There she is!
Below is a before and after picture
I read online to start with kilz spray primer.
I used two cans for the priming.
Next I bought this rustoleum spray paint from Home Depot:
I must have used between 4-6 cans of this stuff and I was so frustrated because it was looking really streaky
^ see all the streaks?! Looked awful!!!
I tried applying more coats but it wasn't working. So I went back to homedepot and decided to buy roll on paint. I did my best to match the color from memory.
I had much better luck with the roll on paint. If you are going to paint laminent furniture I would recommend roll on paint with a sponge roller.
Now for the doors....I wish I had taken a picture of the steps but if you remember from the before picture they were plain frosted glass doors
Well I didn't really like the look of them and I wanted to dress the piece up a bit so I decided to cut trim with a hand saw and mider box for the 45 degree angles and place it on them like a square. I just used liquid nails adhesive to glue the trim to the door.
This is the same concept from Our Old Abode blog http://ouroldabode.blogspot.com/2012/03/hollow-core-door-makeover.html?m=1
So after all the parts were painted with the roll on paint it looked much better....now time to dress it up with hardware!
I really like how the brass hardware looked with the green so I decided to use these brass corners on the sides for a "trunk" look:
I think they were around $3 for a pack of 4 corners
My roommate and I put them on the TV stand:
I thought it still looked like it was missing something so back to Home Depot I went.....again.....
Found these brass handles that were also really reasonably priced:
I think they were less than $5 for a pack of 2. We put it on the center of each side. I think it really added to the "trunk" look!
And lastly, I found a brass clasp to replace the previous handles:
And here she is:
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