The centerpiece was underwhelming. Overall this corner of the home was just dark and uninviting.
After removing them from the table, and a good cleaning later they were ready to be covered. Using this 
This was a little tricky at first, the hardest part was smoothing out the bubbles, a credit card is a perfect tool for the job.
The chalk paint used in this project was by 
Here is how the chair looked after one coat
And here is how it looked after two coats
Close up
A light sanding in between each coat with 320 grit sandpaper helped give the paint a smooth finish and remove any brush strokes.
For the chair cushions 2 yards of fabric was purchased at Joann’s, which was exactly enough to cover all four chairs. A nice layer of scotch guard was added to help protect it from the messy teenagers.
Here is the after photo!
Next I used a bowl out of my kitchen 🙂 and a marker to trace the design on the corners I wanted to cut out with my jigsaw.
Here is how the cut looked:
I was trying to go for this design I found online:
I used spray glue to adhere the foam onto the wood board.
Then it was time to cover it with the batting and fabric. I first ironed the fabric to ensure there were no wrinkles. Next I laid it out on the ground as smooth as possible and then laid my headboard on top. I then started stapling from the middle and worked my way around pulling the fabric taut as I went.
Here is what it looked like when I was done.
At this point we are almost done. Here is how the headboard looked without the legs attached. You could secure it to your wall from here if you wanted, but since I am a renter I didn’t want to put any extra holes in the wall.
If you care about the back looking pretty you could cover it with that backing material they sell at Joann’s. Clearly as you can see I didn’t care, my bed sits up against the wall no one will ever see the back.
