While perusing the mail the other day, I came across the “Lowes Creative Ideas” catalog, and I found an idea in there I thought worth sharing. If you don’t already get this free magazine, check it out- you might find a few DIY ideas you want to tackle.
On to what I found- this project is called “slide and hide” artwork, and basically it’s creating an art piece to hide your flat screen TV. There are a few, already made, much pricier versions of this out there and I thought this was a great budget-concious DIY to solve such a common problem in living rooms. (Lowes estimated the cost of this around $80 + the price of the paint you use)
Their idea is shown above a mantel, although I think this could work anywhere for a TV hung on the wall. In the example they painted a leaf pattern, but the panels could easily be changed up- you could do wall paper, decoupage an art print or photos, or even hand paint something.
Of course I love the flexibility of having the TV seen or unseen, but the fact that you could make this yourself? Even better.
