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DIY Dresser to TV Console

When we moved into our new house I realized our old TV console was much too small for our new space. So I went on the hunt for a large dresser that I could turn into a TV console. I found this beautiful, solid hardwood dresser from a friend of mine who sells furniture and I scooped it up for a deal!

DIY TV console - Ask Anna

I hated the three doors in the middle but I new it had potential because of the beautiful molding on the drawers and the solid hardware.

When I got it home I took the doors in the middle off, and set it up in our living room. Behind the doors were 3 drawers but I needed a place to set our DVD player, cable hookups, etc. so I removed 2 of the drawers and my husband made shelves for them to sit on. I think removing the doors made a big improvement. My dresser to TV console makeover was under way!

DIY TV console - Ask Anna

The coloring was still awful but I knew that could easily be changed with a little paint (see my color sample on the right).

In our other house I had a dresser that I had painted teal and I loved it. I thought it was a great pop of color in our living room so I decided to paint this dresser a similar color. I contacted Old Village Paint to find the perfect teal for my new dresser turned TV console, because I love their high-quality paints.

After talking with them I decided to go with the Society Hill Blue, one of their latex colors.

Old Village Paint colors - Ask Anna

I mixed the Old Village Paint with a little paint conditioner and used a foam roller to paint the dresser base. Then I used a paint brush for the drawers around all the molding.

Here’s what the dresser looked like just after Christmas, I didn’t have time to finish it until after the holidays were over. It was like this for about a month and it made me crazy having the wood color in the back of the dresser, and all along the base.

DIY dresser to TV console - Ask Anna

My husband also got a new TV for his Christmas/birthday present so we were able to put it on the wall instead of having it sit on the dresser (MUCH better).

After the holidays were over I finally had time to take it all apart and finished it. I painted behind the shelves, the sides of the drawers, and the base of the dresser.

DIY dresser to TV console - Ask Anna

It looked so much better but I started thinking that an old piece like this one shouldn’t look so bright. So I decided to give it a little antiquing. For my decor I’m not into heavy antiquing so I did a light coat with this antiquing wax from America’s Paint Company.

DIY dresser to TV console - Ask Anna

I also don’t have all the proper antiquing brushes so I did it ghetto style with an old makeup brush and a stiff paint brush. The makeup brush actually did a great job and I’ll probably use it again in the future unless one of the expensive Annie Sloan waxing brushes just happens to drop in my lap.

I waxed it really heavily and then went back and “cleaned it up” until I was satisfied with the results.

DIY dresser to TV console - Ask Anna

Here’s what it ended up looking like.

DIY dresser to TV console - Ask Anna

I’m extremely happy with the way it turned out and I love the pop of color on the new hardwood floors!

DIY dresser to TV console - Ask Anna

I think it makes a stunning addition to our newly remodeled living room and I absolutely love the color!

DIY dresser to TV console - Ask Anna

TV console makeover - Ask Anna
DIY dresser to TV console - Ask Anna

 

Products used:
Old Village Paint (Society Blue)
Antiquing wax (American Paint Company)

 

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Comments

  1. Trine says

    January 27, 2014 at 5:28 am

    wow! I think you did such a great job on this piece. It looks so much better than before! Removing the three middle drawers did such a huge difference!

    • Anna says

      January 27, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Thank you! 🙂

      • Debbie says

        January 27, 2014 at 9:34 am

        Anna, great job on the dresser/tv console. could you tell me what you did to prep the dresser before you painted it. I tried to do an old armoire, and used Kilz Max primer 1st,,,,was told no sanding was necessary . did the primer, then the paint,,,,but for some reason some of the paint has peeled off.

      • Anna says

        January 27, 2014 at 9:51 am

        Bummer! I actually didn’t do anything, I just wiped it down to make sure it was clean and then painted it. The Old Village paint is REALLY thick and really high quality so it went right on and it looks great. I would highly recommend it for painting over old pieces.

  2. Becky - Clean Mama says

    January 28, 2014 at 4:30 am

    It’s gorgeous Anna! What a transformation!
    xo, Becky

    • Anna says

      January 28, 2014 at 7:57 am

      Thanks Becky! 🙂

  3. Beth says

    January 31, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Very nice job. Love the color and the aging wax.

  4. Carlin Stanton says

    February 19, 2014 at 7:12 am

    My wife is going to love this idea!

    Cool blog…

  5. sharon briggs says

    April 22, 2014 at 4:11 am

    hi anna, i have a piece that i would like to paint, you didn’t mention sanding, did you?

    • Anna says

      April 22, 2014 at 8:41 am

      There were a couple spots I had to sand because there was some sort of build up on top of the dresser, but the sanding was minimal. The Old Village Paints paint is such good quality that it covers pretty much everything, giving you a nice smooth finish. 🙂

  6. Brandi says

    March 2, 2015 at 12:26 pm

    How big is this dresser? I have one that looks almost identical that belonged to my grandparents. It’s not my style and too big for my bedroom. I almost gave it away but can’t seem to for sentimental reasons. I’d love to repurpose it. I think I found next weekend’s project!

    • Anna says

      March 2, 2015 at 12:46 pm

      My dresser is 20″deep x 78″ long. I’d love to see pictures of yours after you redo it!

  7. Vanessa says

    July 30, 2015 at 9:49 am

    Looks great! Did you use the clear or dark wax from American Paint Company?

    • Anna says

      July 30, 2015 at 11:33 am

      I used the dark wax but it’s hard to see in the pictures. It looks great in person though. 🙂

  8. Heather says

    August 17, 2016 at 9:16 am

    Can you share how you got the cable box and other electronics wires connected from the wall to the dresser? Did you drill a hole in the back of the dresser and thread them through?

    • Anna says

      August 17, 2016 at 11:38 am

      Yes, that’s exactly what we did. 🙂

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