It's Monday again!

Makeover Monday: Tangled Mess to TV Bliss

Before.

This is an all too common scene at our house: toys strewn about, monkeys in jammies, Sesame Street on tv. But I know that, all too soon, lounging in our jammies most of the morning will be a bygone luxury. In not-so-many years, we will all be rushing off to school, work, meetings, etc., and these days will be a sweet memory. So, for now, we are reveling in our slow, easy mornings. I am not, however, reveling in the media setup shown in the picture above and this cute video I couldn't resist sharing.



Our tv rests upon an end table we acquired with the purchase of our house. Our blu-ray player balances precariously on top of our stereo system. Wires dangle haphazardly underneath it all. Not only unsightly, but also impractical. Being a naturally curious little guy, Sawyer could not keep his chubby little hands off the player and pushed it off the stereo many times a day. We had to replace our HDMI cable (thanks, Rob) because it literally broke off the back of the blu-ray player. Something had to be done!

I purchased this little number at Target, online. It met our criteria:

• cheap (Have you met my husband?)
• designed to fit in a corner
• sturdy
• not an enormous entertainment center
  
• compartments for speakers, stereo, blu-ray player

The one major drawback to the piece? Assembly required. Argh. On one of her visits, my dear mother-in-law sat with me, on the floor, gluing, attaching, ungluing, re-attaching, securing with screws, cursing, sweating, for many hours as we assembled this piece of furniture. She clearly loves me very much. As much as I hate assembling my own furniture, I can't imagine assembling it for someone else.

Fast forward a few months, and I finally got around to painting it the perfect shade of antique blue/green. Sherwin Williams has this great adhesion primer that sticks to anything - glass, plastic, fake wood - it was the key to my success in painting over the wood veneer. Blah, blah, blah, here is the finished product!

After.

Aaaah. So much better...even zen-like. I am so very pleased with the result. (Not so pleased with how close my children are to the tv...oh well, makes for a good picture.)

Happy Monday to you!