How to Make Hidden Flat-Screen TV Stands

While flat-screen televisions take up far less space than their tube television predecessors, the flat-screen television is still present in the room. Especially for highly stylized and decorated rooms, this can create a problem for the overall visual aesthetic. Hidden television stands can reduce or eliminate this problem. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Designate an area of wall you would like to house your hidden flat-screen television. This area requires a load-bearing stud behind the drywall strong enough to support your television along with its wall mount.

2

Cut a recess area in the wall with the drywall saw, if a recessed area does not already exist, making sure the recess is deep enough to house both the depth of the television and the television wall mount. Fasten the television wall mount, ensuring that the mount is anchored to the stud. If creating a new recess, seal off the outer wall from the stud and the wall interior using drywall, then fasten the television mount through the drywall to the stud.

3

Fasten track bars 3 inches in front of and parallel to the television wall. This will act as the top guide for the cover that will hide the television. The tracking should not span the entire ceiling but only twice the width of the television.

4

Trim a section of drywall with a retractable utility knife until it is twice the length of the television and 1/2 inch shorter than the television wall. This wall must slide on the tracking.

5

Fasten unidirectional casters to the bottom of the drywall and track bearings to the top about 3 inches from the edge. Once finished, slide the drywall onto the tracking and position the wall so that it sits straight in front of the television.

6

Decorate the wall, either to blend with the surrounding environment or with artwork. Ensure that any decorations hung on the false wall are not heavy, since the wall is not designed for load bearing. Test the wall for ease of use to ensure access to the television and completeness of coverage when the television is not in use.