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I have never seen anything done with an old tv that made it better than it being an old tv.

A decorator idea that isn't too bad, I recall someone selling such a set on ebay once: pull the safety glass and tape onto the screen a big black and white photo of a screenshot, something typical like Ralph Kramden or Lucille Ball. Put the safety glass back. You have destroyed nothing, and made a genuine decorator item which will look great next to a shabby-chic end table or a Chinese particle board grandfather clock.