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Recently I’ve been thinking that so many blog posts out there are too wordy. I admit, I am guilty of that and what I am typing right now seems ironic and borderline wordy…my point is that when you’re a DIY enthusiast doing research for a project like this TV Console you just want to get to the point!  Basically, “Tell me what you used and how you did it!”.  Hopefully, this doesn’t come across as rude, but I think I’m going to try this approach more often and here’s why: so that YOU the reader find what you’re looking for more quickly and 2. so that I the writer can publish content quickly and easily without so much delay.  Let’s face it, my time is limited with a toddler running around and don’t get me started on how hard it is to complete any project only during nap time!  Hopefully, this will help us both.  Take care and now I will get to the point of this post which is this fabulous DIY TV Console!

I customized this plan found on Ana White’s website.  If you’ve never visited her site it’s an awesome resource.

Total project cost:  $150.00

Materials used: Pine lumber (see link above for more details), nail gun, 1 1/4″ brad nails,3 inch screws, Kreg Jig and 1 1/4″ pocket screws, 1/4″ plywood, pine project panel board (from Home Depot), these hinges from Lowes, Rustoleum Stain in Briarsmoke, General Finishes Flat Topcoat, and this lovely hardware from Amazon.

So Basically, I built the frame, face frame, sides, and back exactly as it is in Ana’s plan.

When it came to the sliding barn doors I knew my child would be slamming them open and shut constantly and that is not a battle I wanted to fight!  So using the interior dimensions so the doors would sit flush with the face frame of the cabinet I built doors out of 1/4″ plywood and 1×2’s.  Before I used a Kreg Jig to screw the cabinet frame together, I routered a small groove on the edge of each board so that the plywood and glass would fit flush with the back of the cabinet door.  I attached the 1/4″ playwood backs with wood glue and clamps until they were dry.  The very last step was adding the X pieces.  I glued and pin nailed those to the doors after staining them to make sure the stain got in all the nooks and crannies.  I decided to modify the top a bit, as well.  I used 1×4’s to get a planked look and then added a mitered 1×2 apron on three sides to give the top some additional thickness.

That’s pretty much all there is to it!  Another awesome plan found on Ana White that’s easy to customize.