How to Make a Flatscreen TV Stand Yourself

Flatscreen TV's have revolutionized the ways in which television rooms can be organized, as the television no longer needs to occupy the amount of space that it once did. Where the older generation of TV systems awkwardly required a considerable amount of floor space, the new flatscreen TVs are so thin that many owners are simply hanging them on walls like picture frames. Yet for those who want to set their television on a stand, these stands can be built easily and require very little space.

Two shelving boards - 1 inch by 1 foot by 3 feet
Two side boards - 1 inch by 1 foot by 1 foot
Drill
Drill bit
Wood screws
Fabric
Scissors or utility knife
Carpentry stapler

Instructions

- 1
  Place one of the shelf boards on the working surface and position the side boards on top of it, pushed up to the left and right edges of the bottom shelf board. Ensure that the outside edges of the side boards are flush with the outside edges of the bottom board and that the front and back edges match accordingly.
- 2
  Place the other shelf board on top of these side boards so that the entire assembly forms a rectangle. Hold the boards firmly in place and drill a hole down through the top shelf board in each corner, about 1/2 inch away from both edges. Secure the top board to the side boards using wood screws inserted into these predrilled holes.
- 3
  Flip the assembly over and repeat the process to secure the other shelf board to the side boards in the same manner.
- 4
  Rotate the assembled TV stand 90 degrees forward so that the back of the stand is facing upward. Lay the fabric over the open hole and cut out a square just slightly larger than the open hole of the TV stand. Position the fabric along the top edge of the hole and fasten it in place with staples all along that edge.
- 5
  Stretch the fabric down tightly and continue to secure it using evenly placed staples along the edges of the rear hole. Leave a space of about six inches on the bottom edge to form a flap through which the cables from devices stored within can enter and exit.

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