Make your DIY TV stand

TV cabinets are not always adapted to the dimensions of your room. Make your own diy tv stand using caissons is practical and inexpensive. Des Pieds Sous Ma Tables gives you some simple and effective advice to make this essential piece of furniture a real decorative piece !

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A DIY TV cabinet at a low price

The DIY TV cabinet with a unique storage box

The television placed on a cabinet TV box will allow you to optimize storage with spaces provided for this purpose to store your TV box, a game box or other useful objects within easy reach.

The distance and height of the TV cabinet leg

Before making your diy tv stand with box, remember to provide the ideal height of the furniture leg.
You should know that the placement of the television is not trivial. Concretely, the top third of the screen should be at eye level. If the TV screen is 90 cm high, the first 30 cm from the top of the device must be at eye level to enjoy optimal viewing comfort. 

It is by playing on the height of your DIY TV cabinet leg that you will be able to place your TV ideally by following these recommendations. 

As for the distance, it varies according to the type of existing television. For a full HD TV, you need a distance of three to four times the diagonal of the TV. This distance is estimated between the TV and the sofa. For a television that is 60 to 80 cm, the distance should be 2 to 3 meters. Large screens require 4 meters or more for visual comfort.

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DIY TV cabinet material

– 4 table legs
– 2 boards 150cm long x 30cm wide x 2cm thick
– 2 boards 26 cm long x 30 cm wide x 2 cm thick
– wood glue
- screwdriver
- varnish
– brush
– 12 hinge screws of 20 mm

Advice : After purchasing the boards, they should be put to rest away from heat and humidity. This trick allows the boards to adapt to the new atmospheric conditions and to prevent any deformation after the installation of the furniture legs.

Each furniture leg can be fitted with a pad to prevent any marks on the floor.

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The DIY TV cabinet box

Start with the 26cm long x 30cm wide planks. Just glue them inside one of the 150cm long x 30cm wide boards. A square or level is used to check the right angle.
Respect the laying time of the wood glue and then put the structure on its side. Proceed to glue the second plank and let the glue dry as well.

The finish of the box

Using the brush, varnish the whole thing. After the exposure time necessary for the varnish layer to dry, lay the box on its back. Ask them tv cabinet legs at the four corners of the unit. To conceal the plate of furniture feet, it is best to keep a distance of 1,5 cm between the edge of the furniture and the feet of your choice. Remember to pre-drill the boards before proceeding to the screwing stage. With the 20 mm hinge screws and the screwdriver, fix the tv cabinet legs on the box.

Tips to remember for your DIY TV stand

To give a personalized look to the diy tv stand designed with box, do not hesitate to think of a different dressing. Tile glue can be a unique decorative tip.

To do this, you just need to get some tile adhesive and a spatula.

Completely cover the diy tv stand in a box with the tile adhesive. Using the spatula, bet on an irregular appearance or texture. It is enough to apply the glue by making imprecise marks. For a more original side, it is allowed to apply two coats of paint in the color of your choice.
Finally, the protection is optimized thanks to the application of a coat of matte or glossy varnish in accordance with the TV stand legs.