Faux Mantel Floating Shelf

From the blogger: "This is a wood working tutorial on how I built a “faux” mantel and floating shelf beneath our flat screen television to hide those ugly cords. When I ran the electrical for this house I almost put two holes in the wall so we could run the cords behind the sheet rock however, we didn’t own this television at the time and I really didn’t want to put them in the wrong place! And it turned out to be a good thing that I didn’t because this tv would have required two separate holes – one for the power cord and one a mile away where the majority of our electronics get plugged in. Which means that for the past two years of living here those cords have been driving me crazy!"

Note from the blogger: "This helped hide those ugly cords in our house so much and was such a simple project!"

Estimated Cost$21-$30

Time to CompleteIn an evening

Primary TechniqueFurniture Projects

SeasonFall

Materials List

• 1x6
• 2x4
• 3" long screws
• Four pieces of 2x4 cut to at least 5"
• Dark walnut stain and brush
• White paint and brush
• Electric screw driver