Turn your trash into treasure and upcycle your old TV with these 5 inspiring TV projects!
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Upcycle Your Old TV
I LOVE a good before and after transformation, and I especially love turning something that was sitting on the side of the road into something useful and pretty. All five of the TV projects I am going to show you today have taken an old tube television that was destined for the dump and turned them into functional shelves, play equipment, and gorgeous pieces of furniture. Without further delay, take a look at these stunning transformations –
Tube TV Turned Dog Bed, from Daily Dose of Style
Gutted, painted and redesigned – have you ever seen anything cuter?! Shanna turned this free garage sale find into the perfect place for her little princess!
Console Table from a Vintage Television from Funcycled
Sarah and John built a shelf inside this darling retro TV and then added a back to make it function as a small bookcase. Wanting to keep the retro vibe, they ordered new knobs from ebay, attached fabric on the front where the speaker is and painted it aqua. I LOVE this transformation SO much!!!
TV turned Sturdy Bookshelf, from Women’s Day
These old-school TV cabinets were built to stand the test of time. Add a simple shelf and yours will be a prime piece again!
Console Table from a Vintage Television, from Infarrantly Creative
One of Becky’s famous Roadkill Rescue projects, this vintage television was found laying curbside just begging for a second life! The night before trash day she hauled it home with a big vision of turning it into a console table for the entryway. With some simple cosmetics and the addition of a small shelf, I think this entry way table looks absolutely amazing!
TV Entertainment Center into a Play Bakery, from My Simple Obsession
A $30 Craigslist entertainment center find turned into a play bakery, complete with pretend cake pops, pretend cookies, and pretend sprinkles!
There you go! Aren’t these projects AMAZING?!?!
I remember taking my old TV to the dump. Could Have Saved Some landfill space. A friend of mine took a entertainment center with double doors and turned it into a bar. He covered the inside with frosted glass shelves, mirrors and hidden lights. The top was changed where it lifted up and displayed the bar glassware in the mirrors. All the barware, shackers, corkscrews etc had custom holders on the back of the doors. It was a cherry wood cabinet and looked really rich.
I think I laughed out loud when I saw the old tvs! Oh how I remeber the days of having to actually get up and change the 13 channels. My kids would be mortified! What a beautiful transformation!
OMG – best makeover project ever!! SO clever!
That is SO cool! How the heck did you come up with that idea? It's beautiful!
You sure did a wonderful job!!!
Wow! Such a great project,I would have never seen the potential!
LOVE love love this! I love the way those old TV's look, so pretty. If I ever happen upon one I will have to take some inspiration from you and do this myself 🙂