My RCM cabinet

I love my VPI 16.5. One of the best investments I've made. My only complaint is that it's no work of art, and generally sticks out like an eyesore in my living room. So I've been searching for ahwile to find a piece of furniture that I can put it in without making it a pain in the arse to use.

Recently I stumbled upon the following unit from Urban Outfitters, of all places.



It's called the Draper Media Console. It's not too expensive, so I took a chance and ordered one. Putting it together was easy, and build quality was surprisingly good. Only problem was the listed dimensions were about 1/2" off in terms of interior depth. As you can see, though, nothing I couldn't fix..



I also had to drill some additional holes to lower the interior shelf, but in the end, I think it turned out quite nicely.







I got some positive feedback on another site so I figured I'd post the same here. So if you're interested, here's the link: http://m.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/mobile/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=21062732

Cheers,

David

Very nice job....and you'll never get thirsty!

Has a mid-century look. Good work on the hack.

squirrelnest said:

Very nice job....and you'll never get thirsty!

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Lol. Yeah, I forgot to mention that also I've been looking for a small liquor cabinet. Worked out perfectly!

SwingModern said:

Has a mid-century look. Good work on the hack.

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Hack is the appropriate word. My handyman skills are quite limited, so I'll take the compliment.

I like it.
Very good idea. Very nicely done.
Maybe not quite finished
All you need to do is some cosmetic work.

Looks really great. But you might want to watch out for overheating. The air vent is on the bottom of the 16.5 and you look pretty closed in there.

JoeESP9 said:

I like it.
Very good idea. Very nicely done.
Maybe not quite finished
All you need to do is some cosmetic work.

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Like what? I'm open to any suggestions.

meggy said:

Looks really great. But you might want to watch out for overheating. The air vent is on the bottom of the 16.5 and you look pretty closed in there.

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Yeah, I thought about that, but there's room on the sides and the front and it doesn't really generate any heat, so I think it'll be fine. I'll still keep an eye on it though. Thanks.