Flickr Find: Vintage TV Turned Dry Bar

Even though The Spring Cure has come to an end, that doesn't mean we're not still snooping around the Flickr pool and watching for a few late entries! We happened upon RobnSarah's transformation of a vintage tv into a dry bar and thought it was a great use of an otherwise useless item. Click through for another view!

We love the addition of the light and the hinged front door. Now we're curious what other vintage finds that technology has rendered obsolete could be used for the same purpose!

Thanks RobnSarah!

(Image: Flickr User RobnSarah)

Comments (15)

Lucy! I'm Home!

posted by bepsf on June 9th 2009 at 12:40pm
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This is AMAZING. I love it. Love it. Want to try to replicate it... add another to my craigslist diy luck wish list...

posted by jplee on June 9th 2009 at 12:51pm
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A very interesting idea but did you know that you CAN still use those old working TV's, even vintage ones from 50's-60's? Yes, either by connecting up a DVD player to it, or a cable feed or get a digital set top box and connect it to the antenna terminals in the back and voila, a working tV!

The thing is, those old sets do require maintenance to keep running smoothly and there are plenty of people out there restoring these old sets to like new condition.

posted by ciddyguy on June 9th 2009 at 1:12pm
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I'm not a drinker but this looks really good, what a great way to recycle.

posted by boxerchick on June 9th 2009 at 1:34pm
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I plan on doing something very similar to my antique record player!! Nice to see it will work.

posted by sassifrass on June 9th 2009 at 1:51pm
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Hey that is our hanging-over-the-head project we completed on Saturday!

Actually, Rob found the tv abandoned in a garage maybe 12 or 13 years ago. He gutted it, refinished it and piano hinged the door and it was used to hold stereo components. Since we run everything through our computer and the stereo is obsolete, we thought it would work best as a dry bar and converted it this weekend as one of our last spring cure tasks. You can see in the before shot, the stereo is in there:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robnsarah/3378222352/in/set-72157615693684603/

posted by cherrybomb on June 9th 2009 at 1:53pm
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Hot patootie that is just too darn cool. Love it!

posted by Seaside on June 9th 2009 at 1:54pm
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great item! and can totally see this being sold in mid-century furniture shops for hundreds of pounds/dollars by a rip-off merchant.

posted by little chimp on June 9th 2009 at 2:08pm
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Cool idea. I found an old metal TV circa 1952 and turned it into a fish tank and I love it. It gives off the coolest vibe.

posted by mntwmyn on June 9th 2009 at 3:45pm
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This is awesome, period.

posted by H L I on June 9th 2009 at 3:52pm
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Tremendously clever! What a fun idea.

posted by queenbee1230 on June 9th 2009 at 4:38pm
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I actually have a small business retrofitting antique electronics and appliances with modern parts, ie modern speaker guts in an old bakelite radio to turn it into an ipod dock. Design was so much better when it was actually, you know, designed

posted by Futurovox on June 9th 2009 at 8:08pm
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Adorable...so fun.

posted by muirwoods08 on June 10th 2009 at 9:05pm
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I love this! What a clever way to re-purpose!

posted by suzy8track on June 10th 2009 at 9:52pm
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i'm loving it.

posted by jokneeappleseed on June 21st 2009 at 1:59pm
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