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About $110 for shutters,
hinges, and paint
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
All it takes is a sharp chisel and
a steady hand for painting.
Some of us can't afford a display-worthy flat-screen TV. And even if we could, there'd
still be the wires, the DVD player, and audio equipment to contend with. Better to keep it all under wraps. After building her media-storage shelves, This Old House multimedia editor Alex Bandon simply got tired of looking at all that equipment when it wasn't in use. Rather than make a custom door, she bought
two mahogany shutters at a salvage yard for $75. Hinged together as a bifold, they were
a perfect fit. She also knew that if she integrated vintage finds into her upgrade project,
I would pitch in with the labor. Clever girl.
