Media Storage Ideas??
trumanstclair
6 years ago
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Comments (6)You can have one "Custom Built" as I did, for our family room. We wanted both a big screen TV, plus a gas fireplace. We also wanted room for the audio and video components, storage for CD's and DVD's. We also did not want speakers showing, so they are built in too, with a sub woofer below the TV, there's also a computer in there too. I designed it, and I had the same guy that built and install our kitchen cabinets build the entertainment center. At least in California there are many cabinet makers available for hire. It cost me $4500.00 in 2006. That price does not include the fireplace with the back lighted onyx surround. Just figure out what size you need, and style, finish, etc, and then have it built for you. Good Luck with it. Gary...See MoreClassy Media storage- Such a thing???
Comments (8)To be truthful, unless your family is pretty disciplined, having a holder that is all the way across the room may well be a recipe for even more mess at the fireplace/TV end of the room. If the storage you have that is *right next to the TV* gets messy, do you think that people will walk across the room to put things away? In my family, that wouldn't happen and disks and cases would pile up on top of the built-ins. Only you can know your family well enough to know if they will put things away neatly on the other side of the room. So my suggestion, if you get a separate piece to hold the movies and games, would be to put it more or less where the dog bed is now, in the hopes that it would get used. Another idea would be to gut the storage cabinet and install a system that would work. I'm thinking along the lines of sliding shelves, say from a kitchen cabinet, that would take advantage of the depth of the cabinet, but also allow easy access to the movies and games. I'd also put a shallow basket on top of the cabinet to hold the cases for the disks that are currently being used. Which might encourage people to put the disks back in the cases when they are done. Even if the cases are then left in the basket, 1) the disks are protected from scratches and 2) it's pretty quick and easy for someone to put them all back where they belong, which can be done once a day or whenever the room gets tidied up. And the basket hides the mess from view. My last question, since you mention that you have a Wii, is if you also have wireless internet? If you do, it might useful to investigate getting a Netflix subscription and use the streaming video to watch movies. They don't have their entire collection available for instant watching yet, but they do have a ton of kids' TV shows and movies. You could weed out the DVDs of things that are available instantly, which would give you less to store and less to put away....See MoreBasement playroom/media room layout ideas please!
Comments (12)Whatever you decide to do, I would, personally, want the toys as far away from the stairs as possible for safety reasons, and tucked into that lower left corner to keep them out of sight when the area gets a bit messy. :-) Of the layouts proposed by ER, my favorite is in the latest batch of 4 (upper left quadrant), right above my post, except I'd put the toys where the exercise equipment is, and have the exercise stuff by the stairs/bathroom wall. I especially like the symmetry of the TV/furniture arrangement with the windows....See MoreFireplace and Media Storage/TV design help!
Comments (3)I hate corner FPs too. You will need to see how much it will cost to remove and redo a FP on thet wall where you have the TV now. Is the FP gas now? I agree about the need for storage since IMO all those toys need a home I do not think TV above a FP is a good plan but I guess I needt o know if this FP is a must for heating or only for looks . If the latter then look at elecric FPs more linear and then the TV coulld go above and still be at close to proper viewing height. Look at Besta from Ikea it is perfect for this application if you go electric IMO if you want that TV then the FP is a no go . How long it that wall that would be helpful. I am not sure how old the childs is but those large plastic ply things belong in a space not in the LR so maybe pull one out for playing and then it goes away at night all the little stuff can have a home in the Besta storge that can go under the TV and even have a bit of display if you wanted.These are 2 options that would work...See Moresmitrovich
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