Hi Everyone,
I’m in the initial design stages and have a box full of cherry furniture legs that I bought at an auction about 20 years ago. They were made by the local Ethan Allen furniture factory, who donates their seconds to the local volunteer fire department. They still have the auction every year, usually the second week of July.
In recent years furniture dealers have pretty much taken over the furniture buys but they still auction off seconds lots of unfinished furniture pieces. I go every year and come home with boxes of drawer sides, backs and fronts, dirt cheap. Hardwoods are typically maple, cherry and birch, kiln dried and generally furniture grade.
Anyway, I would like to incorporate these legs (pic attached) into, what I’m going to call an entertainment component cabinet to house everything component wise for the “center”. I envision it to be a low (approx. 26″ high by 60″ long). On the wall behind the cabinet will be a 42″ flat panel LCD monitor.
What I’m looking for are tips on what embellishments, moldings, etc. that would be appropriate to the style of the legs, given the somewhat sketchy parameters given above. The legs measure 9 1/8″ tall. I’m confident that I can make some ogee bracket feet as per the recent Lonnie Bird video here, but would really like to use the ones I have.
Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
Kidderville, NH
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
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Kidderville,
I have been thinking about using a breakfront chest of drawers to hold a tv in the back half, and storage for DVD player, cable box, etc. in top drawer, and DVD storage in the lower drawers. The TV would use one of the powered lifts and come up through a hinged back lid. Closed it would look like a piece of furniture.
You could do something similar with a lowboy, using your legs. Or, if you have a projection or tube type TV, make a highboy, putting the TV in the upper cabinet.
Proportions will be the main issue, based on space for the screen you use.
I'm jealous, post pics when you are done please.
Mike
Mike,
Great minds think alike, or maybe like thinking makes me think I'm great :) :) :) That's exactly what my goal is with this, make it look like a piece of furniture, not a huge cabinet. I like your suggestion of using a lowboy. It would be configured to contain the components only, i.e. CD player, DVD player/Recorder, Satellite receiver, A/V Receiver.
I'm thinking of implanting the speakers into the wall as I have ready access on the other side, so they don't "clutter" the view of the Lowboy. The Subwoofer will be enclosed in the base of the Coffee Table in the center of the room, "downfiring" as in the old days.
Additional satellite speakers placed discriminately about the room. The only speaker within the Lowboy would be the center channel. I'm thinking of making the front doors look like it they have drawers. Just some initial thoughts. I'll post sketches as I get them done, pics to follow.
Off to search for a Lowboy design that I can adapt!
Best Regards,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
Kidderville, NH
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Oh, I forgot to add. I have a ready supply of cherry boards (5/4 & 8/4) to make the cabinet.
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
Kidderville, NH
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
Hi Mike,
I've searched the WEB for designs. It appears that a modified version of a Queene Anne Credenza or Sideboard might work, with shorter legs. The added length of the base cabinet seems to be more fitting to accomodate the components and the space. What I would call a transitional period furniture piece, if I have the liberty to call it that.
I truly appreciate your inputs on this. I'll post a pic of my interpretation of what I have in mind. The legs that I have may just be the ticket and your observations may be just right. I'm trying to visualize them adapted to the Credenza or Sideboard 's that I've seen.
Merci,
Bob @ Kidderville Acres
Kidderville, NH
A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!
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