Problem area solved!

 So, we have this problem area.  I bet you have one too, right? It's our entry, drop all your stuff, music room desk!

See, it's a mess.  I had gotten this cute desk years ago at a garage sale for $40.  It was great and I gave my husband the top, right drawer to throw all his junk into when he got home from work or wherever.  That worked for a few months.  Then, he took over "my" drawer which was the one underneath.  Anyway, after many years it just still isn't working like I had hoped!  So, I decided that it was time to try something new! 

On the left is our shelf with hooks and bench with kids baskets!

I bought this dresser on Craig's List for $65.  It is so beautiful - fits in well with our 1940's home.  I wanted something old, but that I could re-do.  So, I got to work on this beautiful dresser!

I had one problem...I had no idea what color to paint it or what to do with it!  A friend too a look at the pictures of the room I sent her and then she and I went back and forth and came up with painting it black, but then she suggested {since it IS a music room} to decoupage old music to the top of the dresser.  Brilliant!  Why didn't I think of that?

So, I took it apart, stripped the varnish and began priming it!  I took off the hardware - really pretty hardware!  I spray painted the hardware metallic silver and painted the whole dresser black!  Then, I laid out the old piano music on top and used the Mod Podge on it.  No, I'm not really very good at it and probably it would have looked nicer had I had fancier tools to push the paper down over and over....but, it turned out pretty good!  See...

I love it...but, my husband is super happy!  Here is how I organized the inside of it! 

The view from the back door entry...

Added glass top and phone charging area...

See how I mapped out where to put everything!

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