Barn Door Tv Cabinet

This is a tv stand/cabinet with sliding barn door style doors

You will need a large top, two exterior sides and two interior sides. I chose to make them out of solid wood so I had to glue the boards together, then sand them flat. You can use veneer but you will have to put a piece of trim on all exposed edges to cover up the unsightly pressed board in the middle. All pieces are 3/4 inches thick. The final measurement of the boards are as follows: Top - 19 " x 60 ", Exterior sides(two) - 18 " wide x 23 " high, Interior sides(two) - 16 1/2 " wide x 20 " high

Cut a notch out of the top back of the interior sides 3/4 x 3/4. This is to allow for the support piece between the back and the top. Cut a notch out of the top front of the interior sides 3/4 x 3 inches. This is to allow for the front facing which will be attached to the top.

Besides these pieces, you will need a piece for the floor and the shelf. I used pressed board. These could also be made out of veneer or solid wood. The final measure of these boards are as follows: Floor - 18" x 56 1/2", Shelf - 16 1/2 " wide x 27 " long

Cut a piece of 1/8 paneling or other sheeting 22 7/8 " x 57 3/4" for the back. It is very important that this piece be square as it will hold the square of the whole project.

Glue and screw 3/4 x 3/4 support strips along the back and two sides of the underneath of the floor. Attach the two exterior sides by gluing and scewing them with 1 1/4 inch screws through the support strips. The bottom of the exterior sides should extend past the bottom of the floor so that the top surface of the floor is 3 inches from the bottom of the exterior sides.

Draw a line on the floor exactly 14 1/2 " from the edge of the floor. Turn the structure upside down, place the interior sides along the line and flush these boards with the back of the floor. Measure carefully and start three screws 2 inches long from the bottom exactly 14 1/8 " from the edge of the floor piece. Check that the screws will enter about the middle of the interior sides and then screw them in.

Turn it back upright. Glue and nail the back using 1 inch nails onto the exterior sides, interior sides and bottom. The back should be an 1/8 inch in from the outer edge of the exterior sides. Confirm that the interior sides are the same distance at the top and the bottom from the exterior sides before you nail.

Cut two pieces 2 1/4" high by 1 1/2 inches wide by 3 inches long. Glue and screw these underneath the floor in the center to support the floor in the middle.

Router the edge of the top to give it a design.

Cut a 3/4 inch thick board 3 inches wide x 56 1/2 long. Place it so the front of the board is 2 inches back from the front edge of the top. Glue it and attach it to the top using angle irons.

Cut a 3/4 x 3/4 inch support strips 56 1/2 inches long. Glue and screw them to the underside of the top 1 inch from the back edge of the top.

Cut two 3/4 by 3/4 inch support strips 15 inches long. Glue and screw them so they go between the front face and the back support strip, 1 3/4 inches from the sides of the top.

Cut the doors 14 1/4 " wide x 16 1/2 " high.

Cut a 3/4 x 96 inch board 2 inches wide and then cut the thickness exactly in half so you have two pieces, 2 inches by 96 inches and just less than 3/8 thick.

Cut four pieces of the 3/8 inches 16 1/2 inches long. Glue and nail them to the side faces of the doors using 3/4 inch nails. Cut pieces to fit exactly between these. Glue and nail them to the top and bottom faces using 3/4 inch nails. This should form a perimeter around the face of each door.

Mark the middle of the inside of each 3/8 inch piece. This is where your diagonal pieces are going to meet. Lay a 3/8 inch piece between two pencil marks and mark each angle. Cut these angles leaving a bit extra. Set the board in place and sand away any inaccuracy in the angle. Repeat for all the other boards. Glue and nail all these pieces using 3/4 inch nails.

Set all nails and fill with plastic wood or wood filler. Sand all the edges and faces.

Cut a 60 inch piece 3 inches wide. Cut it exactly in half by thickness so the thickness is just less than 3/8 inches. Sand all sufaces and side. Cut two pieces 18 inches long. Glue and nail them along the base of each exterior side so the front is exactly flush with the front of the exterior sides.

Mark the remaining piece so it reaches to the outsides of each of the side baseboard. Using a jigsaw or bandsaw, scallop out a section of this front piece. Start 6 inches from each edge and leave it 2 inches wide along the narrowest part.

Attach floor protectors in all four corners and on the two supports in the middle.

If this is a soft or porous wood, treat all surfaces with two coats of conditioner first. While it is still damp, stain the bottom and top sections (if you are staining). Allow it to dry and then apply the varnish. Put one or two extra coats on the top.

Cut carrying handholds in the back. (All pieces of furniture should have these in my opinion). Cut holes for wires in the back 1 1/4 inches in diameter.

Attach the top to the base, gluing, screwing and nailing where applicable. Attach the shelf using small angle iron supports.

I purchased the barn door system on Amazon. Cut each bar with a hack saw 28 1/4 inches long. Placing the two railing pieces together will give you 56 1/2 inches which will just fit inside the two exterior sides. Follow the instructions for attaching the rollers and rail. The bars came with rubber ends to protect them in transit. Take one of the rubber ends and screw it onto the front molding of the shelf in the middle. This will prevent the doors from rolling too far and coming out of the bottom track.

Add handles.