Way back in Paducah, Kentucky, we had bought what was then a huge TV. At that time it was still as deep as it was wide or high. We needed a piece of furniture for it but nothing was available. So we took paper and pencil and drew what we would like with measurements so it would fit that living room wall. It was built for us with mahogany wood. It was very practical and I always liked it very much ... hence it moved with us to Virginia. It can be unscrewed into three parts. The TV did not make that move. It weight a ton.
I actually found an old photo from Paducah with the TV in it. The TV looks so small here. It was impressive way back then.
Well, TVs have changed. Now they are flat and can even be mounted on walls. What to do with that deep hole in that wall unit? Btw it found its place on a perfect wall in the dining room.
And the "hole" was turned into the bar. I had made a temporary curtain with strips of fabric even incorporating see-through pockets for photos. Quite smart ... for a while. After several years we decided it just wasn't that practical. James liked my suggestion.
First we ordered online (because of social distancing) two wooden lazy susan and then built a shelf. James also found the perfect batterie light online which could be mounted (3M velcro) later on the ceiling of the "hole".
The shelf had to be stained with something available.
(Ha, here you can even see the strips of fabric I had just flipped over to the shelf above.)
But what to do about the closure of the opening?
I bought the cheapest window roller shades. For $9 I didn't have much to loose to try my idea? They come in different sizes and it fitted perfectly inside the opening. I should have taken a photo of the stark white cheap vinyl. Ugh.
Since I could not go shopping (because of the virus situation) I found the best suited material in my stash thinking that I could replace it later if things worked. I laminated that fabric and something suitable for the back (lining) with double-sided iron-on. It was something I had bought last year at the Hampton Quilt Show. It was for appliqué work and the seller had promised that you could cut the edge and it would never fray (hotfixadhesive.com).
I cut the fabric to size and sewed a pocket at the bottom to slide in the stick from the vinyl shade.
I unrolled the shades all the way, applied some repositioning glue (Craft Smart Off 'n On) to the top of the fabric according to directions. Then I attached it using the top line of the vinyl on the roll. I also held it up to make sure that the left and right edges of the vinyl were parallel to the fabric. When I was pleased with that I cut the vinyl off leaving about 1 inch in case I needed that straight line again as a guide. All was left to do was roll it up and put it into the mountings.
Happy to say ... it works very well, is very practical, and we are very happy with it.
Here is the demo video:
Ha-ha, that didn't work, so HERE is the LINK!
Ah, yes, I also made a little valance.
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