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For Christmas, my husband and I gave each other a big screen TV. The only important thing though was that we had to build a cabinet for it as well as the components and speakers. By the time the holiday season was over, we had made the center cabinet that the TV sat on. And since then we have been building the balance of this unit.
This is made of African mahogany (I think). The face and the back is the solid wood. The balance is stained to match out of furniture grade plywood. The center of the doors is screen material and the speakers are behind them.
The real challenge was matching the stain and building the sides and top and have them all line up and work as a solid unit. I am really proud of the final result.
What do you think?
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17 comments so far
TomFran
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posted 447 days ago
Very nice work indeed. You can be proud of this beautiful piece of funiture. Congratulations on the finished project!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
oscorner
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posted 446 days ago
Execellent work and fantastic television. What a great picture. You and your husband did and outstanding job with the finish and stain.
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Napaman
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posted 446 days ago
amazing…beautiful through and through…i like the lighting on top…nice touch.
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Bob Babcock
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posted 446 days ago
Beautiful Ellen. Masterfully done as usual. I recognize a couple of your pieces in there. Did you do the dolphin as well?
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Dorje
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posted 446 days ago
Absolutely gorgeous…really nice work. I like the tansu style pulls a lot (at least that’s what they look like from here!).
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
Dano
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posted 446 days ago
Nice, very nice! Love the look and the color.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 446 days ago
Wonderful!!!!
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WayneC
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posted 446 days ago
Wonderful. I would be proud to have it in my home.
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Douglas Bordner
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posted 446 days ago
Beautifully done. Love the accent lighting and the crown molding.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 446 days ago
I thought it was one piece!!
Beautiful
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Ellen
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posted 446 days ago
Thanks so much for the feedback. The sculpture of the dolphin is a sculpture I purchased on a vacation years ago. It just fit there really well.
The lighting in this worked out really well. As you watch the TV, the lights are not shining in your eyes, just highlighting the wood grain.
Thanks again
-- Ellen -- www.goodadvertising.com/woodwork
john
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posted 446 days ago
Beautiful work Ellen
I just bought a 52” television last month and i want to build a cabinet for mine also.
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 446 days ago
Hi Ellen;
Very nice job, indeed.
I checked out your projects page, and I must say you do fine work!
Lee
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mot
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posted 445 days ago
Really a great project. All of your work is just first class!
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scopemonkey
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posted 441 days ago
What do I think?? Stunning! I had to go back and really scrutinize the pictures to see that this wasn’t a single unit. The wood is beautiful. I’m inspired by your work.
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Don
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posted 441 days ago
Ellen I really like this. This has been a week for entertainment units and certainly yours compares very well. I really like the darker Mahogany, it’s such a nice change from everything Oak. (Not being critical of Oak, just like the change.)
Is that one of your pieces in the upper left corner shelf?
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Ellen
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posted 441 days ago
Thanks again for the feedback. The top left shelf is holding the Ball and Burl box. Above the TV is the pyramid box. It really is a great showcase of art in the house.
Ellen
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