Cabinet Ideas for Every Room

Living and lounging with Home Entertainment Centers

When it´s time to relax at home and unwind with family, friends or just by yourself, where do you go? You may entertain in a comfy den just off your kitchen, or perhaps in your living or family room. Or maybe you retreat to a basement area that´s been finished as a rec room.

Often, the focal point of these relaxing areas is the TV and stereo. Until recently, they were usually housed in single-unit furniture pieces. But now there´s a beautiful alternative. Built-in entertainment centers offer more flexibility and design options than ever, with clever conveniences that help you enjoy your home.

With so many choices available to you from Merillat, you can design a functional entertainment center that´s just right for your lifestyle. Better yet, by choosing a wood finish that coordinates with the cabinetry and furniture in other areas of your home, you can create a harmonious environment that flows from room to room.

Keep reading to learn how you can use Organomics™ to transform basic cabinetry into an entertainment center that is handsome and functions best for the way you live.

Furnish Your Home for the Way You Relax

Some people like to entertain every week. Others prefer quiet when they´re at home. You may enjoy a little of both. Recognizing your own habits is the first step in designing any room in your home.

Think of all the ways you can enjoy an entertainment area: read, watch TV, play games, listen to music, enjoy a favorite beverage and conversation with friends. Now consider your preferences: Do you like your books within easy reach? Do you need to keep CDs and tapes organized? Would you like cabinet doors to conceal the TV when it´s not in use? Keep these factors in mind when planning your home entertainment center, and it will help you design a functional room that fits your lifestyle.

Don´t limit your thinking - entertainment centers can be built in many sizes and configurations. If you have a big-screen TV, a large family, or invite friends over regularly to watch sports, your entertainment center could cover an entire wall. If you´re more of a cocktail-and-conversation host, you might consider a cabinetry combination to use as a refreshment center. Include stemware racks and a wine rack, and you´ll be all set for your next get-together. If you´re building a new house, remember that built-in cabinetry such as entertainment centers can usually be wrapped into a mortgage.

The area you create for that all-important downtime has to be comfortable and relaxing, but it can also be organized. Built-in cabinetry creates a versatile environment to accommodate whatever you´re doing at the moment. An innovative center can keep accessories like tapes and CDs tucked neatly away when not in use, yet easy to reach whenever you want to use them.

Organomics™also helps you minimize your efforts to put things away when you´re finished using the area. After a night of entertaining guests or enjoying games and family togetherness, the last thing you want to do is spend an hour cleaning up before bed. A room designed around the way you use it will make it quick and simple to tidy up.

Here are a few conveniences from Merillat that can be creatively built into your home entertainment center. Use your imagination - there are all kinds of uses for these items beyond the suggestions here!

• Media Storage Rails efficiently store CDs, DVDs, videotapes and game cartridges (photo 1 shown below).
• Deep Drawers keep blankets and pillows handy for curling up on the couch, or games ready to grab.
• Mullion or Leaded Glass Doors
  display art and valuables, while protecting and keeping them dust-free. In-cabinet lighting adds a warm touch (photo 2 shown above).
• Open Shelving makes great bookcases, video library storage or display areas.
• Roll-out Trays make it easy to store, see and reach electronic equipment, games, videos and other items (photo 3 shown above).
• Wood or Wire Stemware Racks attractively display glassware and free up your counter surface.
• Wine Shelf/Wall Lattice can be easily built into an entertainment center. Combine several racks to show off your vintage wine collection.

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