I found these 5 cabinets on Facebook Marketplace for $40 for ALL FIVE!! I sent my husband out late at night to pick them up because I didn't want anyone else to take them.
They were the perfect base for built-ins for our family room.
DIY TV Built-ins From Facebook Marketplace Cabinets
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$200
4 Days
Medium
This past summer I created built-ins at our cottage using stock upper kitchen cabinets as a base. I considered the build a practice run because I wanted to do the same thing at our home.
Well I did! But I did it for even less expensive!
I started off by removing the tops because they had a rounded edge, and then screwing them together using shims to level them out.
I purchase a 1x12x10 for a seamless top and screwed that on from the bottom.
I also made holes in the back for cords and electrical outlets.
Once the cabinets were painted and attached together I started with the shelving. I purchased 2x10s and created box all around the top.
I wanted it to feel like one unit. I attached the boards together by creating pocket holes using my Kreg Jig and screwed them together for a really strong joint.
I then added shelves at the height and width I wanted and painted the whole thing Simply White by Benjamin Moore. Once everything was painted I decided to elevate the design a little more so I added 1x3 Primed MDF trim boards all around the shelving.
This added such a beautiful finish!
I am obsessed the way it came out! It's everything I wanted! And because I purchased the cabinets off of Facebook Marketplace the whole thing cost just under $200! That's insane!
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PAMELAon Jan 22, 2021SUPER..SO NICE TO GET A BARGAIN AND HAVE A USEFUL PLAN..WAY TO GO!
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Gailon Jan 25, 2021This has a really great look. I am impressed. Thank you so much for giving me ideas. I have been looking for shallow cabinets for under the hangover on my kitchen counter into the next room. I'll try habitat for humanity and see if they have upper cabinets. I can cut some off the back. Only the left and right sides need to be straight
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This is absolutely awesome. I just wish I had the room to do something like this.
Kudos, loads of Brownie points and a HUGE pat on the back for you my luv‼️
I have kitchen cabinets that we got from a friend for out cabin, I want to know if I can paint them & how the cat h is they have a large square of the fts of the doors of beige formica that I hate, want all white, can u help
I love this! I need to do something similar to place my new large TV. I like that no wires showing and would like to know how you managed to hide them. Also, I see a soundboard, but no DVR box; how did you hide the box? Thanks!
We don’t have cable. So no box! We just use Hulu, prime and Netflix. For the cables they are run down a hole in the wall in back of the tv and come out in a hole behind the cabinets. The cabinets have a hole cut in them and there is a power cord in there.