Our New Entertainment Center

Our living room was designed with an 8 foot tall empty nook in the main wall. It is pre-wired for surround sound. Also the space above the fireplace is pre-wired for mounting a TV.

I didn't want to buy a cabinet for the space. Instead I made a custom built-in unit. This was by far the biggest woodworking project I have ever done. I learned a lot.

It isn't complete yet, but we are almost there. We are going to paint it this week. We ordered a new TV, Blu-Ray player, and sound system already. The TV will be mounted above the fireplace. The components will be on one of the center shelves. The rest of the shelves will be filled with books, of course.

The bottom left shelf is perfectly sized for my old computer tower. I am going to connect it to the TV so we can watch web videos (like streaming Netflix movies) on it.