As you know, we’ve been busy here and I’m not complaining!! I’m loving the custom jobs and new creations! It’s just that I haven’t had a ton of time to post all of the fun things. I simply MUST make time for this one. ;)
This 1970’s console TV came from a wonderful lady right in my neck of the woods in Troy. She even showed me the inside of the house she was selling. When we walked in, it was like stepping into the 1970’s. All original wood work, carpets, even a coal stove and old washing machine. We fell in love! Then we had to lug this RIDICULOUSLY heavy TV down a flight of stairs… and I was in a dress. What was I thinking? Anyway, a HUGE thank you for this piece!
Here’s the before:
It was so girly that it screamed “paint me pink”. I kept second guessing myself… or maybe I should say John was second guessing me. So, I took a vote on our Facebook page. The voters were definitely not in any type of agreement. Then my friend Lara posted, “Whatever your first instict was my dear…” so I went with pink. John was still picking on me, but he knows he likes it deep down in his manly heart. :)
We pulled out the tube, but wanted to keep the metal section of the TV. We removed the metal as well so I could paint all of the wood sections with the air sprayer. We then removed the speaker. The inside of old TV’s are pretty cool and our son enjoyed taking all of the pieces apart like he was a scientist. If you want to see how to paint this piece, check out How to Repaint Furniture.
We went with a pale pink and I was going to glaze it with silver because of the sliver part around the TV that we were keeping. Once we put the metal section in it looked more green than silver. So, I ended up using watered down military green paint to glaze the piece and finished it off with a light silver glazing. After that was all set, John made a custom book shelf to install in the back and then I painted it a metallic silver.
Sorry I don’t have the best after picture. We finished it the day we went to the Waterford Canal Festival and it sold that day so I didn’t have much time to get a good shot. I’m just thankful I remembered to take a picture at all. :)
Oh, and this piece went to an awesome couple! Thank you Frannie and Jimmy! Most of the 1st floor of their home was destroyed by the flooding we recently experienced so I was thrilled to have one of our pieces be part of their new remodel!
Happy Redesigns,
Sarah
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I really seriously want one of these tv console designs. I now you told me you had some that you needed to do…could you send pics??? I am totally serious!! Thanks!
Shannon
Hi Shannon,
I will get a picture of one tomorrow and email it over. It doesn’t look quite like this one, but I can do it however you would like. :) Thanks for checking out this post, too.
-Sarah
PS- My kids had a great time with yours. Thanks for being so kind.
Wow! I stumbled across your page from a post that Domino had on Facebook and I LOVE all your pieces – totally my style! I especially love this TV console repurpose so much I had to comment. Amazing work, wish I lived closer to NY!! :)
Hi Jenny,
Thank you for checking out our site and sharing your positive feedback! We wished you lived closer, too.
What brand of tv was this? It’s too small/fuzzy to read in the pics but I would love to try to find one exactly like it and insert a flat screen. It is by far the prettiest tv console I’ve seen and would be perfect with the rest of my French country stuff. My current t.v. is just sitting on top of a media stand and my cats have already knocked it off once!! They make them TOO lightweight now and it’s just no bueno for me. I’m surprised it even still works. Great job! Thanks!