They have had a piece like this at Restoration Hardware for the last 6 months or so. I also just saw one at a local, nice furniture store.... Both were very pretty pieces.

I think based off of your space issue, this piece could definitely work. I also felt that is was unique, cool and interesting. It makes displaying the TV artsy.

I'm adding the link to the RH product. There are a handful of photos that might help you.

Here is a link that might be useful: RH Easel

Yes! I have that Restoration Hardware easel for our gigantic tv and I love it! I'll try to get a picture and post it.

It's pretty tall....I think it's 8 feet. We have 9 foot ceilings so it works, but I'm not sure how it works with lower ceilings.

I love this idea. Just ran a search and amazing what people have done.

As an artist, I want to mention that not all easels are created the same. Mine is a large, quality and heavy duty one. Would have to consider if it is strong enough to do this. New ones are far more fragile. It would be best to find an old one made of good hardwood, reinforce any hardware so there is no movement. Those things can tip over and sometimes supports can crack.

Here are two I found. The second one has a great base to it. Although I like the old paint idea, suspect they added to it rather than "this is real artist's leftovers". But I would take it on.

Have fun...great idea.

Here is a link that might be useful: Another easel

This is the second one with larger base and old. It appears stronger. Can't post photos, link wouldn't let me use the codes.

Here is a link that might be useful: 2nd easel

lolauren... I LOVE that RH piece even more! If it is 8' tall like bananafana says, it won't work for me. I have 8' ceilings. Also, guessing it costs a LOT. Will go look. :)

Bananafana... please post a pic if you can. Would love to see your room!

Emagineer... So funny, it never even OCCURRED to me that you could just use an easel! I like to think of myself as a creative person--I guess I just don't have enough experience with easels to know it might be big and heavy enough. Now I'm going to have to go on a hunt. I would totally leave all the paint and stuff too, but might try to stain over it to make it darker.

When I showed this to DH, he crinkled his nose and asked where we would put all of our "stuff" like games, movies, etc. I told him I could get baskets or something.

Anyway...so glad you folks liked this too. After seeing your links I'm even more excited about it. Off to hunt! Back soon!

This looks like it may be the same one as my original post, but pictured with a smaller TV and in a room. I have yet to see what size TV it will hold...

Another thing I like about these is it seems to tone down the plasticky shiny quality of the TV.

Here is a link that might be useful: Site

Imagineer here's the pictures from your links. As someone who loves to paint as well, I love the second one.

link 1

link 2

Irish, thanks for posting the pics. Admission I was in a hurry and know you had to take the time to copy, paste, post to do this.

Hadn't thought about the size of TV they are using. Plus the easel has to be straight instead of on an angle. I work in pastels and the easel has to be straight on. Reinforcing would be easy, but definitely necessary. My guess is those are 47" TVs by comparing the easel I have and rooms they are shown in.

Mine is also 8' tall, but this could be cut down about a foot above the TV if wood. You would have about 6' to deal with.

Yup, like the last one too. Cubbies are always added delights.

Old or new...a great idea. Sign up for Hobby Lobby and get a 40% discount coupon or Dick Blick has a huge sale right now. Both carry a big selection. My 8' was around $75 on sale a couple of years ago. I don't think they have gone up much from then. Have never thought of what materials these are made from other than wood.

I did find the same one as Restoration Hardware for $500 on another site. The specs say supporting up to a 66" TV. This easel also has a TV bracket attached to it. Which is a good idea and worth an extra $100 considering buying this separate. Also, this easel is most likely built specifically to handle the weight and balance.

Run an image search for H Easels, they go on forever. I still like the idea of an old one to convert.

This has been fun...thanks for the idea and posting.

Be sure to think about what your TV-related cords will look like (esp. if you have a satellite box or a Tivo box or any other hookups), because there's no hiding them or minimizing them in this setup. The RH design has some cord management built in, but anything else you try to retro-fit will take some ingenuity to not have a bunch of wires trailing out in the back. Some people are OK with that, others not so much.

I visited the first easel in the store yesterday. It looks even better in person: very sturdy and a nice warm brown color. The thing I keep getting stuck on is the price. I love repurposing things and little unexpected touches, but I usually do this while SAVING money over the "typical" selection. In this case, I could get a chest to put the TV on for equal or less.

I think I might look more into how to do this with an actual artist easel, which would be more work but less expensive. So glad I shared these here---everyone has great input!

Here is one other I found in my search, just in case someone is interested. It has a bit more storage.

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It is a "media easel" by Universal. A quick google search turns this up at multiple sellers.

These guys make a great TV EASEL Stand, I bought one and it fit my Flat pannel TV Perfect, it also has adjustable options so I can move my tv up and down, and the one option the www.rekve.ca TV Easel is the TV Sits perfectly vertical....check out the nice design TV Easel by www.Rekve.ca at the website I just posted

Here is a link that might be useful: website to order TV Stands

But do you have an easel that can hold

That TV stand is really cool i like it because its stylish and also get less space.

Here is a link that might be useful: EPDM Coatings

Spam is oozing out of the cracks...ewww

I love this idea but would never convince DH to give up the ugly glass/black one we have now. However, it gives me hope that TV stand designers are getting creative and some day... Thank you for posting.

Great idea! So sorry I missed it first time around... But now you've got me thinking...