A Flat Screen TV and a Free Shabby Chic Table

We had a death in our house last week.  Oh, don’t worry.  It wasn’t a living thing.  It was our TV.  I was hoping our Sony tube would eek out a bit more life so we could move it to the playroom and then purchase a fancy flat screen for our living room.  Here is the Sony that died:

Said TV gave up the ghost, literally and figuratively, which meant we couldn’t get it to turn on except maybe at night after attempting to switch it on and off 30 times!  Anyway, we are slightly TV obsessed here between kids shows, rugby, football, catching up on Mad Med with Netflix or watching all my design and Food Network shows.  My husband saw a good deal, so acted swiftly.

My boys were so excited about getting a new TV (all of them) and there was a giddiness the afternoon it arrived.  It was like when my dad brought home a VCR for the first time when I was little.  I didn’t know what it was or what the machine would do, but he said that it would change our lives and it did.  He’d always bring home a movie for them and one for me.  So the flat screen was like that, but only better.  The picture is so amazing, it looks like the actors are in our room.  The kids sit infront mesmerized like moths to a flame.

Yay!  That flat screen is here.

Before

Then two coats of primer.  I like to use Sherwin Williams Prep Rite Pro Block with primer and sealer.  I followed the primer with two coats of paint.  I decided to use a Linen White in Semi Gloss finish.  I had both the paint and primer from a previous project that we did last year.

 I purchased the paint and primer from The Paint Exchange on Country Way in North Scituate.  Katharine and Tania are both great people and are so knowledgable.  They gave me advice on painting furniture and helped me pick out colors for our office, mudroom and our guest bedroom. The Paint Exchange is currently the only recycled paint manufacturer in the state of Massachusetts. They take latex interior paint that would otherwise go to waste or worse still end up in landfills or pollute our waterways and process it into paint for sale. Their colors are great (very beach inspired). You can bring in your own paint to recycle and also get a discount on some of their custom colors.  The great thing about The Paint Exchange is that it is good for your wallet, your home and the environment.

Are you curious to see how the table turned out?  Here it is:

After

And here it is with our glorious new TV.  A free Shabby Chic TV console and a (not so free) flat screen TV.

After with flat screen