This cherry entertianment center features a hidden 100" projection screen. The door that look like they have no panels actually have a tarnished wire mesh. We had to use exposed barrel hinges for a french country look. There is an integrated fridge in the far left cabinet. The center header wasnt exactly what I wanted, but with the space limitations of the screen+ cieling, this was the best solution. Enjoy!
Viewer Comments:
Your project is fine, however, as a concept "a hidden 100" projection screen" is a bit like putting a dust cover over a grandpiano... everyone knows it is there.
To Geralds point....I agre that if it's well known that the screen is there, scale would be important. Maybe the depth of this could have been reduced. It has a look of something missing in the center.
The job itself was well done. The materials, finish and overall workmanship look great, the design is inappropriate though.
This was a tough design. I wanted to put an arched valence under the center header, but it would have interfered with the projection area. The depth was determined by the fridge on the right side and a curve in the wall on the left side. The backs of the right side cabinets are angled to clear that curved wall. Ideally there would more cieling height for the center to be taller than the outer cabinets, but unfortunately cabinet design never really happens in an ideal setting.. especially when integrating high end AV equipment...
I like what you did. Nice style and finish. I think the homeowner should ask you to get rid of the cornice molding in the room. It distracts attention from your work.
Chris,
I love the color particularly....and the project looks great...As you have noted, design is often harder than it looks. For me, the over-all look is the easy part. It's the down and dirty part of integrating it with the very real world of bumpouts, curves,local mouldings, cooling requirements and the myriad of other distractions that muddle up the proccess...My thought if I may, is that possibly, having matching virtical panels covering the back wall would solidify the piece, increasing the visual weight over-all to be perfectly consistent. It's a beautiful piece that I would be proud to have made myself... But with your obvious talent and eye for what makes things look great, I figured you, like me are always interested in a healthy and hopefully constructive "critique"...Thanks for sharing...Bill
Bill, thanks for the feedback. That is certainly the best solution posed. I appreciate your humble criticism and your tactfully presented solution!
this job look really great but yet still it looks like its missing something, i thinks when the 100" projector is not in use, they should like a drapery or curtain in the front, but i must say this piece looks great, and that idea that Bill sugested is something to put in consideratio, thanks, i would like to share my work with you guys, am from the caribean Trinidad and Tobago
The wall space behind the screen needs something more dramatic, say a nice "Edward Norton" Giclee print. An owner may be partial to their own work but not in this case, for the look of it, overall.
A beautiful piece. A full mirror in the screen area would look great!
