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Tinyyyyyy apartments, biggest problems faced by us in Kuwait.
So much to store that we end cluttering our spaces and get habitual of living in a mess.
And with this space problem, I face another problem too. TV! yes, TV. I hate TV and all the noise polution it creates and never wanted one in my room, while on the other hand Sunny was stuck on MUST having a TV in our bedroom. And i gave my room alllll this makeover just because i hate hanging tv on wall. I just cant allow it to ruin my canvas :D
Walls are canvas, arent they? :D
So i decided to have a corner tv shelf and underneath a storage, well not just a storage, but some beauty added to it ;)
Is it looking too plain or is it fine this way??? Help me with it. But for now I LOVE IT:D
Materail
12mm MDF Board complete 8×4 sheet + another half.
Hinges.
Handle.
Nails.
white paint.
Golden spray paint.
large nailheads.
A large frame.
STEPS:
MEASUREMENTS:
1. measure your TV's horizontal length.
NOTE: the official size of tv, say 40" in my case, is NOT that you need.
You will measure it from one side to the other. And what ever the size is keep it 6 inches bigger than what you've measured.
i dont remember what mine was but the size of shelf's front in 105 cm and tv with stand sits on it just perfectly.
2. When making a corner shelf keep the other two sides equal. Use google to find the other two sides, mine were 74.5 cm each.
4. For the doors, this is the length from the edge of your shelf till the edge of your last shelf. Mine is 135. I kept it 5 cm higher from the floor.
Complete measured pieces to get cut:
4 triangles 150×74.5×74.5 cm
2 pieces 135×5 cm
2 pieces for doors 47 (105-5-5= 95and 95÷2= 47.5) skip .5 from both sides for hinges space.
8 pieces. 60×5cm
Steps:
Mark the top shelf and use 2 of 60×5 cm of pieces as a shelf base.
I faced another problem when making this storage. The corner had a raised beam and so i had to get it cut as shown.
Using same technique nail the last shelf.
uses nails from the top of the shelf to secure it with pieces on wall.
Fix all 4 shelves according to the desired size.
Nail the 2 pieces 135×5 cm on the edges of each shef. Make sure its strongly nailed, use wood glue beore nailing for a stronger hold.
Ask someone to hold the door next to the previously nailed strip and mark the hinges screw points.
I love these hinges as theyre way more comfortable to work with. Remove the large pin and Screw them on the marked places.
Now just put back the large pins and your door is done.
Oops! And another problem i was responsible for. Remember i told you earlier to skip .5 in doors measurement? I my self skipped 1.5 and he's the result. A large gap. But i didn't panic. Instead i used a leftover piece to be at the center, nailed and glued to one door and VIOLA! A new design formed :D
that the result you get when you stay calm and think ;)
Painting time! I used full gloss water based paint and gave 3 coats. This is the look after 2 coats.
Ten i used tape to border hinges and Sprayyyyeeeddddd...!
This is a frame i had that i got cut into half.
Removed the borders and seperated the carved parts
Spray painted!
Got it on doors using patex glue (goldenish liquid one)
For beginners, these pretty things are known as nail heads and can add magic to anything.
You can get these on hardware shops.
oh and also fixed the handle.
See! You see the gap between the doors and how amazingly the mistake took a stylish turn :')
TADAAAA!!! pretty corner storage with tv on top. Beauty...!!! :')
And did i paint the inside? NO!
am i going to show u the inside? NOT NOW! :D
i just dobt want to spoil its beauty at the moment by reaving the crap its holding inside it :p
COST:
MDF 12 mm board 4 kd
paints 2.5 kd
frame 3 kd
Cutting charseg 3kd.
total 12.5kd and you get a tve shelf with a huge crap hiding space under it :D
oh and did i mention it covers ALLLL UGLY WIRESSSS :D do you need anyomre reason to make one? :D
do share your experience with me on my page if you try making it, plus ask me if there is any confusion :)
KEEP DREAMING... KEEP DIY-ING
XOXOXOXOX
