A Great Way To Hide Your Kitchen TV
You are going to love the idea of a hidden TV in your kitchen! One of the things I am fond of having in my kitchen is a TV. I love having it on when I’m cooking or cleaning, and my husband enjoys having it on in the morning before work during breakfast. Even though we have an open floor plan, because of the way that our living room and kitchen are arranged, you can’t see the TV in the living room from the kitchen. Although I knew I wanted a TV in the kitchen, I also didn’t want to have it showing because it can look a little tacky and ruins the overall feel of my pretty room. So, I came up with a hidden kitchen TV!
We had this blank wall next to our pantry door that I thought would be perfect for putting a flat screen TV into, and I’m so glad that my idea worked out! At first I was worried that it might not work because of where the hole for the TV would have to go, but it actually ended up working out great and being a lot easier than I thought. The reason for the new drywall (to the right) Is I decided to make our laundry room larger and put our extra refrigerator in there.
To get the TV to fit, we had to cut a few inches into the pantry, and when you walk into the pantry you can see the little box where the TV is. Since it’s in the pantry, though, I’m not too concerned with it looking perfect, and I’m completely fine with how it looks. The laundry room wall is completely drywalled and you can’t see where the TV is. I took out a closet that was behind the pantry so we had a little extra space to work with.
The trickiest part was adding the sliding hardware to the magnetic board and the wall. It isn’t too hard, but you definitely want to make sure that everything lines up correctly.
I purchased this full extension drawer slide for only $29.99. The slide comes in a set of two and has a 150lb load bearing weight. My magnetic chalkboard probably weighs about 60 – 70 lbs. Make sure you know the measurements of the length of wall you want the board sliding on, as well as the length of the back of the board as well. If you would like to purchase this cabinet slide, here's the one I purchased: Cabinet Slide
The end result is similar to a barn door in the way that it can slide off to the right in order to reveal the TV. I love that even when it’s pushed to the side, it’s still totally accessible and can still be seen and used! The TV can swing out for better viewing.
I love how gorgeous it turned out! If you need to get some chalkboard paint to make your chalkboard even cuter! You can buy some of my favorite chalkboard paint here: Chalkboard Paint
Be sure to check out my blog for the whole tutorial on how to make this sliding chalkboard!
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