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For my birthday and Christmas present (since they are so close), Mark built me a built in entertainment center and desk. We both worked like crazy to get it done in the week we had of the new year since he took this week of work off . I have never painted anything as hard as this before. Wow I think it took me almost 24hrs of work to get it painted. I was even the one who painted our family room addition a few years ago. This beat it by far! I think it was all the nooks and crannies, it took a long time. The fire place has 5 coats in some places. I had to get a special primer paint for the fire place because of all the different types of wood was on it some was real other parts were laminate. It was not cheap primer but it will not scratch or peel of over time. i think mark and with some design help from marks brother scott and puddying help from mark's dad. I am so happy with it I even cried when mark hung up the doors over the desk it was what I had wanted and he did such a good job. I am glad to have a husband who is so handy! Thanks for making our home so homey and functional I love you!