Entertainment Center redo

So I have been wanting to redo the area for quite some time now. It was really dark and crowded, and although the living area is actually really big, it started to feel smaller with the big pieces of furniture.

Here is the before...


The big gigantor brown armoire and the icky chair the dog liked to sleep in. Notice the arrow, it is pointing to DUCT TAPE. Yup, the puppy tried to disembowel the lovely sea foam green chair.

Well, you'll all be happy to know that that lovely piece of furniture is no longer with us. Much to the disappointment of the dog. :o(

I 'inherited' my parents old entertainment center, which was a medium reddish brown. Not a color that went with ANYTHING in my house, so, after a quick trip to IKEA where we purchased two smaller bookcase type thingies, I decided to paint the entertainment center to match the bookcase thingies, which I decided to buy in a pale off white, hoping to lighten up that whole area.

Here is the entertainment center before....


Unfortunately the flat screen did NOT come with the tv stand. Bummer.

So here is the same area now....


Definitely makes the area lighter, brighter and more open. I still have to cover the wires and such, but not too bad for a hand me down. :o) But doesn't the tv look sooooooooooooo tiny?!?! When all debt is paid off, there will be a giant flat screen in it's place. And the stereo next to it...it has a turn table...that actually plays record albums. Either I'm really old, or a dj..... ;o)

Eventually the idea is to put up a half wall behind the entertainment area. But for now, it is an improvement.