Back in october or so, my little sister moved into the basement of my Dad's house. He had a large entertainment center down there, that basically he never used, and needed to clear out. Ben and I were more than happy to take it off of his hands, especially since he also offered us the TV and surround sound system that was already in it!
We borrowed my father-in-laws truck and covered trailer to go down and help my sister move out, and to move the center up to our house. It was a very nice 3 piece oak center, but it needed a little TLC. The wood was pretty dry, and not really a color that went in my house. I asked my dad if he would object to us painting it, and he told me that it was mine to do as I please.
After moving the center up to our garage, I knew I had a large job ahead of me. The center would need to be sanded, primed, painted, sanded again, and painted. I was less than enthusiastic about the job. However, after going into Bennet's paint to pick out my materials, I found out that a black laquer would do all that in one step! The only catch- it had to be sprayed on, not painted.
After some phone calls, we negotiated with a guy in our ward who works with my brother-in-law. He had the sprayer, location, and the time to do it for us! It may have cost a little more than we anticipated, but in the end, we had a tremendous result. I love our new entertainment center, and the surround sound isn't bad either!
1 comment:
Sounds like you celebrated the holidays with alot of good fun, and family!
Santa brought us a 32' T.V. for our bedroom too! We also gave in and set ours up earlier.
I love your entertainment center, love the black!
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