How to Make a TV Table

This small television table is meant to be used in a bedroom. There is room for a VCR/DVR and the bonus is that it includes a swivel mount that makes the whole piece of furniture more adaptable. The project will only take a couple of hours to make after staining and finishing.

Instructions

1

Have the lumber company cut all wood pieces to measure or cut your own with a skill saw. Sand the wood with medium and then fine grain sandpaper; brush away dust with the tack cloth. Give the wood two coats of stain with the disposable paint brush, drying thoroughly between coats. Finish with two coats of polymer, drying thoroughly between coats.

2

Measure the table top and mark the center. Install the swivel base in the center by screwing through the base into the wood of the table top. Mark where the swivel will attach to the center of the 18-inch square. Screw through the top of the square down into the metal of the swivel.

3

Use one wood screw per leg to attach the four table legs to the outside edges of table top along the short side. Drill pilot holes for the wood screws through the legs and into the side of the table. Drop in a bit of wood glue to improve the bond. Do this with every wood screw hole.

4

Measure the table legs and make a mark 2 inches up from the bottom. Make a second mark 8 inches down from the table top. Screw the bottom shelf into place by using one screw to attach each leg to the shelf on all four legs by screwing from the outside of the leg into the shelf. Move to the middle shelf and use one screw per leg to screw from the outside into the shelf. Each leg is attached at the top, middle shelf and bottom shelf by one screw in each piece.

5

Place the television securely on top of the swivel base section. If you are worried, attach a length of hook and loop tape on the bottom of the television, both front and back, and place the corresponding side on the swivel top.