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Retro-style TV with modern components

cpep
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A timber box fashioned into a retro style TV box, decorated with hessian, legs and knobs.

 

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The project

 

I was inspired by a photo on Pinterest of someone who made these for a living. A modern 32-inch TV sits on the top shelf and behind the hessian bottom section is a sound bar.

 

Unfortunately I couldn’t find old TV knobs so I had to use door knobs that looked similar. The remote kinda works. I had to drill a small hole in the border for it to work.

 

I love all things vintage and the TV fits in well within my vintage home. 

 

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All materials were purchased from Bunnings, except the door knobs, legs and hessian. The wood was cut by a Bunnings staff member and I was on my way. I had never used power tools before nor knew 100 percent what I was doing but I'm happy with the outcome. 


I basically made a box and added trim which was stained. The border around the TV was made using MDF board (cut using a jigsaw) and gold spray paint

 

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I am definitely more confident and have done a few projects since. For newbies, I found doing research, watching YouTube videos and practice makes you more confident to give it a go and see what happens.

 

How to build a TV cabinet with wall mount

 

Resident Bunnings D.I.Y. expert Eric has compiled this step-by-step guide on How to build a TV cabinet with wall mount, complete with a full list of tools and materials.

 

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Comments
Dave-1
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Good Afternoon @cpep 

Love the look! :smile: I am impressed that you made it from scratch!  It came up so nicely. 

Having a picture showing all the parts you used :smile: perfect!

 

Nice retro looking job!

 

Dave

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