thrify makeover - tv console

I grabbed this mid-century style bureau at the thrift store a few months back for $20, hoping to use it as a landing pad for the front door and a place to park our newly purchased smaller television.

I could tell right away it was nothing special or fancy, so I didn't feel bad giving it a makeover with some paint and fabric.  I went ahead and removed the finish from the drawer fronts with a hand sander (since I would be painting over the wood I wans't too concerned with preserving the thin wood veneer).  I decided to add a hint of sunny yellow to match the livingroom palette, then painted the bottom drawers the same hue as the walls to help the bulkiness of it recede a bit.  Finally, I removed the cane lattice from the top drawer insets and lined them with a fancy gold fabric sample I had been saving for the perfect project. 

My only disappointment so far is that the bottom drawers are slightly difficult to open because there is no separation between them in the middle.  It is one of those issues that gets worse when you fill the drawers, which is why I didn't notice it in the store.   I mainly use the bottom ones to hold some of my fabric stash anyway, so they don't need to be opened too often. The top drawers are great for winter gear (hats, gloves, etc.) and storing our DVD player, which we hardly ever use these days.

  I figure, it was a $20 bureau in a sea of uglier $80+ ones, and it was an attractive and mostly functional solution to my problem.  Now I just need to figure out the space on the wall above it!