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Wooden Chevron Table Top using Shutter Slats

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Do a Chevron tabletop on a repurposed T.V. Cabinet using shutter slats! Vintage T.V. cabinets are generally well constructed and make great new furniture projects.

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Repurposed T.V. Cabinet

Do you remember this repurposed T.V.? Stand (from the ReStore) that I showed you last week? If you remember– I painted with my new Homeright Finish Max Pro.

I’ve got some details to share with you today.

The bottom of the cabinet was too deep, and I decided to add a shelf. You can see that I have already added cleats made out of scrap wood to the side and secured with some Gorilla Wood Glue and my nail gun.

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I added a thin piece of plywood that I notched out to make the shelf. Not shown: I added a small board for support in the middle (back)

Paint Sprayer Booth

Then, I put it in the paint booth for a quick paint makeover with my HomeRight Finish Max Pro. All this will make it ready for the chevron table top.

Designing a Chevron Table Top

Did you wonder why I covered the top of the T.V.? Cabinet with paper while painting it? This is why. I had been working on the top of this cabinet for a couple of weeks, trying to get the pattern right. After finally getting it right, I traced all of the repurposed shutter slats on one side to replicate the pattern easily without much thought.

I used the slats from two closet doors in my storage shed for a year.

Louvered Door Slats

I cut the slats into 5″ lengths and lightly sanded them to remove the shine. If you can’t access shutter slats, you could try this project with Paint Sticks.

In this picture, you can get a better feel for how I traced them after finally getting the chevron tabletop pattern the way I wanted. I put them on and off so often, trying to get them to look right, that I didn’t want to do that again.

I removed the paper and painter’s tape and followed the pattern I traced using Gorilla Wood Glue to secure all the slats in place. To get them snug, I let the first two set up before I continued the pattern.

Gluing Slats on a Chevron Table Top

I found this method worked the easiest for me. I placed a row where they should go, checked them for placement, flipped them all over, squirted some glue on each one, carefully turned them over, and laid them in place.

Because I’m so challenged in math, I’m sure you can do this much easier.

Mark & Trim off Excess Slats

I used a metal yardstick to help me mark the cuts for the pieces, then hung them over the sides of the wooden chevron table top.

I saved all the cut-offs and used many of them to fill in the areas that were left.

NOTE:  I cut my slats on a compound miter saw—using a full slat from the door shown above to do all the small cuts. NEVER place your fingers near the saw blade to hold short pieces of wood. The small pieces you see are the end cuts after I cut the slat.

Chevron Table Top Pattern

Voila! I love it!

Stain & Seal

These are my tools to stain the top after it was glued down. I used Minwax Wood Finish in Walnut, a cheap chip brush, a latex glove, and a small rag to wipe the stain off.

I used the cheap chip brush to get down into the cracks of the wooden chevron pattern, then wiped the stain off with the small rag, going with the grain of each slat.

NOTE: painter’s tape around the front and sides.

It was stained, and loving it even more! Don’t you think the stain brings out the chevron tabletop pattern?

Add a Bead Board Backing

I added a cheap piece of bead board paneling for the back. So, here’s where I’d like to tell you that the piece was too small, and I had to piece it together. Well, that is the truth. The piece was too small because someone cut it wrong <gail looks around to find the guilty party>

You know the old saying measure twice, cut once? I actually measured this THREE times. I don’t see how I cut it wrong—I’ll blame it on my poor math skills. Smile  So, I cut another small piece to make up the difference.

I glued the two pieces together and used the painter’s tape to hold it until the Gorilla wood glue was set up. Then, I removed the painter’s tape and laid down a piece of white Gorilla Tape.

Repurposed T.V. Cabinet with Chevron Pattern

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I love the walnut stain with the Naval (Behr) paint.

Let’s see how versatile this repurposed T.V. is. Stand with the chevron table top!

Repurposed T.V. Stand Pet Bed

Well, look, who’s there! It’s my little Louie! This cabinet would make a great pet bed. Louie doesn’t have a pet pillow because he sleeps with me, but a king-sized bed pillow fits perfectly in this cabinet.

Note: the pieced bead board is on the right; you can’t tell it has been pieced. I painted the back of the board blue and painted right over the white Gorilla tape.

Louie was such a good boy; he let me take all kinds of pictures—this repurposed T.V. The cabinet is very versatile; how would you use it? Do you love the wooden chevron table top as much as I do?

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Gail Wilson is the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. She is obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believes that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again, including herself!
Gail reinvented herself during a midlife crisis and has found purpose again. She hopes you will find new ideas for old things and pick up a few tools along the way.

38 Comments

  1. I love the chevron top ! It looks amazing.
    As always, your tutorials are so thorough – and appreciated. 🙂

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