Easy DIY West Elm media console dupe

When we moved into our house, we had little furniture and definitely no TV stand. I had my eyes on the West Elm Quinn media console, but it was not in our budget! I needed something similar and turned to Facebook Marketplace. It’s a go-to of mine for finding inexpensive furniture. I ended up getting this IKEA console for $90!

It worked out perfectly in my living room, except… it turned out to be a bit of an eyesore when you can see through the frosted glass! Rather than replacing it, I decided to give it a quick makeover. I knew I needed to just cover the glass part and thought through a few options. To keep with a boho or modern design, I looked at wood or rattan. Then I stumbled across a ton of pole wrap DIYs and knew THIS is the way to go. It was the EASIEST Fluted TV stand DIY and I can’t believe it turned out so good! It completely transformed the TV stand and made it look *expensive*!

Here’s a quick video of how I did it!

How to update your TV Stand with pole wrap

I spray painted the silver trim on the tv stand gold and also the finger pull handles so they match. (I’m a pretty messy painter, but figured it would be covered by pole wrap any way!)

1. Measure the amount of pole wrap you need. The drawers are about 48″ long each, and with the pole wrap being 16″, I needed about 2.5 pieces for each drawer.
2. Cut the pole wrap by rolling it up and using a hand saw or miter saw to trim it down to the size you need. Then you can use a razor to cut between the lines to cut to size.
3. Make sure it fits!
4. Use construction adhesive to glue on the pole wrap to the glass. Press out all of the air pockets and hold the pole wrap against the glass for a few seconds to make sure it’s on there. I left it on overnight before messing with it again.
5. Install the finger pull handles by drilling behind the drawer doors.

Sources:

• Bronze finger pull handles
• Pole Wrap (96″x 16″)
• Construction Adhesive
• Miter saw or hand saw (to cut to size)
• Gold spray paint
• Razor

Here’s a Facebook Marketplace tip, if something has been listed for a week or if they mention they are moving or need to sell it soon, you may be able to negotiate for a lower price if you’re 100% sure you want it and will pick it up immediately. The seller was offering it for $150, but knowing she needed it out ASAP, I wrote her saying if she would come down on the price, I would pick it up immediately. She said yes right away and I was on my way!

Have you ever used pole wrap in a DIY? Let me know in the comments how you would use pole wrap!