This small fishing cabin sits on the Nehalem River on the coast of Oregon. No one wanted to have the TV blocking the terrific views, so I designed and built this retracting piston for the TV mount. It allows the screen to be positioned in the optimal viewing location when in use and to be retracted up into an open gable space above the collar ties when not being used.

The weight of the TV is perfectly balanced by the custom flame-cut counterweights and the whole apparatus glides smoothly up and down with little effort. We kept the design very simple and clean, but the exposed mechanism and pulley wheels bring a nice element of style into the space.