aeoliandave
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That settled I continued to shift things around and box up the overflow. Because of the size and soft glass front on the Samsung I decided early on that It would not be placed at floor level, for obvious accident prone cat & davy reasons, and since the blinds are always pulled down that far with a slot for the cats to watch the street, the new TV could be wall mounted in that area above without tempting passersby with larceny on their minds.
But storage of some sort under the shelf would be nice so I was casually visiting used and new furniture stores looking for something long and low - 23" maximum height - in short, a stereo cabinet type credenza piece to adapt.
Then in Zellers I spotted the perfect thing. With open center shelves to hold all the components and two glass door side canimets, and on legs to clear the floor grate & Made from actual solid Chinese pine with veneer and with those curved leg stubs that match the ones on my Aeolian Piano Roll Cabinet, it was another case of classic Serendipity. But it was priced at almost $300.
Next day, after lunch, I showed the cabinet to Stanley and he enthused that it was perfect for my tastes & needs and matched the other furniture I favour. It doesn't matter that it's not a fine piece of antique furniture - it's just for head on looks and performs a very basic but essential function - keeping the components (vintage VCR, Hard Disc/DVD recorder, and Blu-Ray) central and easily accessed. As it is covered by a full width carpeted cat shelf it will eventually emerge with an untouched top in future. The look will maintain the floating cantilever shelf design. I may even chop an inch off the legs so the floating effect is even more pronounced and only brand new kittens could get underneath for their infantile mischief. It is also shallow enough at 17" that someday I could put a TV lift mechanism between it and the window wall.
Ah, the Davy dreams of future forward...I mean, I finally have an electric garage door so why not a TV lift?
As I hemmed and hawed about should I at least get it now before it was no longer a stocked item and store it as well, it was Stanley who wandered around the corner and found the sign that said all TV units were on Sale until Christmas Eve. I would never have seen that sign as that was the fake naughty pine colonial aisle.
How much on Sale? $130.97. Less than half price! Called over the handsome burly salesboy on duty and had a price check done. Sure enough, on sale and he would get a trolley and do a price override at the register and even put in in my car. Do I look that old? LOL
No brainer! Run to the bank machine and load it up, please...
But storage of some sort under the shelf would be nice so I was casually visiting used and new furniture stores looking for something long and low - 23" maximum height - in short, a stereo cabinet type credenza piece to adapt.
Then in Zellers I spotted the perfect thing. With open center shelves to hold all the components and two glass door side canimets, and on legs to clear the floor grate & Made from actual solid Chinese pine with veneer and with those curved leg stubs that match the ones on my Aeolian Piano Roll Cabinet, it was another case of classic Serendipity. But it was priced at almost $300.
Next day, after lunch, I showed the cabinet to Stanley and he enthused that it was perfect for my tastes & needs and matched the other furniture I favour. It doesn't matter that it's not a fine piece of antique furniture - it's just for head on looks and performs a very basic but essential function - keeping the components (vintage VCR, Hard Disc/DVD recorder, and Blu-Ray) central and easily accessed. As it is covered by a full width carpeted cat shelf it will eventually emerge with an untouched top in future. The look will maintain the floating cantilever shelf design. I may even chop an inch off the legs so the floating effect is even more pronounced and only brand new kittens could get underneath for their infantile mischief. It is also shallow enough at 17" that someday I could put a TV lift mechanism between it and the window wall.
Ah, the Davy dreams of future forward...I mean, I finally have an electric garage door so why not a TV lift?As I hemmed and hawed about should I at least get it now before it was no longer a stocked item and store it as well, it was Stanley who wandered around the corner and found the sign that said all TV units were on Sale until Christmas Eve. I would never have seen that sign as that was the fake naughty pine colonial aisle.
How much on Sale? $130.97. Less than half price! Called over the handsome burly salesboy on duty and had a price check done. Sure enough, on sale and he would get a trolley and do a price override at the register and even put in in my car. Do I look that old? LOL
No brainer! Run to the bank machine and load it up, please...
