Adapting a small
TV stand to bedding storage.
I had this small TV stand/cart and
have been using behind my recliner in the living room area of our Hitch Hiker 5th
wheel. I realized that nearly everything
stored on it was extra bedding, the thought s-l-o-w-l-y sunk in that maybe it should be in the bedroom! Duh!
Huh?
I measured the space next to the bed
and the stand would fit nicely with about 3 inches to spare which would not get
in the way of making the bed. Cool!
Well … not quite cool. The floor is uneven. There is a ledge about 5 ½ inches high that protrudes from the wall
about 3 inches. No problem! Buy 5 ½
inch legs and attach to the front of the cabinet.
Off we go to Lowes. Legs? Yes
they had them. A very friendly store employee took me right to them. Attaching hardware? Nope!
On backorder. Come back next
week.
See, there’s here is the situation with
that; I have to drive nearly 50 miles to ‘come back next week’. The only reason I was near a Lowes in the
first place is because I had other shopping to do in the area and THAT made the
drive worth while. The idea of driving
50 miles for a $10 purchase was not in my plans.
Stop at Ace Hardware. A very friendly employee asks what he can
help with. 5 ½ furniture legs and attachment hardware, if you have it. He took me to them. Asked how many legs I wanted and which type
of hardware, straight or angled?
Straight. Here you are, thank you
for stopping in.
Today, armed with the hardware I began
the conversion. First, remove the
castors from the cabinet. Secondly
attach the mounting hardware. (you will
notice that the hardware assumes a large flat surface to which it will be
attached.) I don’t have a large flat
area. I could go back and purchase some
lumber with which to create a large flat surface …. Or …. I could just turn the
hardware 45 degrees and use two screws instead of four.
I know it’s not neat. I’m not a cabinet maker. I’m an RVer making use of what I already
have. I’m a conservationist! A recycler!
A cobbler of junk parts into something useful. And it works.
