As homes evolve with ever-changing technology and electronic gadgets our sound systems and gaming consoles accumulate. The need for a more robust entertainment center is becoming a popular must-have for new or remodeled homes.
Design by Megan Dent, Allied ASID, NKBA of Michels Homes, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Photography by Alyssa Lee.
A built-in entertainment center (sometimes called a “media wall”) is one of the most useful cabinet built-ins you can add to your home. They add character and beauty to a primary living space while helping to reduce clutter.
Dura Supreme Cabinetry design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota.
How to Customize An Entertainment Center
Customizing your entertainment center cabinets to fit your specific needs will help ensure the best results. It’s important to consider your lifestyle and how you and your household plan to use the room and electronic equipment.
Design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Photography by SpaceCrafting Photography.
It’s crucial to analyze the variety of electronics you wish to incorporate into your media wall cabinets. Will you have a surround sound system? Multiple gaming systems? Do you have cable or satellite TV equipment to store?… Ascertaining the assortment of electronic equipment you will use regularly will help to determine your storage needs.
Dura Supreme entertainment center and fireplace mantel designed by Kristen Peck of Knight Construction Design, Inc., Chanhassen, Minnesota. Photography by Mark Ehlen of Ehlen Creative.
Consider Devices That Need Airflow
Does your electronic equipment need to breathe? For example, if you have a large gaming system like an X-Box or PlayStation, closing it tight in a cabinet may cause the unit to overheat. How do you hide it out of sight and protect your equipment at the same time? Dura Supreme has cabinet doors that are designed to allow airflow in and out of the cabinet. For spaces that need to breathe, consider using a Louvered door, wire mesh inserts, or speaker cloth inserts.
Dura Supreme’s Louvered cabinet door is beautiful and functional at the same time.
Dura Supreme Speaker Cloth Inserts are perfect for concealing and integrating Surround Sound Systems with your media wall cabinetry.
Dura Supreme Cabinetry’s collection of Wire Mesh inserts is perfect not only for accenting your cabinetry but also for providing needed airflow to AV equipment and gaming consoles.
Dura Supreme Cabinetry showing a custom Wire Mesh Insert. Design by Megan Dent, Allied ASID, NKBA of Michels Homes, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Photography by Alyssa Lee.
Add Power Where it’s Needed Most
While entertainment technology is evolving, so is cabinetry tech! Power up your entertainment center drawers and create a docking station for laptops, phones, tablets, and more with a Charging Station Drawer or a Power Station Drawer. Or add a Power Station to a Roll-Out Shelf to power larger devices.
Dura Supreme’s Drawer Charging & Power Station. Design by Kitchen Design Partners, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois. Photography by Dennis Jourdan Photo and Video, Inc.
Improve the Functionality of Your Entertainment Center
Cabinet storage accessories can help cleanse the clutter and improve the day-to-day functionality of your entertainment center. Here are my Top Four favorite storage solutions for the entertainment center.
1. Roll-Out Shelves
Roll-out media shelves from Dura Supreme Cabinetry work well for gaming systems and AV equipment.
A flat, roll-out media shelf from Dura Supreme Cabinetry (ROSF)
2. Toe Space Drawers
Our Toe Space Drawer can be hidden at the foot of your entertainment center cabinets. This handy solution gives your gaming controllers and accessories a home, keeping your living space clutter-free and your equipment easy to access. Also, consider any other miscellaneous items that could find a home in this extra space. For extra organization, add a Cutlery Divider to create a dedicated place for storing arts, crafts, and homework supplies. Creating a home for all your spare cables, cords, and batteries you might frequently need access to near the TV, prevents a cluttered eyesore or jumbled mess in your entertainment center cabinets.
Plus, who doesn’t love a bonus storage space?
The Toe Space Drawer from Dura Supreme Cabinetry (TSDWR) is shown with a variety of gaming controls and a WI Fit station.
The Toe Space Drawer from Dura Supreme Cabinetry (TSDWR) is shown with a Cutlery Divider used for children’s art supplies for when the family is feeling crafty or when homework needs to get done!
3. Pocket Doors Keep Things Concealed Beautifully
Pocket cabinet doors can hide so much! Think of hiding the TV, a home office desk space, a bookcase, a large collection of board games, or a home bar.
These pocket doors in an entertainment center beautifully hide a full home bar workstation for mixing and serving drinks when the homeowner has guests to entertain. Design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota.
4. Drawer Partitions & Dividers
A simple drawer partition or divider can be used to create custom-organized space within a drawer or roll-out for taming all of those items that could create a cluttered mess. For example, keep your collections of DVDs, CDs, and gaming discs sorted in neat rows with a partition fit to just the right size.
A drawer with Drawer Partitions specified to fit orderly rows of DVD cases.
Coordinate Your Entertainment Center Seamlessly with Your Fireplace
Oftentimes, the fireplace and entertainment center are placed on the same wall. With Dura Supreme’s Fireplace Mantel program, you can design both a mantel and a built-in entertainment center that coordinate beautifully together.
Living room design by Witt Construction, Inc., Saratoga Springs, New York. featuring Dura Supreme Cabinetry. Photography by Morgan Stanhope.
Display Your Decor on The Media Wall
The entertainment center isn’t just for the TV anymore. Show off your decor or your prized collection of books with your choice of open shelves, floating shelves, glass, or wire mesh accent cabinets.
Design by Amanda Barnhart of Modern Mountain Cabinetry & Co., Loomis, California. Photography by Chantel Elder of Eleakis & Elder Photography
Design by Anneke Huisman of Standale Home Studio, Grand Rapids, Michigan featuring Dura Supreme cabinets and floating shelves.
Build & Design by Trukee Pines Construction, Reno, Nevada featuring Dura Supreme Cabinetry. Interior Design by Katherine Bailey of Bailey Katherine Interiors.
Dura Supreme Cabinetry entertainment center design by Anissa Swanzy of SKD Studios, Newport Beach, California.
Find Inspiration for your Custom Entertainment Center
The entertainment centers shown in the photo gallery below are just a few examples of the many different looks that can be created with Dura Supreme’s entertainment cabinetry. The quality construction you expect from Dura Supreme, with all of our cabinet door styles, wood species, and finishes, will create a one-of-a-kind look that perfectly complements your home and your lifestyle.
Click the arrows on the photo gallery below to see some inspiring Entertainment Center ideas using Dura Supreme Cabinetry.
Design by Bianca Fathauer of Splendid Home Design LLC, Stuart, Florida. Photography by Kaunis Hetki.
Design Megan Dent, Allied ASID, NKBA of Michels Homes, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Photography by Alyssa Lee.
Design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota.
Design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Photography by Scott Amundson Photography.
Design by Mariotti Building Products, Old Forge, Pennsylvania. Photo by Danielle Coons.
Design by Ispiri design Build Remodel, Edina, Minnesota.
Design by Ispiri design Build Remodel, Edina, Minnesota.
Design & Built by Lane Homes & Remodeling, Inc., Richmond, Virginia. Photography by Aquatree Designs.
Design by Ispiri design Build Remodel, Edina, Minnesota.
Design by Bianca Fathauer of Splendid Home Design LLC, Stuart, Florida. Photography by Alexis Butler.
Design by Meghan Murphy of Trilogy Kitchens & Remodeling, Illinois.
Design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Interior design by Studio M Interiors, MN.
Design by Standale Home Studio, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photography by Leigh Ann Cobb Photography.
Next to the built-in entertainment center in this design, the homeowner has a custom built-in display to store their prized collection of NFL football jerseys. Design by Megan Dent, Allied ASID, NKBA of Michels Homes, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Photography by Alyssa Lee.
Design by Amanda Barnhart of Modern Mountain Cabinetry & Co., Loomis, California. Photography by Chantel Elder of Eleakis & Elder Photography
Design by Danielle Lardani of Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Photography by Chelsie Lopez Production & Marketing.
Design by Anneke Huisman of Standale Home Studio, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photography by Leigh Ann Cobb Photography.
A Dura Supreme Built-In Entertainment Center with a hidden TV behind cabinet doors.
Design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota. New Construction by CRE Construction. Photography by Landmark Photography.
Design by Studio H DesignsRohnert Park, California.
A closeup of Dura Supreme’s Speaker Cloth insert on a rustic styled Built-In Media Center.
Think of everything you can stash away usi the extra storage space a built-in media wall provides. Design by Standale Home Studio, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photography by Leigh Ann Cobb Photography.
You’d never a know this room has a TV! It’s hiding behind the built-ins to the right of the fireplace. Design by Andrew Michels of Michels Homes, Twin Cities, Minnesota.
Designing an Entertainment Center For Another Room
Entertainment centers are not just for the living room. They can be applied in a home office, a bedroom, a dining room, or anywhere else in your home where you’d like to store your TV and entertainment accessories.
Click the arrows on the photo gallery below to see some inspiring Entertainment Center ideas using Dura Supreme Cabinetry…
Enhance the master bedroom with a beautiful and luxurious built-in entertainment center with curved cabinet . Design by Studio M Kitchen & Bath, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Interior design by Studio M Interiors, MN.
Entertain your dinner guests with a built-in entertainment center for the dinning room. Design by Emergent Construction, Indianapolis, Indiana. Photography by The Home Aesthetic.
Turn an entrance into a private viewing space to for the kids to watch cartoons or for you to escape and watch your favorite flick! Design & Built by Lane Homes & Remodeling, Inc., Richmond, Virginia. Photography by Aquatree Designs.
Make your home bar the perfect place to watch the game with a built in entertainment center and bar cabinetry combo. Design by Anissa Swanzy of SKD Studios, Newport Beach, California.
Spice up your dining room with a modern floating entertainment center with space to display food and drinks when entertaining. Design by Shannon Boyle, AKBD of Elements Kitchen & Bath, Seattle, Washington.
Make the TV in the bedroom a beautiful focal point with functional storage. Design Michelle Bloyd of Bloyd Design Group and o Michels Homes, Twin Cities, Minnesota. Photography by Spacecrafting.
Add a TV station to the Kitchen! Design by Kitchen Design Partners, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois. Photography by Dennis Jourdan Photo and Video, Inc.
Add some entertainment to the breakfast nook space so you can watch the news or your favorite show while you have breakfast and start your day. Design by JB Turner & Sons., Oakland, California
Built-in cabinetry is a great investment in your home and will help improve your day-to-day life in the space by adding function and beauty to your home. Stop by your local Dura Supreme Showroom to learn more about our entertainment centers and get a quote.
