Building An Entertainment Center With Kitchen Cabinets

We initially wanted our favorite carpenter friend to build a custom wall unit for us but he was too busy at the time.

Building an entertainment center with kitchen cabinets.

Majority of the time stock entertainment centers do not suit your specific needs. Our wall is 164 long so we decided upon the following for the base. It is wise to arrange cabinets so there s ample space in the center for your tv. When building built in cabinets i like to make a single solid face frame for each section of the cabinetry.

Keep in mind that these are the wall cabinets you buy to put above in a kitchen not base cabinets. We looked for prefab wall units at ikea amazon wayfair etc but couldn t find just what we wanted. Here s a little hack i made from ikea grimslöv kitchen cabinets turning them into a shiplap entertainment center. Here s how to build your own custom unit using stock cabinets.

Margarido entertainment center a wall of white gives this space a modern edge and in the process makes the entire room feel more spacious. So for this project i had a face frame for the center section and each of the side sections. 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. Step 1 install the toekick photo by donna moser alderman studio.

Remove the baseboard molding from the wall where the entertainment center will go. This is a bit different than buying box cabinets that each have an independent face frame. Installing wall cabinets on the floor with a base supplies. Then install a 3 inch high platform also called a toekick for the cabinets to sit on.

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. You can use semi custom kitchen cabinets to build a state of the art entertainment center as well. 2 12 w cabinets 2 36 w and 2 30 w. See the instructions for this diy entertainment center.