Building An Entertainment Center With Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are like smaller building blocks you can use to build an entertainment center exactly the way you d like whether you reuse old cabinets or start fresh with new ones.

Building an entertainment center with kitchen cabinets. We looked for prefab wall units at ikea amazon wayfair etc but couldn t find just what we wanted. Sliding doors with white back painted glass inserts artfully conceal the contents inside while open cubbies and vertical shelves create nooks for displaying collectibles framed photos and first editions. This is a bit different than buying box cabinets that each have an independent face frame. Margarido entertainment center a wall of white gives this space a modern edge and in the process makes the entire room feel more spacious.

We initially wanted our favorite carpenter friend to build a custom wall unit for us but he was too busy at the time. See the instructions for this diy entertainment center. When building built in cabinets i like to make a single solid face frame for each section of the cabinetry. Our wall is 164 long so we decided upon the following for the base.

Installing wall cabinets on the floor with a base supplies. You can use semi custom kitchen cabinets to build a state of the art entertainment center as well. It is wise to arrange cabinets so there s ample space in the center for your tv. Keep in mind that these are the wall cabinets you buy to put above in a kitchen not base cabinets.

Step 1 install the toekick photo by donna moser alderman studio. Lighted open shelving provides space to display photos and books while cabinets doors hide away the electronic clutter. Remove the baseboard molding from the wall where the entertainment center will go. Majority of the time stock entertainment centers do not suit your specific needs.

2 12 w cabinets 2 36 w and 2 30 w. This floor to ceiling design provides plenty of stylish storage and is the wow factor in any room. Then install a 3 inch high platform also called a toekick for the cabinets to sit on. So for this project i had a face frame for the center section and each of the side sections.