How to Build a Wall-Hung TV Cabinet

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Supplies You Will Need

1. Bifold door: Select a solid-wood bifold door. To determine the width you'll need, add about 4 inches to the width of your monitor and divide by 2. You'll need to round up to the nearest stock door size.

2. 1x: Choose side boards wide enough to span from the wall just past the face of the TV, as it protrudes from the wall.

3. 1x: Choose boards at least 2 inches wider than the boards used to make the frame's sides, to account for the thickness of the doors and the beveled overhang.

4. 1x4s to make the cleat and crosspiece. Get two 6-foot boards.

5. Bifold door hinges to join the halves of each door once you cut it down. Reuse the three that come with your doors and get one more.

6. Flush-door H hinges to attach the doors to the frame. Get four.

7. 1½-inch screws

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Circular saw
- Combination square
- Speed Square
- Miter saw
- Drill/driver
- Countersink bit
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Cleverly conceal your television behind handsome storage fitted with bifold doors.

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To build the cabinet:

1. Cut and assemble the doors
• Mark the bifold doors
• Cut the bifold doors
• Attach the hinges

2. Cut the frame pieces
• Cut the pieces to length
• Rip the top and bottom's bevel

3. Assemble the frame
• Mark the level line on the top and bottom
• Assemble the frame

4. Cut and assemble the cleat and crosspiece
• Rip the cleat
• Insert/attach the cleat/crosspiece

5. Attach the doors and hardware
• Attach the doors
• Attach the magnets