Refurbished Furniture

I really wished I would have taken a before picture, before I started.  

This was my first attempt at refurbishing furniture.  I was very happy with the way it turned out.  I hope  this helps with any refurbishing projects you might have.  

I had this TV stand that was a hand-me-down.  It's made from a type particle board and it was too short for my liking.  I've searched for a new piece but I couldn't find anything I liked for under $400.  I figured I would go ahead and try my best to bring this TV stand to life and give it a makeover.  

Here I go...

This is the stand when I took the doors and legs off.  It's on it's back and ready for sanding.  

Sanding was easy because the furniture was particle board and it sanded quickly!  I used my palm sander for most of the sanded areas.  

Here are the legs that I took off of the TV stand and the new legs I was putting on.  

Big difference in height. 

The original legs were attached with small particle board squares.  These were not strong enough to attach the new legs so I had to cut new wooden blocks.  

I actually had some leftover paint from another project that I used.  

I painted two coats.

 Notice- I didn't sand the inside of the cabinets.  I figured the inside would be stacked with DVDs and the doors would hide the difference.  It saved time and sanding.  

After painting and drying I added a polyurethane clear satin spray.  After that dried I sanded with a light grain steel wool and sprayed another layer of polyurethane.  

I used the original hardware.

Materials and price:

paint (already had- free)

new legs (4 x $11)

polyurethane ($8)

steel wool (already had- free)

Project completed at the total cost of $52

I was very happy with my results!