Photography by Steve Lodefink
I really like the 1950’s vintage enameled steel and idea of building a custom housing for a modern wood cabinet TVs. At one point, I had a collection television. of half a dozen classic sets, but they proved a less This project is very straightforward, but requires practical thing to collect than, say, wheat pennies some basic cabinetmaking skills and tools. At the or comic books. Eventually, I jettisoned them all very least, you will need a drill, table saw, jigsaw, but I could never quite shake my affinity for the and a router. mid-century sets.
A lot of people probably consider a brand new Layout and Design
Sony 27-inch television a stylish addition to their Design your cabinet based on the dimensions of environment, but for me it was a big ugly plastic the equipment that it assault on my sensibilities. I decided to build a will house. To preserve cabinet that looked outwardly like a Populuxe the illusion that it is television set, but inside held our entire stack of an old TV, the cabinet
AV gear. I had been toying for some time with the should be as tight fitted
Behind this mid-20th veneer is your 21st century entertainment setup.
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