Thanks. I do think we'll be hanging a LCD on the wall above the dresser(ours will only be 19-21"). I do find that other stores/furniture-makers mimic Pottery Barn pieces 6 months to a year after they come out with something--but I'm not waiting that long and there are no guarantees! Aside from a simple TV mounted on the wall, these are other ideas I've received: --Hanging the tv behind a mirror that is made for TV in the bedroom. These mirrors are less opaque than the ones used in bathroom/TV setups--but they are very expensive at this pt! --I think one TV manufacturer is making a tv that is already a mirror when off--Philips? Again, very expensive. --Put the TV up on the wall but put a frame around it like a picture. Someone suggested velcro to attach to the frame of TV(?) I guess you'd just have to be careful to be sure it doesn't hinder air circulation. --Place other pictures, plates, etc around the tv (if it's not a big one) and treat it like another picture. And searching Google images is a good idea.

Hi island. Our banquette was built (several years ago) by the same guy who did our cabinets. There is no back on it ... just loose pillows, which we sort of toss around depending on how many people are actually sitting on it. It does have storage. There are sliding doors on the long front of it (this is not easy storage to access but it's for the cookbooks I pull out once a year, etc.) and a "morgue" drawer that comes out from the end (where we keep all the dog leashes, collars, etc. Super handy storage!). I will take some measurements tonight or tomorrow for you, but I recall that the seat is about 19" tall after the cushion is on. I made the cushion extra thick, 4 inches, and raised it up a little because I prefer to sit a little higher at a table. The chairs came with the house and I sort of painted them on a whim. I used Annie Sloan's chalk paint, which was OK, although I'm not sure it was any better than any other kind of paint, other than not having to prime them first. They do seem to be wearing well though. Hope that helps for now. More to follow.

I see you found the answer . Thank you for liking my closet. No one that sees it guesses it's MDF either. I chose it because of now smooth it is compared to plywood. We were new to woodworking so we'd not discovered carpenters grade plywood like we used to build the bookcases in our library a couple years ago. Linelle I've heard that too about the grit of the sand paper. We usually use the finer grit only between coats of poly. I think I'll edit that above. I was trying to write it while working "in my head" and one always doesn't remember those little details. Thanks!

We did go with Ikea, the expedit. I LOVE them! I keep bugging DH to go back and get a couple more for our basement. I think they are great storage. I did think about using some of my DR furniture for storage and keeping it, but I just didn't think it would work for me. There are doors they make for the Expedits and some people paint them. There are amazing pics all over pinterest. I saved some to my playroom board and have it linked below, but there are so many good ideas. Here is a link that might be useful: Playroom pics