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Hinged Entertainment Center
comments (2) December 16th, 2009 in Project Gallery
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Sharing the spotlight with the fireplace.
Photo: Chelsea Sears
This is our effort to settle the now age-old competition between the television and the fireplace for the focal point of a room. We wanted the television to be invisible when no one was watching it. When someone is watching, the TV is visible from the main gathering room of the moment - the living room OR the kitchen/dining room.
The entertainment center appears to be a built-in cabinet between the kitchen and the living room when closed. With the doors open, the TV can be seen from the kitchen island or the dining room table. The entire cabinet hinges open to face the living room and is perfectly visible from the seating which is arranged around the fireplace.
The cabinet is built of cherry with ebony inlay accents. The wide, bi-fold doors use heavy duty hinges and glides to tuck out of the way. All the entertainment electronics have a spot on the shelves and DVDs and other media are held in the drawers. The cabinet is attached to the wall with a piano hinge and rolls on two quiet rolling casters. The metal arc on the floor for the casters provides the owners with a great conversation piece.
Design or Plan used: My own design - Ed Smart with Thomas Pafk
posted in: Project Gallery, architecture, woodworking, built in, cabinetry, Entertainment Center, custom home
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Contest Details
Update: Winner have been chosen! Be sure to browse through some creative storage solutions in our built-in cabinet gallery.
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Beginning November 16 and running through December 16, Fine Homebuilding readers can submit photos of their most creative built-ins and custom-made cabinets for a chance to win one of three Stanley prize packages.
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• Stanley 16” Lighted Level
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• FatMax Xtreme Twin Blade Knife
Second Prize
• FatMax Xtreme Portable Truck Box
• Stanley 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight
• Stanley 48” Lighted Level
• FatMax Xtreme 25’ Tape
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
• FatMax Xtreme Twin Blade Knife
Third Prize
• FatMax Lock & Stock Organizer
• Stanley 3-in-1 Tripod LED Flashlight
• Stanley 48” Lighted Level
• FatMax Xtreme 25’ Tape
• FatMax Xtreme Instant-Change Handsaw System
• FatMax Xtreme Twin Blade Knife
Contest ends December 16
Winners will be announced on or about December 21.
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