DIY Entertainment Center

yayyyyy another DIY! i think my living room is almost done, & i am seriously loving it! i just have a couple of more art projects that i would like to get done....and it will be COMPLETE! even though our place may be super small, not in the ideal location or kinda old. i still love it, because it is all ours! owning a home someday will probably be one of the coolest feelings for me {other than adding little babies to our small fam bam ;)} so in the meantime i will just continue to fall in love with this place :).
last saturday jeffery & i decided to redo our entertainment center {it's actually more like a console, but the way i am designing it it will feel more like a whole piece}. my parents gave it to us, so once again we had an awesome deal! i believe this was from target & it had a top piece on it before. we decided to not keep it because our tv wouldn't fit in it. it's not a big change but it does look a lot better & it makes more sense with the rest of our white furniture. it cost us nothing! so that just makes it better too ;).

here is the before. i do not like the lip at the bottom at all, it clashes with modern stuff we have too much. & the color is so off! yes i kinda already have a beachy theme going on, but i want to make it more light & modern. so here we go! {yay for accidental Pandora in the background}

 what a mess! i hate cords...blek

 always make sure you clean it down, no matter how clean you think it is!

 we had to sand it down because when we took the top part of it previously it left these ugly little guys.

 he had the idea then to use an exacto knife to get the bigger parts and then we sanded it again.

 all clean!

 then there was this ugly smile {lip} at the bottom that just had to go. we thought there would be like screws or something to take it off...nope. so we broke it.

 we were right...there they are. so dumb.

 supplies! this is why it was free, we used old paint. save money!

 even though it was already white to begin with, we still ended up doing two coats! i wanted to make sure it was alllllll white!

 all done!

 

& there it is! all done :). i love that it is the same white as the other furniture pieces & it does look a little bit more modern. & GOODBYE TO NASTY CORDS!! if you are struggling with knowing how to organize or decorate your piece. first know if you want it to be more contemporary/modern, rustic, eclectic, or traditional. if you are wanting more simple, i suggest boxes for all your toys/belongings and only up to three accessories {books, figurines, pictures} and then create space around them. but if you are more like me and want it to feel a little more comfy/homey add some textures into the mix like pillows. yes they are for your head but now they are a nice embellishment to the space! want more ideas? just comment or contact me! {remember i am hirable ;)}  

 

it may not be perfect but hey it was free! and it was a fun saturday project for the two of us :). and it looks so much better with the rest of the room, not soi much of an eye sore now. one thing that i was glad that we did it was because we were able to fix that dumb mess of cords and some fullness to the bottom of it with my pillows. {jeff says i have too many, i say i don't have enough!}. but there you have it! i love it! what other projects should i do!?