An Armoire for Me!

A few weeks ago I shared how I want my master bedroom to look over at lemondropDreams.  One of the things that I have been looking for is an armoire to hide our TV and cable box.  Well, Saturday morning I woke and had my breakfast, and prepared to get to work on Emmy's room.  As I drank my coffee, I checked the local craigslist and came across an armoire for $25.  It was not exactly what I was looking for. I was hoping for a beautiful French style double door armoire, but everything I had seen like that around here was WAAAAAY out of my price range.
Here is what I was hoping for....

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And here is what I found....

As you can see it is totally different, but it had that rustic antique vibe, and it was going to fit our TV!  So for $25 I was determined to make it work.

I brought it home and painted it with ASCP Paris Gray.  (I have told you guys before this is not my favorite paint, but I do love that color!).  Then I distressed it by hand, and white washed it, using a mixture of half water, half Sherwin Williams Alabaster, and brushed it on, wiping off excess with a rag.  After that was done, I waxed and buffed it.

Now, the inside had been used for a TV before, but the original shelf was very low, and besides that it just had some hooks in it.  I removed the hooks, and purchased two pieces of bull nosed MDF, and cut them to size.  I purchased steel shelf brackets as well and drilled the holes to place the brackets which would support the shelves.  I placed one shelf up higher for our cable box and DVD player, and another shelf at the height we wanted the TV.  I am contemplating cutting a third shelf for the bottom, or purchasing a deep basket to fill the space, but for now at least it is working!

Here is a look at the revamped inside.  See you can see where the previous owner had a hole cut for their TV much lower than ours.  That is why I am contemplating a big basket or shelf to hide it.  But I love the little drawer inside!

 My original, first ever owl always stays in my room...

Some special photos on the bottom shelf....

 And a stack of books and magazines....

And here is a look at the outside.  Please bear in mind the rest of our room is nowhere near being complete, so ignore the wood trim, dingy walls, and anything else, really!

As you can see, I added antique glass knobs I had on hand... a small one for the interior drawer, and a large one for the door.  I am really happy with how it turned out and happier that I don't always have to see my TV unless I am watching it!  Of course, if one of those double door French ones comes along, this could very well end up for sale. ;)

Oh, and as a bonus, Chris even told me he likes it- he usually doesn't say anything unless he actually likes it or strongly dislikes it!