TV UNIT - SIDE SHELVES

With all the timber cut, stained and painted construction can finally begin starting with the side shelves.

Side panels primed, painted with 2 coats of black matt multi-surface paint

Unlike the other wall units we’ve made, this one will not strictly be symmetrical. The long panel on the left is to be divided into 5 compartments; four tall enough to store DVDs and the top one for decorative bits.

The long panel on the right is to be divided into 2 compartments; a very tall one to house my beautiful Art Deco lamp with a top section aligned at the same height as the left side.

Screw small stained shelf pieces into position from the back of the long black painted side panels as if you were making half a fishbone. 

Aligning the shelves from the front

Countersink screws to fix stained shelf from the back of panel

When this panel is put into position, the shelves float in mid air but will be secured to a stained upright once the shaped lower shelf is slid into position.

Half a fishbone type of shelf

Before screwing the vertical panel onto the floating ends of the shelves or positioning the shaped shelf there is the small matter of power. Not the all-consuming power wielded by Sauron wearing the one ring but electrical power for your TV and other gadgetry. One bar to rule them all….

6 gang surge protection power bar - purchased from Amazon

I’ve purchased a 6 gang power bar with surge protection to hang on the wall under the shaped shelf. Fit your power source to the wall before positioning the shaped shelf. It’s also a good idea while there is no shelf in place to connect up any components or speakers so that you can run the cables up the unit sides as you build it.

Slide lower shelf into place then work out where to fit the power bar

Remove shelf, fit power bar then check shelf fits afterwards

Ready for part II

Everything should be ready for the next bit of the build phase which is putting together the shaped shelf and compartment housing your gadgetry.