How to Build a Television Stand With a DVD Rack

In todays decor and furnishings lingo, a television stand with a DVD rack is called a media center or an entertainment center. Typically, the media/entertainment center houses not just the television, but the audio equipment, their docks and speakers, all DVDs and CDs, plus remote controls and cables, helping residents stay organized in a small space. Create an entertainment center customized to your needs at an affordable price using what you currently have and add more features as your needs grow, such as additional cable holes or shelf dividers in the cabinet or expanding your media center with more DVD tower sets.

Instructions

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Start with an existing old cabinet or get a kitchen cabinet.

Use any standard low cabinet. Regardless of whether it has existing shelves or not, divide and mark the interior cabinet space evenly to total four shelves and maximize storage space since DVDs are lightweight and small.

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Add more cabinet shelves to existing ones and maximize storage space.

Measure then cut shelving material according to your cabinets dimensions. Remember that shelves do not need to be as deep as the cabinet; even an inch or two less in depth will do.

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Drill the holes for the L-brackets. Screw the L-brackets in place. Place shelves on top of these supports and add a basket or two.

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Flank this cabinet with two matching DVD towers.

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Measure the fit of the top shelf that will bridge the two DVD towers. This wooden shelfs length should be able to span the two DVD towers and cabinet combined, while the shelfs depth should be no deeper than the DVD towers depth. Cut the shelf to fit.

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Nail or glue the shelf in place at the top of the two DVD towers, creating a cohesive whole look to the entire assembly. Paint or varnish the whole assembly to match your room decor. Place your TV on top of the cabinet, assign a shelf for your audio device and speakers, distribute your whole DVD collection in the towers and cabinet shelves according to your classifications, and place any remote controls and ear phones in baskets inside the cabinet.