custom-make a wooden frame to make your TV look like a study of prowess .
Courtesy of Nicole Pankopp
Do you love the tone of a Samsung Frame TV , but not the cost tatter ? The unparalleled TV is thin , has customizable chassis selection , is anti - glare , and has the option to go into " artistic creation mode " , in which a moving-picture show display to mime a piece ofwall artrather than technology .
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As an attractive alternative to the eyesore of a black box , one of the biggest stop for many consumer is the price — with a 32 " version sell for $ 600 and a 65 " for $ 2,000 . as luck would have it , menage blogger and DIYers have found ways to turn their existing TVs into wall art for a fraction of the monetary value .
Gather Materials and Tools
The most important item in this DIY is , of course , a TV . If you plan to purchase a TV specifically for this project , menage bloggerJenna LeBlancof@jennasuedesignsuggests find one that is as slight as potential for your budget . She also recommends using a low - visibility television climb to make it look as alike to the Samsung adaptation as possible .
remark that your version of this DIY may vary look on your TV model and personal druthers . You may choose to use different material or method base on your specific needs .
Courtesy of Erin Zubot
Credit:Courtesy of Erin Zubot
Measure First
Before head to your local menage advance entrepot , be sure to correctly quantify your TV . If you want your frame to cover all side of your goggle box , measure not only each side of your TV but its depth as well . This will create a skeletal frame of unconstipated Sir Henry Wood slice for the edges of the tv set with a decorative frame of reference bond to the front .
" I wanted to make certain that mine looked practiced from the side and not just the front , as you could see the side of our TV when you take the air into a elbow room , " saysErin Zubotof@erinzubotdesign .
If you only care about enshroud the front of the TV , you only need to make the decorative physical body piece . Make certain to also measure the size of your telly screen door ’s edges ( the dark edges that you will want to cover with the overlap of your frame ) .
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Find Your Trim
Choose a trimming design that has the decorative features you hope . Do n’t worry about the colouring material , as you will have the opportunity to paint or maculate it at the end . If you desire the wood caryopsis to show through after staining , however , choose for an oak rather than a true pine .
Additional Supplies
There are multiple ways to accomplish this project , but the most necessary supplies include a mitre byword , corner clamps , wood glue , and a mark or ending of your choice . Other optional material are staple fiber , a peg nailer , or recess brackets ( all used for support when attaching the trimness pieces ) .
Cut the Wood
Now that you have your trim , it ’s sentence to disregard it to the right sizing and shape . Once you geld the trim board to your trust distance , practice a miter sawto trim a 45 - stage slant at each of the ends so that a perfect rectangle is formed when placed together . retard the lengths before link them by holding them up to the goggle box .
Confirm that your television ’s sensing element can be get to by the remote when hold a piece of trim up to it . If it does n’t react , take a few minutes to carve out some of the wood in the back of the trim to make the piece slight ( or even all open ) so the sensor is more approachable . The sensor is normally on the bottom of the TV so it ’s not likely to be an issue with this projection .
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Attach and Clamp
The hard part is fetch up ! Now , all you have to do is attach your piece of trimming . run along them up on a mat surface to form a rectangle and attach them with wood glue . Using recession clamps to hold the Sir Henry Joseph Wood man together while the mucilage readiness will aid ensure they are loaded when dry . For extra support once the gum has dry out , you could either staple them , screw in corner brackets , or practice a pin nailer . Keep in head that any nail hole might show on the side of your skeleton ( though you may of course fill up the hole withwood filler ) .
If you built a bod for the side of your television as well as the front , now is the time to attach the decorative trim to your skeletal system with woodwind glue . Let your pieces dry out for an entire 24 hours to in full cure .
Stain or Paint
After your frame is all cured , it ’s prison term to customize it with grease or pigment . Zubot opted for a walnut - colour grime to permit the metric grain in oak clipping piece show through . you could also use finishes like Rub’n Buff Antique Gold to make your frame look more demode and show off any flowery details .
Nicole Pankoppof@simplyalignedhomemade a wooden skeleton that cover both the side and front of the telecasting , then glued on thin piece of music of black decorative trimming to give her human body a two - chant aspect .
Hang Your Frame and Enjoy
LeBlanc says that her frame equip so snugly to her TV that no superfluous steps were necessary to sequester it , while Zubot used a modest amount of museum putty on the front of her systema skeletale to keep back it in situation . Other options include Command cartoon strip , a small wooden piece on the back of the systema skeletale to hang up over the top of the TV , or even elastic bands that fit over the back of the TV .
To make your TV look even more like art , see what options your television receiver has for displaying photos . you may also find video on YouTube of changing prowess . It ’s important to keep the image on the screen changing so you nullify screen burn - in . blind burn - in can result in the discoloration of the electronic display and is often irreversible .
" Our video has an ambient manner where you could prefer from a program library of photos ( or upload your own ) and it will automatically align the screen mise en scene to display art — just like the Frame TV ! " LeBlanc says .
