Repairing a Television Stand takes a little ingenuity and some patience but doesn't have to take a lot of money.
There are different areas to a television stand that may need repairing over the years.
For example one of the most common symptoms of an 'ill' television stand is one that might have some scratches on it, either from moving, children playing on it or the television itself.
Scratches are easy to fix and you don't need to purchase an expensive varnish - which merely sits on top of the scratch or soaks into the wood, to correct the problem.
One easy way to fix a couple of simple scratches is with clear fingernail polish.
This will fill in the scratches and protect the finish from reopening the scratch again.
Another inexpensive way for repairing a television stand of it's scratches is to use a wax stick in the same color as the wood on the television stand, these are sold at hardware stores or you could use a crayon and melt it and rub it into the scratch until it is filled and blended into the wood without being too noticeable.
Repairing the glass on a television stand is a little harder and will probably require taking it out and having it replaced or repaired by a professional.
If you have little children who might be at that age when they get into everything or are holding on to things when they walk, then taking the glass out of the television stand might be a good idea even if it does not need repairing.
A homeowner could replace the glass panels with decorative tissue paper, simply tape or staple the paper on to the back side of the door.
This way, if the inexpensive paper gets torn, it is no big deal and no one can get injured like with the glass doors.
Sometimes doors take a lot of abuse from being slammed shut all the time or from moving, they swing open and get knocked around causing nics and scratches too appear, making the television stand look older than it is.
There are a couple of solutions to the television repair for the doors.
One simple enough solution is to remove the doors and hardware and simply have an open style shelf rather than a closed unit with doors.
This idea works well if the doors are in bad shape.
Repairing a television stand doors if they are merely scratched should do the above with the clear fingernail polish or the crayon.
If they have large gouges in them and you would rather not remove them, then look at the hardware store for matching putty or molding compound to fill the 'hole' which then might need to be sanded and painted after drying.
There are some recipes on the Internet for mixing a home made batch of putty.