TV Stand Ideas
So, I purchased an LCD TV earlier today via Costco’s website. (This one, if you are curious.)
Well, I need a stand for it. I think I’m going to make one, using a spare part from my desk. Due to a somewhat complicated story I have a spare right hand side desk surface from this shelf. I think I’m going to use it to make the LCD TV stand, but I’m not certain how to make the base.
First off, I think I want the base to be around 20″ off of the ground, so there should be room for a shelf in the middle. I’m thinking I’ll make the base out of black iron pipe, with a shelf supported with tees in the center. The shelf will probably be a random piece of melamine-covered stuffs from Home Depot / Lowes, fastened to the black iron pipe with some manner of pipe clamp.
Or, I could use multiple sets of flanges between some large, flat boards.
I was also thinking of large round PVC uprights, notched, with the shelves set into that.
Hmm. Any better ideas?
I’m a fan of pipe and flange DIY furniture. I decked out my old loft in Pottycrack with it, even down to TP holders and towel bars – they work great and are really sturdy.
I’m a fan of pipe and flange DIY furniture. I decked out my old loft in Pottycrack with it, even down to TP holders and towel bars – they work great and are really sturdy.
I like plywood furniture myself, I would use a bunch of angled slotted plywood that was well finished, so there would not be a need for screws or any metal fittings at all. Some 5 Ply 1/4-1/2 inch would do the job, and some sitting at a sketch book angles on the mind should do the trick.
I like plywood furniture myself, I would use a bunch of angled slotted plywood that was well finished, so there would not be a need for screws or any metal fittings at all. Some 5 Ply 1/4-1/2 inch would do the job, and some sitting at a sketch book angles on the mind should do the trick.