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I shared a few days ago that we ripped out our fireplace, all because of a great Black Friday deal on a flat screen HDTV.  So, we were left with a few holes in the wall, some raw drywall and a patch of plywood on the floor.  The pressure was on to find something to put under the TV before the TV arrived, because you know that thing was going on the wall within 8 minutes of it crossing over our threshold.  When I was at Lucketts on Thursday, I had the thumb’s up from my husband to look for a piece that would work.  I kept passing a French provincial buffet, but it looked like it was going to be too big.  After looking around some more and not finding anything else, I went back to the buffet.  I loved the color, the shape, the wood top and the storage configuration was perfect to use as a TV console.

I decided it was worth getting out the tape measure to see if it would work.  I called my husband and we determined it would be perfect.  The dealer gave me an amazing deal on it and even agreed to rearrange her space, so I could take it with me that day.  When we got it home and set it in the space, we knew it was perfect.  Even better than I thought it would be.

 

 

We removed two of the top drawers to use the recesses as cubbies for the components.  I’m going to paint the insides of them once I know what color the vendor used on the piece.

 

 

It felt a little foreign for me to purchase a piece that was already painted, but it is so perfect as it is.

 

I’ve always wanted a piece with metal fretwork on it as well.  That was a little bonus in my mind.

I am starting to love my family room and kitchen as those spaces continue to develop…

…and I don’t miss that fireplace one little bit.

Marian Parsons 

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  1. you continue to inspre and to help others truly look beyond their own four walls. thank you so much

  2. Beautiful piece. I love the look, so much nicer than the fireplace. Wouldn’t expect anything less from you, you are such a renaissance woman. Blessings

  6. I hope you saved those drawer fronts. You can hinge them and put them back on to “hide” your electronic equipment. It still will house them, but hide them.

  12. I really, really like the change! I love how you always seem to find the perfect piece of furniture to fit your needs. It works perfectly.

  13. This is great! I actually bought a piece at our local Habitat ReStore this weekend to paint and put in my spot at the antique mall.

  20. What a beautiful piece! Maybe you could paint the insides of those two cubbies something to coordinate with your other accent colors — like the green you’re working to incorporate? Or maybe a blue?

  23. Hi there Marion, I just wondered if it would be an idea to put hinges on the two drawer fronts you’veremoved so you could re-attach them and hide those black boxes…….

    1. I would definitely do that, but they would be open all the time. My husband and kids would be really annoyed by them, so I think it’s best to just leave them open.

  24. Well, that one is a good one to break the rule of finishing your own pieces on! What a show-stopper. You have excellent taste. What a find!!! I like Suzanne’s idea of reattaching drawers on hinges…that would be too cool and it seems that there is a way for the electronics and remote to communicate even when they are behind closed doors now. That’s what my husband says! 😉

    Sherry @ Pondered Primed Perfected

  25. Love the buffet as an entertainment piece, what a clever idea. I totally understand how you feel about your house. My husband and I live in a condo and from day one I have always hated parts of it. I love the layout (big open kitchen, living room, dining room), but I have always hated the linoleum and carpet. After 6 years of living there and hating the flooring the entire time, we have decided to upgrade and lay hard wood floors throughout. I am so excited and feel that I will finally start to love the place.

  27. I had the same thought as Amy — paint the inside of those drawer spite an accent color (and maybe the inside of the “behind door” spaces too!

  29. Love it! I could see the inside of the component spaces being black to keep things from looking cluttered.
    Yes, putting the drawers on hinges would be pesky, because the remote needs to *see* the component box.

    I did a similar thing ~ I made a black Friday TV purchase for the kitchen/laundry area. After looking high and low at all the stores and shops without finding a thing that would work in my room, I came home and discovered that my Granddaughter’s doll wardrobe (she’s almost 16) was perfect for my little, tiny flat-screen on a pedestal! I had just moved it to the back door, and came –>this<– close to letting the sweet, hand crafted '50's piece find a new home. 😀 Loving TV's that don't take up an entire corner of the room!

    So very much enjoy your projects and creative endeavors. Thanks!

  33. Brilliant putting the components in the drawer spaces. Totally copying. Once, of course, I cave and buy a flat screen. Holding out until right before Christmas….

  35. That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking I want to do too! It looks perfect. Love the green chairs! What a charming room. Your little guy looks pretty darn cute too.

    Kathy

  36. I love it! Those curved drawers are beautiful. Much better than that old fireplace! That will be so nice to enjoy as a family.
    I might have to give up the ornate drawers on mine and try putting my components in…they are just so pretty though. I’m still working on my project 🙂 I have about 10 going on and that one got put on the back burner after finishing our dining room.

    Kristen

  37. What a perfect fit! I wouldn’t have thought to pull the drawers out; brilliant idea! I can see that the boys are loving it, too.

  39. What a great find–everything looks wonderful! Just a thought here, but you might want to paint the inside of those open drawers black, then the components practically disappear. I think if you paint them the color of the rest of the piece, then the black electronics will draw attention to themselves.

  47. I LOVE that it chimes in with your new kitchen cupboards! Beautiful!

    Another thought for those cubbies… you could always paint them out black so your components disappear even moreso…

  48. What??? Has the earth tilted out of whack??? MMS bought a ready made piece and left it as it was?

    That’s so funny, Marian. It is really great, though, and you were right to get something under that new TV in a hurry. It’s looks mah-velous, dahling. : )

  49. Your room has come together so well.

    I wish I were in the US too, and could participate in all that wonderful hunt for furniture like that.

  50. To look at that piece in that spot you would never know that a fireplace was once on that wall..Another great job..

  51. Oh my gosh! Who would’ave thought how gorgeous a buffet table would look there…???? Well, I guess you did, Marian! lol! Fabulous!!!!! I just adore it – and I’m a true fireplace kinda gal. But the buffet really truly looks better! I’m just loving your style and the way you pull colors and textures together, my friend! ♥ Oh….and I’ll definitely keep that husband tip in mind for future reference……. hehehe!

    xoxo laurie

  52. That is a great find, and I was just thinking what a cool deal for you that you didn’t have to do all the work. I still can’t imagine that this is a room you all kick your feet up and relax in!

  53. Ohhhhh myyyy god, NOTHING could be more perfect than that … Only YOU could make a big ole flat screen tv look good. You don’t even see the tv, the eye is just completely drawn to the piece under it, that is completely amazing … Wow, i just learned something from you again…

    Cindy

  59. A remote will work through frosted glass or plexiglass….just a thought since I’m always trying to hide things. A grid to match the metal may look good in the frosted glass. But you, MIss M are the guru, I’m just a loyal follower. Love the furniture piece.

  60. Your tv buffet is gorgeous! I wish I could find peices like that. I used an antique bow front buffet as my tv stand. Since I used the smaller top middile drawer that bowed out for our tv components I could not add hinges to the drawer front as I don’t think you can add hinges to a round area and expect it to work. In your case though it would work. As for hiding your components and still being able to use them through the doors I came across this handy system while looking for something to work with our cabinet. It lets you use the remote through closed doors and even from another room! This might be your solution! http://www.amazon.com/Link-Remote-Control-Booster-System/dp/B00023JJV6

  62. I’m so inspired. Just told my hubby recently that I sell all my unique pieces of furniture but I never keep any for myself. I have an area similar to your’s now where we are putting a large flat screen and I have nothing to ‘house’ my components. I’m ready for a piece of painted furniture with a unique touch. Love how your home keeps evolving. 🙂

  63. I have dressers under all 3 of my flat screens that hang on walls…..I took drawer fronts off used hinges on the inside and put fronts back on…..someday you may want to sell it…..no… not you…….it would be already done ….just a thought…..then you don’t have to worry about painting drawer hole…..

  64. I love it!! I recently used a dresser for our entertainment center too. I decided against putting the drawer fronts with hinges on for the same reasons you did. First of all at our house they would always be open and second my lovely children would probably try to use them as steps to climb or sit on top of the dresser… not a good thing! Your piece is beautiful! And to move the fireplace?!! Holy Wow Batman!!

  65. That piece could not be more perfect for your home.Room by room your house is becoming more and more beautiful.I LOVE It all.And as far as your t.v. you are lucky you were able to replace your t.v. when you wanted to.Last February on Groundhog day our t.v. went out.That night before we had a major,MAJOR snow storm.I wish I had the time to pick out a new console for our t.v..Because it was thrown at us we had to go out and get a new tv and console pronto.I would rather have the set up you don instead of our cabinet.It is really LARGE.I am stuck with it for now as we had to get a new piece to fit the t.v. on.Oh well maybe someday we can hang our t.v. and get something a bit smaller.For now I can admire yours 🙂

  66. Wow! You certainly did find the perfect piece Marian. It’s like it was made for your home!
    And I laughed when you said it was foreign for you to buy a piece that’s already painted. Isn’t that so true?
    xoxo,
    Kim

  68. Looks great. Learn from our mistake and open the back up so the components can breath. I wouldn’t put the fronts on because they may block you from using your remote controls and any readouts for channels.

    And I’ve seen a few with the insides of the cubbies painted black so they appear invisible. I guess it depends on where you sit to know what you will see and what to paint.

    Enjoy

  69. Why don’t you put the drawer fronts back on to hide the components? That would make the piece more attractive and hide the uglies! I have all my components in the closet across from my TV – just ran wiring under the house!

  71. You might just get a chance to paint that exact buffet! I have it in my breakfast nook, untouched but minus the grate, waiting to be painted and I was going to ask you if you were still doing customer specific work 🙂 Happy Holidays

  72. It’s perfect! We have a similar setup, although my husband will not let me mount our TV – it’s driving me nuts! I love the storage our console provides.

  73. I love that piece- would love to find something similar for our tv, but it would have to be a little smaller. Enjoy the fact that you get a teeny break from painting with this piece! 🙂

  76. Looks absolutely beautiful, i am so glad you didn’t pass it up and I love your chairs!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend~ Tara

  77. Hi MMS. Just love that console, in fact, loved it so much I went on a search and guess what… I found the exact one. I’m just balking at the price. Do you think $250 is too much? It’s in such great condition I could use it immediately until I decide which colour I want to paint it. But $250… what do you think?

    1. Well…. I didn’t get it…hubbie veto’d it… and now I’m kicking myself because we changed our living room around and it would have been perfect! ARggghhhh. Oh well…. there’ll be another. 😉

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