Hey there! I'm back with my first real project at the new house. Well, if you consider assembling furniture a project anyway. I actually kind of enjoy putting furniture together, I know that's weird. If I have time and it's not crazy hard to assemble, I think it's kind of fun. (Yes, even IKEA furniture.)
So for months I've had a plan for the areas to the side of the fireplace. I know I surprised many of you when I said I wasn't going to build built ins:
They're calling out for it, right? I know. They would look amazing I'm sure. But our goal before we moved in the house and certainly after is to keep things simpler. This house is more open than our last and that's our favorite thing about it. I really don't want to fill up the walls, at least for now. Maybe years down the line...but for now I'm craving simple.
Soooo...I had a plan in mind. It involved credenzas or consoles of some kind on each side and a couple simple floating shelves under the sconces. So for more than two months I've searched and searched for the right pieces. They had to be just the right length and height, and because I was buying two, I wanted something affordable.
The first thought was to find two matching dressers that I could either refinish or paint. I looked for two months and didn't find anything, at least not in my budget. Finding two matching dressers is way harder than I thought! So then I started shopping online, and this TV unit caught my eye:
We have our TV components wired off to the side of the fireplace so I wanted something with storage. I liked the lighter washed finish and the size was perfect. But they were going to be $700 for the two so I knocked those off the list.
I kept looking at items in that finish because I like it, but then when I was touring our new IKEA a few weeks ago I came across this beauty in the store:
It's the Malsjo sideboard and it's supposed to be used in a kitchen or dining room, but I thought it would be great for books and TV stuff as well. They actually have a shorter version that would have worked too.
The problem again was the price. This one was $450 and the shorter one was $400. But I fell in LOVE with the idea of black. I've told you before how much I love adding pops of black in a space when decorating. It always looks crisp and timeless.
So then I was hooked on black and kept searching...and found nothing. I decided to just wait till we moved in to keep looking when I got an email and it opened up to this console as the first one listed:
Ding ding ding!! It was perfect! A little detail but not too much, and the price was awesome -- less than $190 each! Now it goes without saying that these are not solid wood pieces of art here folks. But I didn't need fancy, I wanted pretty and functional. These fit the bill.
And the best part? They were a breeze to put together. Compared to some pieces I've put together anyway. Each one took me around 45 minutes to assemble and we were really happy with them:
Ignore the decor and all that jazz. That will change. When I find all my stuff in boxes. :) But the other night we were sitting in the family room and talking (again) how we wanted things to stay clean and simple. And we decided against the floating shelves and went with a mirror above each instead. Since I'll have a few decorative things on top of the consoles as well as inside, I knew adding shelves with more stuff would start to get busy.
Obviously I still have to hang them. When I find my anchors. :) But we love the consoles and how the mirrors look with them!:
Just imagine that hanging OK? Baby steps.
Do you remember when I talked about my family room layout dilemma? Well as you can kind of see here, we went with the two sofas facing each other:
Once I get this room under control I'll give you a whole tour! You can see how we have a good view of each new cabinet and plenty of room to walk around. There's so much space in this family room, I absolutely LOVE it.
I still have plenty of room to hang these without blocking the speakers. And this gives you an idea of how it looks with the lights on:
We have these on every evening and they are great low light. Love them!! You know I had to add some sconces somewhere. :)
I've gathered a few other TV consoles that I think are pretty to share with you! And they're all super affordable -- under $230 each! By the way, you can use a dresser as a TV stand and use a TV stand as a credenza and you can do whatever you want to do with whatever because it's your house! Keep that in mind.
This one has that washed gray finish that I love as well:
This one is similar to the first one I was looking at but doesn't have as many doors. I love the hardware on these!:
And if you like an open look, this one is really pretty too:
I like that the middle is suitable for TV components but the sides are open in the back. Very pretty!
So there's a few good options if you are looking for nice TV consoles that won't break the bank! I can't wait to show you how this turns out after I get it all put together. You know me, I like to share as I go with rooms.
I can't believe I just blogged about the first project in this house! It's about time!
Oh and I know my posting schedule has been wonky lately -- I'm hoping in a couple weeks I'll be back to a more consistent schedule again. Trying to give myself some grace during this time to not try to get everything done at once.
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