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I am trying to draw up some plans for a corner TV stand to replace the particle board stand we are using now. I am trying to pattern this based on some pictures I've seen online - mostly based on the design on Stickley's website. I didn't like a few details on that stand and it was too large to fit where I want to put this one so I scaled it down a bit. We currently have a 27 inch flat screen - but would like this to be able to accommodate a slightly larger TV in the future. The Stickley was also 36 inches tall which seemed too tall - ours is currently 27 inches tall which seemed about right so I tried to stick to that height.
The one I designed is approximately 39 inches wide, 20 inches deep and 29 inches tall. I left an opening 6 inches tall by 18 1/4 inches for the cable box and xbox. The doors are 9 3/16" wide by 16 inches tall. The lower compartment may have an intermediate shelf, or I may put in a drawer behind the door to hold DVDs - but I think this may waste a lot of space in the cabinet.
To me the design looks ok in Sketchup - but I'm not sure how it will look in real life. I'm afraid the doors may look a bit puny since it is a fairly small cabinet. I'm also wonder if I should change the size of the rails / stiles from 2.5 inches down to 2 inches so the panels are a bit larger.
As far as construction details - I plan on making the sides and intermediate shelves out of oak veneer plywood. The shelves will be dadoed into the sides and the frame / panel assemblies on the front. The frame and panels, trim, face frames, doors, and top will be solid quarter sawn white oak. The trim on the bottom will get a round over - and it will just be mitered instead of having the small triangular pieces where the trim meets at the front - that was just my dirty way of drawing it in Sketchup.
Any comments / suggestions on the design are appreciated - I would like to make sure this thing will look decent before I turn a sheet of plywood into scraps.
Thanks!
John
The one I designed is approximately 39 inches wide, 20 inches deep and 29 inches tall. I left an opening 6 inches tall by 18 1/4 inches for the cable box and xbox. The doors are 9 3/16" wide by 16 inches tall. The lower compartment may have an intermediate shelf, or I may put in a drawer behind the door to hold DVDs - but I think this may waste a lot of space in the cabinet.
To me the design looks ok in Sketchup - but I'm not sure how it will look in real life. I'm afraid the doors may look a bit puny since it is a fairly small cabinet. I'm also wonder if I should change the size of the rails / stiles from 2.5 inches down to 2 inches so the panels are a bit larger.
As far as construction details - I plan on making the sides and intermediate shelves out of oak veneer plywood. The shelves will be dadoed into the sides and the frame / panel assemblies on the front. The frame and panels, trim, face frames, doors, and top will be solid quarter sawn white oak. The trim on the bottom will get a round over - and it will just be mitered instead of having the small triangular pieces where the trim meets at the front - that was just my dirty way of drawing it in Sketchup.
Any comments / suggestions on the design are appreciated - I would like to make sure this thing will look decent before I turn a sheet of plywood into scraps.
Thanks!
John
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