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This started as a dresser that I saw for free on Craigslist this summer. I had been looking for something to house all of my electronic equipment and keep it organized. Ever since I got married it’s no longer cool to have as many wires and blinking lights showing as possible. So I went to pick it up and he was as happy to get it out of his second floor bedroom as I was to get it. I did some research online and it appears to be a mass-produced dresser from the 30’s or 40’s.
I started with the “woodworking.” I took the three drawers on each side and converted them to shelves with a single door made of the previous drawer fronts. Finding and placing the hinges was tricky because I wanted to make sure the doors still looked like drawers. The top-middle drawer is also no longer a drawer, but instead opens down. The other two drawers are still drawers. I installed 1/4” hardboard over the dust frames for support.
Then I stripped the whole thing which took a lot longer than I thought. I stained the light parts with a stain and then finished the whole thing with tung oil.
This is when the real work started that admittedly doesn’t have much to do with this site. Here is a list of what I was trying to stuff inside and on top of this thing: Cable Amplifier, Cable Modem, Vonage Phone Adapter, Wireless Router (non-woodworking type), Computer TV Tuner, Computer, DVD Burner, Media Card Reader, Scanner, Keyboard, Mouse, Amplifier, Printer, Battery Back-up, Charging Station, Phone, Television, and DVD Storage.
Here is an in progress picture:
Clearly it was a trick to fit all that stuff but I just took my time and made sure the wires were neat. I put some picture of the insides below.
Like I said, it’s not strictly a woodworking project but I appreciate comments and suggestions.
-- Kyle Shipp, http://battleshipp.blogspot.com
13 comments so far
GaryK
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posted 646 days ago
Boy, you sure can pack things in there. It looks great! The problem I would have is that I would forget
something and have to re-wire everything.
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Karson
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posted 646 days ago
Great salvage computer setup. A nice restoration. I assume the Yellow was not original and it was someone’s idea of making it look better.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 646 days ago
This is a great re-direction of a perfectly usable piece of furniture and you made it into something gorgeous.
Thanks for the post.
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KDL
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posted 645 days ago
Extra cables and blinking lights aren’t good? Man, I blew it again… Nice work, the cabinet really cleans up the room. Ever notice how electronics advertisemens never show the cables? Well you’ve fixed that.
clieb91
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posted 645 days ago
Kyle, Great way to recycle. It turned out looking great, I was just recently reading an article about people re-purposing TV armroirs to hold linens. clothes and such do to the fact that flat screen tvs don’t fit in them. I love that you went backwards from that.
CtL
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sandhill
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posted 635 days ago
Wow so thats what organized looks like! Very nice job on draws er I mean doors.
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 537 days ago
Nice idea.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 504 days ago
A Beautiful creation!
That’s like turning a “sows ear into a silk purse”.
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scottb
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posted 502 days ago
totally does not scream “media center” which I think makes it a total success functionally. esthetically, it looks great. Sometimes (most of the time) stripping paint just doesn’t seem worth it – at least not until you’re done. So much work. – nice hardware to, certainly not any standard “off the shelf” stuff.
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DocK16
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posted 499 days ago
Very creative, I like it.
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thetimberkid
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posted 499 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Grumpy
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posted 481 days ago
kshipp, very impressive work. Good luck in the contest.
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RobS
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posted 480 days ago
Very cool and a great save.
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