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Geneva Vanderzeil shares how she created a stylish TV unit from scratch with materials from Bunnings<!-- wp:html --><div></div> <div> <h2>DIY pro reveals how she made a stylish wooden TV cabinet from scratch that looks like designer versions costing a whopping $800</h2> <p><strong>DIY Queen Shared How She Made a Chic Entertainment Unit from scratch </strong><br /> <strong>Geneva Vanderzeil designed the unit and made it with materials from Bunnings </strong><br /> <strong>She attached two pine panels cut to size and attached with eight furniture legs</strong><br /> <strong>Once the structure was done, the house stylist glued on dowel rods on the edges </strong><br /> <strong>Geneva said the DIY project went as she hoped and was super easy</strong></p> <p class="author-section byline-plain">By Louise Allingham for Daily Mail Australia </p> <p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Published:</span> 01:27, 21 July 2022 </span> | <span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"> <span class="article-timestamp-label">Updated:</span> 01:59, 21 July 2022 </span> </p> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/femail/homes/article/other/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]>>--> <!-- <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]>>--> <!--<!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]>>--> <!--<!--[if gte IE 8]>>--> <!-- <!--[if IE 8]>--></p> <p> <!--[if IE 9]>--></p> <p> <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> <!--</p> <p> <!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. 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More info available at http://www.omniture.com --> </p> <p> <!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. --> <!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> <!--<!--[if IE]>--></p> <p> <!--[if !IE]> --> </p> <p> <!-- <!-- CWV --></p> <div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">A home stylist has shared how she created an ultra-chic entertainment device from scratch that looks like designer versions that cost up to $800. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Geneva Vanderzeil, of Brisbane, designed the chic wooden furniture herself and made it using tools she had at home and affordable supplies from Bunnings. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“I had in mind a round TV cabinet with slats made from dowels, and wanted to create a nice clean look with no visible screws or nails,” she wrote in a blog post on her popular home styling website. </p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Home stylist Geneva Vanderzeil shared how she created a stylist TV cabinet that looks like designer versions worth hundreds of dollars</p> </div> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">The Brisbane DIY guru designed the chic wooden furniture herself and made it using tools she had at home and affordable supplies from Bunnings</p> </div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">‘After a lot of planning and research, I found out that I could use furniture legs and pine wood to make the base! It actually turned out to be that easy!’ </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The DIY queen started by rounding the edges of two pine panels and used the first as a template for the second so they match and sanded around the edges. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Geneva measured and marked where she wanted to place her four of her screw-in furniture legs on one of the panels, drilled four small holes and screwed the legs in by hand. </p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">The DIY queen started by rounding the edges of two pine panels, using the first as a template for the second so they match and sanded around the edges</p> </div> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption"> Geneva measured and marked where she wanted to place her four of her screw-in furniture legs on one of the panels, drilled four small holes and screwed the legs in by hand</p> </div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">She then drilled a hole in the bottom of the remaining four legs to accommodate the screws that poke through the top of the wood panel. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Geneva turned the legs over the screws protruding from the top of the pine piece. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The creative do-it-yourselfer drilled four holes in the bottom of the second panel of pine where the top four legs were placed and punched it into place. </p> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">She then drilled a hole in the bottom of the remaining four legs to accommodate the screws that protrude through the top of the wood panel and fastened them</p> </div> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">After securing the structure of her unit, Geneva took her pine towels, cut them to length and evenly spaced them around the curve of the unit.</p> </div> <div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> </div> </div> <p class="imageCaption">“I absolutely love the way this piece turned out. It looks so chic and custom made when in reality it was a very simple project!,” she said</p> </div> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“Use a cloth and a rubber mallet for this part to make sure you don’t damage the wood,” she suggested. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">After securing the structure of her unit, Geneva took her pine towels, cut them to length and evenly spaced them around the curve of the unit. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">After all the dowels were glued in place, she let them dry overnight. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“I absolutely love the way this piece turned out. It looks so chic and custom made when in reality it was a very simple project!” she said. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">The house stylist shared her handy work on her popular Instagram page and impressed many of her 374,000 followers. </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">“I love everything about this!” said one fan, while another called the unit “absolutely stunning.” </p> <div class="art-ins mol-factbox femail"> <h3 class="mol-factbox-title">How do you make the stylish Geneva TV cabinet from scratch?</h3> <div class="ins cleared mol-factbox-body"> <p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold femail-ccox">What you need</span></p> <p class="mol-para-with-font"> 2 x SpecRite 1200 x 405mm 18mm Wood Panel Pine FJ Laminated – $39 each </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Jigsaw – Geneva uses the $29.98 XU1 350W Jigsaw</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Sander – Geneva uses the $29.98 XU1 125W Detail Sander</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">8 x Adoored 230mm Pine Round Furniture Leg – $6.90 each</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Drill – Geneva uses the $99.98 Ryobi 18V ONE+ 2.0Ah Drill Driver Kit</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">15 x Porta 12.5mm 1.2m Clear Dowel – $5.20 . each</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">Gorilla 236ml Wood Glue – $14.10</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">All from Bunnings </p> <p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold femail-ccox">Method</span></p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">1. First I used two panels of pine and rounded the edges. Make sure to do one and use the finished one as a template for the next one so they match.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">2. After marking where I wanted the legs to be on one of the pine pieces, I drilled 4 small holes and then screwed in 4 of the wooden furniture legs.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">3. Then I drilled a hole in the bottom of the other 4 furniture legs and screwed the existing screws further down into each leg to make sure they don’t push through the top of the unit.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">4. Then I screwed this second set of furniture legs onto the screws sticking out of the top of the pine piece.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">5. After drilling 4 holes in the bottom of the last piece of pine, I punched it on the wooden furniture legs and hammered it down with a hammer. Be sure to use a rag and rubber mallet for this part to make sure you don’t damage the wood.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">6. When the core piece of this project was done, I took some pine dowels, measured them and cut them into lengths, then glued them around the TV cabinet.</p> <p class="mol-para-with-font">7. After all the dowels were glued, I let the device dry overnight.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p> <!-- ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/femail/homes/article/other/inread_player.html --></p> <div class="column-content cleared"> <div class="shareArticles"> <h3 class="social-links-title">Share or comment on this article: </h3> </div> </div> </div><!-- /wp:html -->

DIY pro reveals how she made a stylish wooden TV cabinet from scratch that looks like designer versions costing a whopping $800

DIY Queen Shared How She Made a Chic Entertainment Unit from scratch
Geneva Vanderzeil designed the unit and made it with materials from Bunnings
She attached two pine panels cut to size and attached with eight furniture legs
Once the structure was done, the house stylist glued on dowel rods on the edges
Geneva said the DIY project went as she hoped and was super easy

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A home stylist has shared how she created an ultra-chic entertainment device from scratch that looks like designer versions that cost up to $800.

Geneva Vanderzeil, of Brisbane, designed the chic wooden furniture herself and made it using tools she had at home and affordable supplies from Bunnings.

“I had in mind a round TV cabinet with slats made from dowels, and wanted to create a nice clean look with no visible screws or nails,” she wrote in a blog post on her popular home styling website.

Home stylist Geneva Vanderzeil shared how she created a stylist TV cabinet that looks like designer versions worth hundreds of dollars

The Brisbane DIY guru designed the chic wooden furniture herself and made it using tools she had at home and affordable supplies from Bunnings

‘After a lot of planning and research, I found out that I could use furniture legs and pine wood to make the base! It actually turned out to be that easy!’

The DIY queen started by rounding the edges of two pine panels and used the first as a template for the second so they match and sanded around the edges.

Geneva measured and marked where she wanted to place her four of her screw-in furniture legs on one of the panels, drilled four small holes and screwed the legs in by hand.

The DIY queen started by rounding the edges of two pine panels, using the first as a template for the second so they match and sanded around the edges

Geneva measured and marked where she wanted to place her four of her screw-in furniture legs on one of the panels, drilled four small holes and screwed the legs in by hand

She then drilled a hole in the bottom of the remaining four legs to accommodate the screws that poke through the top of the wood panel.

Geneva turned the legs over the screws protruding from the top of the pine piece.

The creative do-it-yourselfer drilled four holes in the bottom of the second panel of pine where the top four legs were placed and punched it into place.

She then drilled a hole in the bottom of the remaining four legs to accommodate the screws that protrude through the top of the wood panel and fastened them

After securing the structure of her unit, Geneva took her pine towels, cut them to length and evenly spaced them around the curve of the unit.

“I absolutely love the way this piece turned out. It looks so chic and custom made when in reality it was a very simple project!,” she said

“Use a cloth and a rubber mallet for this part to make sure you don’t damage the wood,” she suggested.

After securing the structure of her unit, Geneva took her pine towels, cut them to length and evenly spaced them around the curve of the unit.

After all the dowels were glued in place, she let them dry overnight.

“I absolutely love the way this piece turned out. It looks so chic and custom made when in reality it was a very simple project!” she said.

The house stylist shared her handy work on her popular Instagram page and impressed many of her 374,000 followers.

“I love everything about this!” said one fan, while another called the unit “absolutely stunning.”

How do you make the stylish Geneva TV cabinet from scratch?

What you need

2 x SpecRite 1200 x 405mm 18mm Wood Panel Pine FJ Laminated – $39 each

Jigsaw – Geneva uses the $29.98 XU1 350W Jigsaw

Sander – Geneva uses the $29.98 XU1 125W Detail Sander

8 x Adoored 230mm Pine Round Furniture Leg – $6.90 each

Drill – Geneva uses the $99.98 Ryobi 18V ONE+ 2.0Ah Drill Driver Kit

15 x Porta 12.5mm 1.2m Clear Dowel – $5.20 . each

Gorilla 236ml Wood Glue – $14.10

All from Bunnings

Method

1. First I used two panels of pine and rounded the edges. Make sure to do one and use the finished one as a template for the next one so they match.

2. After marking where I wanted the legs to be on one of the pine pieces, I drilled 4 small holes and then screwed in 4 of the wooden furniture legs.

3. Then I drilled a hole in the bottom of the other 4 furniture legs and screwed the existing screws further down into each leg to make sure they don’t push through the top of the unit.

4. Then I screwed this second set of furniture legs onto the screws sticking out of the top of the pine piece.

5. After drilling 4 holes in the bottom of the last piece of pine, I punched it on the wooden furniture legs and hammered it down with a hammer. Be sure to use a rag and rubber mallet for this part to make sure you don’t damage the wood.

6. When the core piece of this project was done, I took some pine dowels, measured them and cut them into lengths, then glued them around the TV cabinet.

7. After all the dowels were glued, I let the device dry overnight.

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