After finishing up so many HUGE projects lately (the basement bookcase wall,
garage makeover and mud/laundry makeover) I'm back to focusing on some
smaller projects in our basement. I started one a couple months ago and left
it in the dust when I focused on the garage clean up. Oh look, a butterfly! 😂
Now I'm working to finish that up and a couple other smaller projects as well.
This was a quick one thankfully, and looks great! I've shared how to add metal sheeting to cabinet doors before, (you can see the fireplace makeover at our old house there) but this time it was even simpler. I figured I'd share how I did it.
Why add metal sheeting you ask? Well when you like to have electronic
components hidden away like me, it's best to give them some air flow. Otherwise they run hot and that wills shorten the life of the components. Also,
your remotes won't work through a wood cabinet door, but will through metal
sheeting.
You can also use an RF remote control system that allows you to keep your TV electronics in another room -- I'll add a link to that at the end of the post. We didn't want to use that because we use the voice controls often.
Here's a reminder of how this project ended up:
This is one of my favorite projects ever...I adore it.
I cut the back out of two of the bottom bench cabinets in preparation for
the electronics to be added later. We knew we'd have a receiver down there
at the very least, and I wanted to allow for more air flow and access from the backs of the cabinets.
A few weeks ago we had the first part of our sound system installed, and
every time we turned on the TV we had to open the cabinet to get the remote
to work. Then a cat or two would crawl back there...so I knew it was time to
get those door fronts replaced.
I removed the cabinet doors from the hinges and used a large drill bit to make
holes in the four corners of the front panel. This gives you a spot to
insert your jigsaw blade:
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I had plenty of spots that weren't perfectly flush: