Re-finished

You might remember the picture above from early November, before Black Tuesday, 

when Danni helped me paint the wall black.
(psst...Danni is on Instagram if you'd like to see what she's up to. Click her name above to go there.)

I am sharing it again because I forgot to take a "before" picture 

of the cabinet upon which the TV sits.

Once the wall was painted, I thought the cabinet brought down the whole look,

with its dated 1980s dark-wood finish. 

So I did a little research, bought an e-book on how to refinish furniture,

and thus commenced a week without the use of my garage and dining room.

 First the cabinet had to be dismantled and sanded.

 Then it needed a few coats of primer.

 Then it got too cold in the garage and the whole project moved inside and 

Smooch and I sniffed paint fumes while multiple coats of paint and polyurethane were applied.

And now I think I can finally call the living room re-finished.