{"id":4577,"date":"2009-01-12T11:24:31","date_gmt":"2009-01-12T11:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2009\/01\/12\/weekend-project\/"},"modified":"2009-01-12T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2009-01-12T11:24:31","slug":"weekend-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hunterwimmer.com\/redneckmodern\/2009\/01\/12\/weekend-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some friends wanted to see how I spent the weekend (after a FaceBook post relating to furniture building), so here goes&#8230; Eventually, we&#039;ll need a very large (8 foot wide with 5-bays) hanging media cabinet &#8212; which, because of the size and configuration, will be a custom-made piece. I wanted to start with a prototype&#8230; and we needed a credenza\/shelf\/cabinet in the dining room.<\/p>\n<p>Mid Century Modern-esque pieces are hard to find on the new-furniture market and craigslist is always spotty&#8230; unless you&#039;re Bret who has some weird <em>cheap, vintage furniture<\/em> karma. The pieces are either <a href=\"http:\/\/delaespada.com\/index.php\/us\/category\/select\/Cabinets\">crazy<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dwr.com\/product\/florence-knoll-credenza.do?keyword=knoll+credenza&amp;sortby=ourPicks\">expensive<\/a> or a bit too <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/us\/en\/catalog\/products\/00116864\">ersatz<\/a>. We did find a nice piece at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westelm.com\/online\/store\/ProductDisplay?partNumber=WE-PRODf289&amp;storeId=17001&amp;langId=-1&amp;catalogId=17002&amp;viewSetCode=E&amp;parentId=WE-SH1FRNCON&amp;retainNav=true&amp;cmsrc=WE-SH1FRNCON\">West Elm<\/a> which would have been the &quot;if we bought it&quot; piece, but for a lot less, we have a custom-made one and one that&#039;s a bit wider, which is good for the room &#8212; and one that hangs which is good for <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roomba\">Roomba<\/a> (our other pet).<\/p>\n<p>This piece is made from oak plywood and edgebanded, but the final media cabinet will likely be walnut or mahogany to better match the house. <\/p>\n<p>Since it will be hanging, it had to be over-built from a structural standpoint and the whole thing is assembled with joining-biscuits and pocket screws (on the back where they won&#039;t show). Simple nails and glue would not have held well. It will hang from the rail in the back\/top and screwed straight to studs once we place it. We could&#039;ve hung it on a removable rail\/cleat but this was more straightforward and visually simpler. The back is open to show the wall color and the interior shelves are fixed and set back a bit to add depth to the piece. It will eventually (later today?) be stained black (like my favorite Knoll credenza).<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230; on Sunday at 10am, we hadraw materials and by 10pm, it was clamped-up in the garage (with lots of breaks in between).<\/p>\n<p>So, here you go, Bret: pictures&#8230; more after it&#039;s stained, finished and hung&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2010536bf9c0b970b-popup\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SNC10395\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e2010536bf9c0b970b \" src=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2010536bf9c0b970b-100wi.jpg\" style=\"width: 100px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2010536bf9c2c970b-popup\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SNC10396\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e2010536bf9c2c970b \" src=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2010536bf9c2c970b-100wi.jpg\" style=\"width: 100px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2010536c934ef970c-popup\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SNC10397\" class=\"at-xid-6a00d8345166b769e2010536c934ef970c \" src=\"\/redneckmodern\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/6a00d8345166b769e2010536c934ef970c-100wi.jpg\" style=\"width: 100px\" \/><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some friends wanted to see how I spent the weekend (after a FaceBook post relating to furniture building), so here goes&#8230; Eventually, we&#039;ll need a very large (8 foot wide with 5-bays) hanging media cabinet &#8212; which, because of the size and configuration, will be a custom-made piece. 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