Sorry for the wait... Record player stand!!

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Not so long ago, a good friend of mine asked for a favor. He recently received a record player as a gift, and needed a sweet stand to put it on. He didn't have many restrictions on the design except it being sturdy, and capable of holding a few records.  So creatively, I had at it! I could hardly wait to share this Record Player Stand with you.   I hoped to make it fun by doing a step by step walk through of the creation process, enjoy! 

After talking with my friend, here are some sketches I came up with:

After I looked over his record player and tossed around the ideas, I ended with this:

After review with the crew, we scratched a couple concepts. Removed the plexiglass cover, and decided to use standard drawer glides, opposed to the accordion style. We finalized the plans and put our hands to work! Cut some solid pine legs, and sanded them smooth:

Wrapped them with molding:

Then started work on the base platform:

Trimmed it and attached the legs:

Got some inspiration to trim out the record drawer from an old picture frame:

Measured out the top and color matched a batch of wood stain:

Attatched the drawer cabinet to the base:

Then the box:

Took a piece of MDF (Medium-density fibreboard) and cut an outline of a curtain for the custom drawer frame. Then put all the pieces together:

Painted some accents and my niece helped paint the curtains:

Stained it, and voilà:

This was an exciting and enjoyable project for us at wonderland furniture and brothers painting. I'm thankful for the opportunity to create items like these, and look forward to more in the future!