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As we move into the fall and winter seasons, now is the perfect time to update your built-in entertainment center with these ideas, and make your home a cozy entertainment mecca! From vintage to contemporary, there’s a built-in entertainment center that is perfect for any space that integrates easily into your decor and lifestyle. Read on for a few of our favorite ideas, and get ready to enjoy your living room like never before.
Go Natural
2019 design trends have been all about “nods to nature.” Think clean lines and rustic materials highlighted with industrial touches to make for an interesting, yet simplistic entertainment center that allows the focal point to be the TV. Consider surrounding your TV with enclosed cabinets, and then leave room for open shelving on either side. Lighter wood finishes allow for the natural grain to shine through, while painted white or grey cabinets let you easily accent with natural looking accessories and plants.
Go Traditional
Have a large wall in your room? Fill it with a large traditional built-in wall unit. To break things up when you have a large bank of cabinets, go neutral with your wood choice and use a pop of color behind the open shelving such as red, orange or blue. Open shelving also allows for a place for books and photo frames, and helps address how to handle a wall unit when there is a fireplace or windows to consider.
Go Modern
Sleek lines, lighting, and a mix of a smooth white or grey and rich wood finishes create the ideal simplistic, modern look. Modern built-in entertainment units are typically multi utilitarian in design, so look for solutions that are an entertainment center, storage unit, and organizer all in one. Floating shelves, built in fireplaces, and clean architectural elements are all classic features of a modern entertainment center.
Go Artsy
If you love an artsy, eclectic look, you can easily incorporate that into your entertainment center by designing with shelving, art niches and color in mind. For example bring in shelves that are fuschia or yellow, and include a space for books or other collectibles that can be back lit to create a dramatic look.
Maybe even consider placing your TV off to the side to make things a little more interesting.