If you have ever looked at a TV sitting on a dresser and thought it just did not belong there, this build is going to speak to you. Modustrial Maker had the same problem in his bedroom. The TV on his dresser sat too low to watch comfortably from bed, and he called it an eyesore. His fix was a faux wall that hides a motorized TV lift from TVLiftCabinet.com under a 7-foot concrete countertop.

What makes this video stand out is the lid. Most lift cabinets use a wood lid, but he poured the lid in concrete to match the countertop. To give the lid something to screw into, he embedded pieces of half-inch plywood right into the concrete, then attached that concrete lid to the top of the lift. He admits at the end that he was not sure a lift could handle a concrete lid, and he says it works really well.

The concrete itself is glass fiber reinforced concrete, or GFRC, which he chose because it let him make the countertop thinner and lighter. He tinted it dark with black pigment, sprayed a face coat, packed a backer coat, and even pressed aluminum channels into the underside so he could add LED strips. Later in the video those LEDs are controlled by voice through an Alexa controller.

The lift cabinet part of the build is refreshingly simple. He built the hidden carcass from plywood with pocket hole joinery, since nobody will ever see it. He says the TVLiftCabinet.com lift comes preassembled, and he walks through the install: mount the lower support plate, slide the lift into it, attach the top of the lift to the cabinet, and screw the control box to the back. He counts only eight screws for the lift install.

He also thought ahead about service access. The front of the cabinet is a removable panel held on with rare earth magnets, so he can pull it off to reach the lift if he ever needs to. He added an HDMI and USB wall plate so cables can plug in from outside the cabinet, which keeps the finished wall looking clean.

We love that he is honest about what he would change, too. One piece of the concrete lid came out with a slight curve, and he says he may remake it someday. That kind of real-world detail is exactly why maker videos are so helpful before you start your own project.

As the evenings get longer this fall, a lot of people start thinking about cozy bedroom movie nights and weekend shop projects. If this video gets your wheels turning, you can build your own version around one of our lift mechanisms, or skip the concrete work and choose a finished cabinet.

 

What You'll See in the Video

  • Building melamine forms and a foam knockout for the concrete lid opening
  • Spraying and packing GFRC concrete, plus embedding LED channels and plywood mounting blocks
  • A pocket hole plywood carcass built to hide the TV lift
  • Installing the TVLiftCabinet.com lift, the control box, and a lid support
  • A magnetic removable front panel and an HDMI and USB wall plate
  • The finished TV lift rising out of the concrete countertop

Ready to Build Your Own?

Browse our TV lift mechanisms at https://www.tvliftcabinet.com/lift-mechanism and pick the height that fits your TV. If you would rather skip the build, our solid wood cabinets arrive with free white-glove delivery and a 100% money-back guarantee.

 

Creator Credit: Modustrial Maker, "DIY Concrete Countertop w/ HIDDEN TV LIFT || How to
Make." Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@modustrial