Progress, people.

C'mon. Be excited with me. Although we started the new year by spending the entire day at home (this is something we NEVER do. NEVER.) and didn't even bother to get dressed (although I did my hair because I still want my husband to be attracted to me) progress was made, people.  I've been looking for an alternative to our current media stand for a while now. It sits low enough that the kiddos can touch the tv- or rather bang on it, hit it, wipe their messy hands on it AND Wyatt can open the doors (which are unlockable- we've tried several different methods) and throw all the dvds around the room and rip the dvd player out as well.

 See?? This mess isn't our fault. It's his:

Sure, he looks all sweet and innocent. Not true.
Fun stuff. So, I was thinking a dresser would provide good storage and get the tv up a bit higher. I looked and looked and looked, and finally found something I LOVE. It's BIG, but not too deep. Has interesting details. Is super heavy sturdy. AND CHEAP AFFORDABLE! Yea, for affordable! :)

I lovingly refer to it as "The Beast". I don't know how we're going to get it in the house because we could barely get it in the garage. Just. Barely. Seriously, it clears the threshold by like 5 inches. Not an issue, though, because I had plans to turn this thing around and get it in place by Christmas. Merry Christmas to me! But.... It's been cold here lately. Or raining. Or cold and raining. Either way, cold or rain is a no-no for painting, so progress was thwarted. My big plans of finishing the dresser purchase to house the media in the living room BEFORE Christmas were a fail. BUT, yesterday it was a beautiful 68 degrees and not raining. YEA!! Today is another story. It's rainy wet, so can't do anything more, but at least I got somewhere. Wanna see?? Okay, here it is:

Are you super jealous of my organized, clutter free workspace?? Yeah, I'm awesome like that. Totally professional in every endeavor. So, it looks white in the pictures, but it's actually ivory like the coffee table.

It needs another coat of paint. A solution to the handle problem: one of them was broken beyond repair and I can't find another like it. Anywhere. Distressing and a poly finish. Then it will be done. Can I get a "woot woot"??? Weather please cooperate. Thanks :)