Living Room Entertainment Stand Reveal

This TV stand has sat in our home for 2 years with 2 huge marks where tape ripped off the veneer to uncover the particle board it is made out of underneath.  My family living nearby told me it was cute, and I told myself that the large marks were "Shabby Chic" and contributed to the look I was going for.  It was all a front! The torn areas bothered me, but I hated living in an apartment and didn't do very much decorating, so after trying to stain it to sort of match *Impossible to Stain Particle Board* I left it be.  For two years!

When we finally moved into our rental house last month, I was giving my sister a virtual tour of the house, and introduced her to our TV stand.  She said "Well, you can't just leave it like that," Thinking that I had just purchased it.  I decided after one of the only honest people in my life told me I needed to change it, I needed to change it!

Finished Project!

These are the knobs I used from Anthropologie.  If you haven't seen their selection of hardware, I seriously suggest you don't look.  You will want to update all your doorknobs, pulls, and everything else in your house, and your wallet will be empty.  The knobs we finally decided on (I shouldn't have taken Nick or we would have chosen something much more girly) have a mirrored finish with a crystal glazing over them. 

Here's what I used:

Valspar Spray Paint from Lowe's Indoor/Outdoor in Tropical Oasis (3 dollars a bottle, I used 2)

Valspar Antique Glaze (8 Dollars a bottle, I used 1/4)

Here's some videos I watched on Antique Glazing to help me know what I was doing

Youtube Directions on Glazing

Sawdust and Embryos Furniture Glazing Tutorial

Here are some of my Inspiration Pictures from Pinterest:

via: Lilikoijoy.com

 

via: Etsy.com

Before:

Here it is after the Spray Paint and before the antique glaze went on. It looked a bit Splotchy but the antique glaze helped get rid of the overly shiny areas. 

Here's my Instagram post of the the after: