Entertainment Centers
There’s a good chance that the home entertainment center you have today is quite different from the one you had ten, five, or even a couple of years ago. The 80′s and 90′s styles are becoming more and more impractical now as wireless technologies and flat screen televisions have become mainstream.
For many, DVDs get stored in a small cabinet or case below their television. Although they may fit in there like a glove, it’s not always practical to have row after row of DVD piled in front of one another. If you have kids, you know that things rarely get put back to where they belong if there’s no one there to provide that guidance, so digging through the stacks of DVDs to find the one they’re looking for could result in somewhat of a “hurricane style” aftermath. Luckily, there is quick and easy solution to this. Although you may think a bookshelf belongs in a library or a home office, they make great, inexpensive DVD holders. By picking one up at a local retailer or even a thrift store – you’ll be able to organize your DVDs, view them by title, and never have to go digging through a cabinet or box ever again. Plus, your impressive collection will be on display for guests at all times.
You can also find a full furniture piece that is not an armoire, but still a piece of case furniture with shelves, including one that goes above the television. The TV sits in the unit. The bottom part has shelves, drawers or cabinets for various components. One unit I saw that was specifically designed for the new flat panel TV style was unique because it required the TV to be connected to hang on the back wall of the unit.Perhaps you just like the idea of having the TV in the corner, but have plenty of room. If that is the case, then you can find a corner entertainment center similar to either style above, but it also has matching shelf units on both sides to extend along the walls.
The basic “TV stand” also does not meet the convention of small stands in a corner entertainment center, the type you purchase at a massive discount store. There are some really nice stands that are full pieces of furniture in some really nice styles. One I saw that I particularly liked was made of dark wood, I believe walnut, with glass doors in the middle (for components) and three narrow drawers down both sides of the middle compartment. Some of the styles I have seen include Quaker, Mission and Dutch Modern. Others I have seen have the more modern look, with a black or silver finish and glass shelves. Of course, the stands come in varying widths, depending on what you need.
The only thing I can think of that would make me want any sort of cabinet type home entertainment center in the future is if I were to get one of those fancy schmancy lifts that hook onto the TV and allow it to recess into, and lift out of, a nice wooden cabinet. I would consider that. Especially if it had a remote control to run the lift. That might be too good to pass up.
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