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An old orange-coloured Pine entertainment unit was transformed in a dramatic upcycling project as part of a feature wall with television.
The project
Large 80's orange Pine wall unit, upcycled into contemporary cabinet, framing large screen TV and feature wall.
Centre of lower cabinet squared off, bench top profile reshaped. Upper glass doors removed (removed prior to photograph) and resized, and glass replaced with left over 4mm Ply sheets. Base moulding patched with trim removed from top of unit. Left upper cabinet removed, and timber sanded and recycled into natural timber return.
Body of unit painted with cabinet paint. New Pine mouldings white washed and added to back wall, as timber feature.
Steps
Step 1
Large orange Pine dresser items removed. Glass doors removed previously and stored. Cleaned with Krud Kutter. Unit separated into top and bottom units, and front bay cabinet squared off. Mouldings from top used to patch base moulding.
Step 2
Left upper cabinet removed from base with hammer and chisels. Base of top sanded flat and centre front edge of base reshaped with sander to match sides. Unit painted with stain blocking undercoat and graphite coloured cabinet paint. Top section now a base with right upper cabinet repositoned on base, when paint dry. Glass removed from doors, and door frames cut with jigsaw - resized to fit lower cabinet. Left over 4mm Ply substituted for glass. Original hinges from doors fitted to lower cabinets.
Step 3
Timber removed from left upper cabinet, sanded and cut on mitre saw to make top and two sides of return. Timber sanded and paint washed with paint diluted one-in-four with water. Timber pieces joined at 90 degree angles with Liquid Nails and timber screws. Tasmanian Oak cover strip glued and nailed to timber edges. Timber sealed with Cabots water-based Carbothane clear in satin finish. Timber return screwed from inside left lower cupboard, through bench top, and into return with 40mm wood screws.
Step 4
Pine mouldings and quad lime washed with three coats of Feast and Watson liming white. Mouldings applied to Gyprock wall with Liquid Nails and 15mm bullethead nails. A 10mm spacer used to ensure uniform spacing, with spirit level used to ensure mouldings remain vertical. Nail holes filled with Timbermate Pine wood filler and Pine quad applied to neaten top edge of mouldings - fixed with Liquid Nails. Doors fitted to bottom cabinets.
Tools and materials
Materials used in the project:
- Pine timber entertainment unit
- PVA glue
- Construction adhesive
- Cleaner and degreaser
- Timber screws
- Brushed metal cabinet handles
- Clear silicone filler
- Pine rounded edge mouldings
- Pine quad moulding
- Tasmanian Oak rounded edge beading
- Water based satin varnish
- Interior paint
- Primer undercoat
- Pine wood filler
- Bullet head nails.
Tools used in the project:
- Mitre saw
- Jigsaw
- Multi function tool
- Sheet sander
- Drill
- Hammer
- Chisels
- Paint brushes
- Small scraper
- Caulking gun
- Spirit level.
More inspiration for your upcycling project
Bunnings Workshop member KMP used dark paint and a Tasmanian Oak benchtop to help transform a Pine cabinet in an upcycled entertainment unit project.
Community member kirstylowery completely transformed an old cabinet, using an upcycled entertainment unit as mud room.
Get more inspiration from 10 entertainment unit projects, 10 furniture projects upcycled with paint, and 6 ways to use a cabinet.
