TV Console Doors

I was contacted by a lady from a near by retirement community who asked me if I could design and build doors to fit her TV console.  I agreed to drive out to her home in Saddle Brooke and look at her piece of furniture to determine if I could do what would please her.  If it looked like a feasible project I would have to take measurements so that the doors could be fabricated in my shop and then taken out and installed.

It was a nice piece of furniture and I felt I could handle the job.  As you can see she was using the cabinet to display art pieces and wanted to conceal the TV when not in use.  We talked about the solution I had in mind and after getting the measurements I needed I headed for home.  It took several weeks to gather the supplies and lay out the design.  I used Oak for the frames and secured saguaro ribs run vertical inside the frames.  This allowed air to pass through the door when they were closed   The doors were hinged to a slide so that when opened they could be slid back into the cabinet on either side of the TV.  A face plate frame circled the opening to conceal the hinges and slide mechanism.  I put a white finish on all parts to match the console.  The finished product is shown below.

*More detail can be found on my art at my website <www.apatchablue.com>