Here at Not Just Retro we love those old wooden television sets. The craftsmanship of each set was special. It didn't feel like you had a mass produced television set, it felt like you had a work of art. Many people, unable to part with their vintage television sets, still have old wooden television sets stored in their garages or attics. Rather than letting your retro tv sets gather dust, why not repurpose them and add a little retro homeware style into your living room or office. We have curated some popular ideas for repurposed television sets from around the web.

Turn your old TV set into a pet bed

Add a comfortable cushion or padding inside a hollowed out TV and you could effectively use it as a pet bed. Just make sure that it has been thoroughly cleaned out so their are no sharp bits remaining to hurt your pooch.

If you want to read the full tutorial behind how this TV pet bed was made check out the Console Tv to Dog Bed post over at Fried Okra.

Turn your old tv set into a book shelf

This is one of out favourite ways to repurpose small to medium sized old television sets by turning it into a mini bookshelf.

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Repurpose an old tv set into a music box

One year Gu﻿mps homeware store in San Fransisco created a nostalgic looking holiday window display featuring a music box inside a 1960s looking television set.

Repurpose a television set into a console table

infarrantly Creative have created a great tutorial on how they repurposed an old television set that they found on the side of the road and turned it into a table console.

Are you inspired to dig out that old TV set and recycle it into something new? Great news but before you do just something to think about. Television sets, even ones not actually plugged in can still be storing some electricity in it so it might be safer to have an electrician actually gut out the inside of the tv set.

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