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Mission Style TV Cabinet

Project by TheDane posted 517 days ago 1556 views 0 times favorited 10 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Our new TV needed a place to sit, so I designed a mission-style cabinet (I imagine the upcoming switch to digital is going to result in a lot of new cabinets and entertainment centers being built).

The dimensions (21.5” H x 48” L x 18” D) were calculated so it would match other mission-style furniture in the living room.

Like the Morris Chair, end tables, and coffee table, it has a red oak frame and top. The case itself is 3/4” plywood (rabbeted at adjoining edges, dadoes in the center compartment) with plenty of screws and glue.

The left-hand compartment is shallow (only 9” deep) to accommodate a UPS/Surge Suppressor/Power Strip and cable access (the rear of the cabinet is open behind this compartment).

This was my first go at both raised panel and glass doors. I made a set of ‘practice’ doors out of construction grade lumber, which helped me learn a bit about the techniques involved, and make sure I had good setup blocks for my router. Now, I’m trying to figure out what to do with the ‘practice’ doors … they look too nice to go into the wood stove!

-- The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -- Vincent T. Lombardi


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CoolDavion

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posted 517 days ago

Very nice, did you bild the rest/any of the other pieces in the pictures ?

-- don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things

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TheDane

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posted 517 days ago

Yup … everything but the audio component cabinet in the corner. I built a total of eight matching pieces in the living room.

-- The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. -- Vincent T. Lombardi

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bryano

546 posts in 831 days


posted 517 days ago

Wow Dane. Youve done yourself proud building all of this nice matching furnature. As much furnature as you build for yourself you might want to save those spare doors as a reference for a future project. Those doors look nice and you moght want to use them on something elce.

-- bryano

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jockmike2

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posted 517 days ago

Great looking enternainment center and other furniture. You did an excellent job.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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ND2ELK

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posted 516 days ago

Very nice job on the cabinet. You did a great job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Garyb6

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posted 516 days ago

Nice job.

-- Garyb6, “Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler” - Albert Einstein

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Greg Wurst

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posted 516 days ago

Wow, you’ve been busy!

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

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trifern

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posted 516 days ago

Good job.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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relic

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posted 513 days ago

The stand is really nice, your furniture is awesome.

-- Andy Stark

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Rickt

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posted 476 days ago

Nice Work, great Idea. Nice to see real furniture in a home. I have vowed never to buy it again.

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