"New" TV Stand

Our TV has been sitting on a tv stand from Dan's bachelor days, that was entirely too small for the TV. 
(picture is from when the tv was upstairs)

I picked up this dressed off of Craiglist, hoping to use it in our bedroom:

I got it home, to realize I didn't love it for our bedroom.  But I decided to give it a make-over anyways.  I figured I could use it behind our loveseat in the basement as a sofa table. So, I painted it white with some left over paint from a different project.  During the painting process, I removed the legs to make it easier to paint them.  That's when Dan came out and said "I really like it without the legs" and at that moment, the lightbulb went off - we could use it sans-legs as a TV stand.  The legs were wobbly and all scratched and dented anyways. 

Before setting up the TV stand, I wanted to figure out the cord situation.  Cords are ugly and I wanted them hidden.  First, Dan drilled a hole in the back of the dresser for the cords from our DISH box to go through.

 

And then he drilled a small hole in the wall, for the cable.  Fortunately, we have an unfinished storage room behind that wall, so it was simple to run the cable through the wall. (with DISH, you can't use the cable hookups that are already in the walls)

 

Now we have this pretty new TV stand

It's as if this dresser was meant for our TV.  It is the perfect width, and our DISH box fits absolutely perfect in the place of the top drawer. 

Happy Anniversary

3 years ago today, we tied the knot to forever.  

Happy 3rd Anniversary - I Love You, Honey!

Fall!

The weather is telling me fall is here - the high today so far has been 55!  With the crisp fall air, I figured it was time to get out the fall decorations.  I don't have much, but I got out what I do have. 

 

Now on to the fun wreath I just made for the front door.  After browsing pinterest (let me know if you want an invite!) the other night, I was inspired to make my own fall wreath.  

I started with my supplies:

- a branch wreath from Michaels ($2.50)

- scraps of fabric I had at home (free)

- bead spray from the clearance isle of Michaels ($.50)

- glue gun (already had - free)

Next I made flowers out of the fabric.  I ripped the fabric in 1 inch strips, started at one end and just twisted and glued the fabric around and around in a circle. 

 

After I made the flowers, I simply glued them to the wreath and added some of the bead spray.  Simple as that!

 

 I have to run some errands tonight, so I'll probably pick up some thick ribbon to hang it from, but for the time being it looks like this.  Such a cute addition to the front door for only $3!