just ran across a wonderful deal on a center channel. Problem is, it doesn't match anything in my HT/living room. Please help.

Speaker is real wood veneer in Sycamore color w/grey color surrounding tweeter and woofer.

I want to paint it black. I'm guessing semi-gloss black.

how do i prep it for painting?
do i use a brush or rolloer?
how do i mask the drivers?
will i still see the wood grain through the black?

am i crazy for painting this beautiful speaker? Wife hates the color and i find it distracting.

Thanks...