Furniture

West Elm Knock Off Media Cabinet

Make a media cabinet to fit perfectly underneath your family room windows.

Difficulty: Intermediate
Time: 4–7.5 hours
Cost: $$

About this build

Make a media cabinet to fit perfectly underneath your family room windows. It is a really easy build and the two tone look gives it the high end look.

Tools

Essential

Drill / Driver
Miter Saw
Pocket Hole Jig
Random Orbit Sander
Table Saw

Optional / nice to have

Bar / Pipe Clamps
Combination Square
Tape Measure

Materials

Item	Qty
Plywood, 3/4" Thick 96"	1 board
Board, 2x4 24"	1 board
Plywood, 1/4" Thick 36"	1 board
Euro Hinges	4 each
Knobs	2 each

Overall cost: $$. Lumber prices vary by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure we would only be pretending to know.

Cut list

Part	Qty	T × W × L
Top & Bottom	2	3/4" × 19" × 31"
Sides	2	3/4" × 16" × 18"
Shelf	1	3/4" × 18" × 29"
Doors	2	3/4" × 15" × 16"
Back	1	1/4" × 16" × 31"
Legs (cut at a 10 degree angle)	4	2" × 4" × 4"

What to buy

Buy 6 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 4"

1 board

4"4"4"4"

3/4" × 19"

1 board

31"31"

3/4" × 18"

1 board

3/4" × 16"

1 board

18"18"

3/4" × 15"

1 board

16"16"

1/4" × 16"

1 board

Assumes 8 ft stock, a 1/8" saw kerf, and buying each part at its own width. Change the board size or kerf on the full board plan →

Start building →

Instructions

1Pocketholes
- 1.
- Drill pocketholes into the sides on the 16” side both at the top and bottom.
- Repeat for the other side.
2Pocketholes in the Shelf
2. Drill pocketholes into the shelf on the 18” side on both the left and right side of the piece of wood.
3Legs
- 3. To cut the legs take a 2 x 4 scrap and cut a 10 degree angle.
- Then cut a 4” leg.
- Repeat that three more times.
4Leg Pocketholes
4. Drill 2 pocketholes into the legs going from the shorter edge into the longer edge.
5Veneer Edging
5. Add veneer edging to all of the plywood edges that will be shown using an iron. Use a veneer trimmer to clean up the edges.
6Shelf Placement
6. Drill your shelf into the height that you want it.
7Euro Hinges
7. Drill your holes for your euro hinges using a euro hinge jig.
8Assembling Cabinet
8. To assemble the cabinet drill the sides into the top and bottom insetting them in 1/4” from the back and 3/4” from the front.
9Adding Feet
9. Flip your cabinet over and add your feet to the bottom making sure the pocketholes are facing the back.
10Doors
- 10.
- Add your doors.
- Drill your holes for your knobs.