We sold our very large 3 piece entertainment center to open up more usable space in our living room. We decided to mount the TV onto the wall, and go with a TV console underneath to hold all of the necessary electronics and provide extra storage. We looked at several options and found what we liked, but after seeing the prices I thought - "Hey, I can build that for way less!" - and I did.
Here is my version of the sliding barn door TV console. I also pieced together the sliding door hardware using steel flat stock, aluminum flat stock, and bearing rollers. All of the doors are built using cope & stick. The two barn doors have 1/4 ply for the middle panel, while the two outer doors have expanded metal for the center panel. The primary shell is constructed using 3/4" birch plywood with pine face frame and trims. The top is 2x6 whitewood boards that I planed down to 1 1/4" thick, then glued together using tongue and groove joinery, sanded, stained with dark walnut, and clear coated with varathane water-based clear. The base of the console was stained, painted with white chalk paint, sanded/distressed, and then clear coated with water-based clear.
We sold our very large 3 piece entertainment center to open up more usable space in our living room. We decided to mount the TV onto the wall, and go with a TV console underneath to hold all of the necessary electronics and provide extra storage. We looked at several options and found what we liked, but after seeing the prices I thought - "Hey, I can build that for way less!" - and I did. Here is my version of the sliding barn door TV console. I also pieced together the sliding door hardware using steel flat stock, aluminum flat stock, and bearing rollers. All of the doors are built using cope & stick. The two barn doors have 1/4 ply for the middle panel, while the two outer doors have expanded metal for the center panel. The primary shell is constructed using 3/4" birch plywood with pine face frame and trims. The top is 2x6 whitewood boards that I planed down to 1 1/4" thick, then glued together using tongue and groove joinery, sanded, stained with dark walnut, and clear coated with varathane water-based clear. The base of the console was stained, painted with white chalk paint, sanded/distressed, and then clear coated with water-based clear.
