Being giant nerds, my family has a ton of board games. Back when H and I were first married, it was how we spent most nights - either tabletop games or computer games.
As we've added children, our game collection has grown even more.
It was to the point where we had no more storage upstairs, so we had half our games stored in the basement and half up here. Which just felt silly.
About a year ago, I suggested to H "What if we buy a tv console and repurpose our tv cabinet as game storage?" and he was on board (yes, it took a year to find the replacement console).
Once we'd purchased the replacement, it was time to figure this out. First was deciding on the backing to use, as the upper cabinet was not enclosed in the back. We ended up with 1/3" thick sheet from Home Depot, cut to size. Instead of staining, we covered the finished side with peel-and-stick wallpaper from Target.
The cabinet required some disassembling, removing the stabilizing corners on the upper cabinet.
Once all that was done and the finished side covered, we placed the panel on the back to make sure it was flush and to figure out placement so it would be level.
Once we were satisfied, we glued it down and weighted it overnight.
The next morning, we stapled the backing on.
Cabinet with the back and the finished gold wallpaper.
Next step was to re-install the upper doors and make sure they closed properly.
We positioned the cabinet in the corner and then set about sorting thru the games to store them.
Most of the games ended up in here now. Eventually we're planning to add a shelf to the upper cabinet, but need to figure that piece out a bit.
A handful of games still reside here, but I expect them to move over soon enough.
