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Craigslist was good to me last week. Look what I scored for only $25!
I’ve been watching Craig for the last month hoping to score one. I wanted an armoire to put in our master bedroom to hide the flat screen hanging on the wall.
Here’s the steps I took:
1st – take off doors, remove drawers and hardware
2nd - sand lightly
3rd - cut the back out of the top section (so our wall mounted TV could slide on in)
4th – prime with Kiltz (what I had in the garage)
5th – give it 2 coats of white paint. My 1st coat I used up my White on White Glidden paint that I received FREE from one of their giveaways. The 2nd coat I went and bought Valspar’s White in Satin (their pre-mixed from Lowes)
6th - spray painted all the hardware with my love, Oil Rubbed Bronze (ORB)
7th - Wait impatiently till it’s all dry to reassemble
And here she is….
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Isn’t she pretty all creamy white?
Love the hardware all ORB’ed .
Love the detailed carvings…
and lots of glorious storage inside & of course the perk of hiding of the TV!
And for fun I thought I’d photoshop in a few of the blues from Martha Stewart’s new paint line @ Home Depot ~ that I’m lovin’.
This is Heavenly Blue
and Waterfall.
Which one do you love?
So Martha… if you happen to drop by my blog… I’d love to do a review on your new paint line… I’d just need about 3 gallons of paint for my master bedroom and bath.
So… total cost = $32!
$25 armoire
$8 quart of paint
Not bad!
Showing this baby off here:
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~ Maryann
What a great find and you made it beautiful! As for paint color, I like Waterfall.
This armoire is beautiful…you got a great bargain…I've never seen one that cheap….love the white!!
*Gasp*
I. LOVE. IT.
Totally gorgeous… how much to ship it to New Zealand?!?!?!
A great find and a great redo!
Love it! I have an armoir really similiar to this one that I got for free from my mother in law….I've been trying to decide what color to paint it! Maybe after we move it wants to become a pretty white?!
Oh hun! That turned out beautiful! I love how crisp looking it is, and the fact you can hide the t.v.
And I like waterfall a bit better…it seems to have a bit more depth to it 
Good luck, have fun deciding!
OMG!! you were so lucky! Those deals are rare, even on Craigs list.
I never cease to stand amazed at what a difference paint makes! What a find, and I love what you did with it!
wow, she's beautiful! Gotta love the power of paint!
great deal, and fabulous job with the remake!
gail
This turned out beautiful! What a great deal…love scouring craigslist. I vote for waterfall!
SHAZAM! That looks awesome!
love it! and i think waterfall would make a nice wall color.
What a score for $25!! She turned out lovely! So classy and sophisticated, and SO much better than that honey pine!
What an amazingly clever way to hide the wall mounted tv…know you have me thinking.
You've done a great job on an outdated piece; it looks stunning.
Oh what a fabulous find and it turned out just fantastic!! Good job there!! Lucky you!
Nancy
That's a GREAT find at a great price!
I LOVE it! I cannot believe you found that on Craigslist for $25 – I NEVER find a deal like that!! I am jealous!
Beautiful job…and I like the Waterfall the best! 
Those are the best kind of deals! It's gorgeous with magical white paint.
Kacey
P.S. Heavenly blue.
That turn out so good. I score one for free and I am redoing it. Hope it turns out as good as yours.
I love how super savvy it is and it looks amazing!!
It is BEAUTIFUL! Great work!!
That looks lovely! And what a great price too!
Great job
GREAT Job!!! LOVE it!!
Oh my gorgeous! It looks amazing! I love all the details too. It really looks beautiful.
Get out of here!!! $25??? What a deal! It turned out just beautiful!! Like the waterfall, but both are very nice.
GREAT job!
Debbie@houseatthelake
p.s. just found your blog…love it!
NO waaaaaay! Oh my goodness you did such a good job on it. Wow. All of your redo projects are giving me an itch to tackle some chairs I've been wanting to do. I seriously can't believe you only spent $32 on this. That's just insane! I am definitely checking out craigslist a lot more often now. Thanks! Have a good weekend : )
Great redo, Maryann! On the room paint, I'm a Waterfall fan. That is what my master bedroom had in Dallas (Frisco) and what I unfortunately did NOT use in Vermont!
Woah! That is gorgeous! I can't believe you got it for $25. If only those people realized what they could have done with that. They'd kick themselves if they saw what you did with it!
What a beautiful transformation!
I'm hosting a blog party tomorrow and I'd love it if you linked up!
Never would I find a deal like that here! It looks fabulous and amazed at how the tv fit right in there!
That looks great! Oh, and I love the Martha color!
Wow, your armoire is gorgeous…I love it! Such an amazing price too!
YOU INSPIRE ME TO TRY MY HAND AT SOME PROJECTS I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, BUT I'M A CHICKEN. MAYBE MY STARS ARE CHANGING:)
Found you through Funky Junk…Love your armoire!!!! Could not love it more! Seriously! I have a soft spot for armoire's and would have one in every room if I could. Great blog you've got here…I'll be following!
All dressed up and no place to go…..I'll bet you are glad. It is dreamy!
What a score for $25.00! It looks like it was in great condition. Love it white and I love all the storage inside.
That turned out beautiful! Great job.
I pick heavenly blue. Waterfall is too french blue, which I don't get into.
AMAZING transformation. Well done!
In a time everyone is distressing, your piece is timelessly chalk white and it couldn't be more perfect! I am waiting for the perfect piece to do something similar in the bedroom, so this spoke to me!
Very pretty! Thanks for linking up to SNS!
FJ Donna
Love it like crazy. You have got to follow along with my coral mirror project….I have high hopes for it. http://www.akmagnoliahouse.com
The armoire is gorgeous! What a score. I have come across ORB a bit this week and since I am a HUGE fan of spray paint I might have to try it out!
You have done a fabulous job. I love Craigslist – I found 2 console type desks for $80 total and re-painted them. I am going to post next week and link up to your paint party too!
Oh man! I just bought a nice black armoire off of craigslist for $200 and thought I was getting a good deal. Ha! Guess not hardly! (Though I didn't have to do a darn thing to it, so that's a plus.) I have seen some pieces at garage sales and on craigslist that interest me, but I am just so nervous about the painting it part. My biggest question is how to sand something down. What kind of sandpaper do you use? I read somewhere to start with the coursest and then again and again with finer and finer ones until you get to the finest. Sounds like too much work for me. Surely there has to be an easier way.
Lana… I'm going to talk in more detail about painting furniture at this weeks POPP (Power of Paint Party)… hopefully I will answer your questions then.
Gorgeous!! It turned out great!
That was $25 well spent! It turned out beautifully! Theresa
What a find Great job
You lucky lucky girl! It looks amazing! I like the heavenly blue btw.
WOW! This is what I call a BLESSING! You go girl! I'm gonna hop on over to Craigslist now and be more diligent, cuz I'm in need of furniture revamp myself!!
BTW, Waterfall is my favorite, and I paint murals in case you need a lil' artwork to go with that baby! Wink, wink!
Great job! Lucky lucky find! And, lucky you to have such talent. I like the Waterfall paint. Hope Martha stops by!
What a fabulous DIY transformation~well done!
I hope you have stopped by to enter my giveaway.
Looks awesome, love how your retrofitted it to meet your needs! I think I like the first blue shade better.
Nice project. I would love it if you would link this up in Modern Craftswoman Monday. Very well done. Rory
Very pretty! Great Job!
Nice job! I've been scouring Craigslist for a long time looking for the perfect armoire for my LR. I plan to paint it too.
I like Waterfall better.
I will add my kudos to the rest of the group! This is fabulous! I have seen orb all over blog land, but not one redo has inspired me to use it-until yours!
Fantastic! Don't you love cheap furniture? Come to think of it-I love anything that's cheap!!
Happy Monday!!
i may or may not have clapped my hands in glee at this amazing piece of furniture. you truly rocked the redo, it's STUNNING.
I'm so jealous! I have been stalking craig for a couple of weeks now looking for this exact… well pretty darn close armoire!!!
I will find it!!!
You did wonderful its gorgeous!!
what a great idea and a great makeover. love that it hides the tv…genius!
I would pay a lot of money for that. Gorgeous!
It turned out fantastic!! Great job!!
Truly gorgeous!!!
You are awesome!! It looks perfect
It looks great in white! What a wonderful find and a great makeover.
It turned out so nice! It's amazing what a little white paint can do.
What a find….beautiful!
I really like this piece of furniture, just enough detail to look great in white. Great choice. I have never thought of using up old paint as a base coat. Thanks for a wonderful tip.
It looks amazing! Very inspirational.
Here from Tracy's party – you did an AMAZING job! Gotta love Craigslist!
Your armoire is beautiful! Wow, what a bargin for $25. Great job on the transfomation!
Beautiful job! And a wonderful idea…
Oh my, she is beautiful!
WOW. I want one!
Hi! Came to you from the Nester. LOVE your armoire!! you really DID win the Craigs list lotto with that one. I have a similiar looking armoire in my family room, minus all that wonderful detail work, that I have been looking at and wanting to paint. The only problem is I have already painted a ton of stuff in my house, and I fear my hubby thinks I am losing it
Thanks for the inspiration, it really looks amazing. Carol
Great….I love everything about it…mostly the price! That's my kinda makeover. Lisa~
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!
Absolutely gorgeous! I've been on the lookout for an armoire as well. I need one!
That is beautiful…I WANT IT!!
WOW, what a FIND! I know something like that on my Craigslist doesn't stay up for long. Lucky! And you did a beautiful job with it!
(Got here from Thrifty Decor Chick.)
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This is immaculate!
She Shoots, She Scores !! I Just Love It !!
Ooooh! I love it what you did with the armoire! I'll be attempting to refinish some pieces this year but on a smaller scale for starters.
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That is absolutely AWESOME! And what a fantastic deal you got on the armoire! I may have to take up "Craigslist snooping"
Stunning!!!!
I saw this post on your sidebar and had to click. It reminded me of a similar lucky find I had a couple of weeks ago. I got a beautiful armoire for just $35 on a garage sale (I blogged about it too).
I just wish such events were more common were I lived.
I love the beautiful white color. I also found one for $30 I just need to paint it.I am a new follower
stephanie
http://theladybugsgarden-stephanie.blogspot.com/
You did a fabulous job making this over. It’s lovely!
I love it!! Gorgeous Job and what a steal.
that is soooooooooo gorgeous, you have a good eye.
how beautiful! Thanks for posting the details on how you did this and esp. what types of paint you used.For us newbies it is very confusing and every blog/tutorial has something different.Thanks for making it easy!
Absolutely Gorgeous!!! I love it!~! I You did a fantastic job and it is Stunning! My favorite piece yet that I have seen! Thank you for sharing!! Hugs & Smiles, T
You did an outstanding job!! It’s beautiful . I purchased one over the weekend, going to do the same. Is it better to spray paint ? Which is what I want to do