When I remodelled my living room, I installed a flat screen TV above the fireplace and decided to hide all of the components in the basement to save space and keep the clutter down. I bought an IR repeater to handle the remote controls so that the components could be located out of line of sight.
This leads me to my latest project. I built a cabinet that hangs from the floor joists below the living room. I placed it so that I could walk behind it for easy access to the rear of the components. I made it from cabinet grade plywood, painted it black and used speaker grill fabric to cover the front and back doors for proper air flow. I wanted to hinge the doors, but due to limited space, I didn't have room to swing them. Instead, I epoxied steel dowel pins into the doors and inserted magnets in the cabinet holes to hold the doors tight.
Keep in mind that this cabinet hangs in my basement behind the furnace, so nobody will ever see it. It didn't have to be pretty or furniture quality. I think it came out okay and should serve its purpose well. The top shelf will hold my home theater receiver, but I don't have the receiver or speaker system yet, so for now it will just house a small subwoofer for speakers that are hidden behind chairs upstairs. I just finished the cabinet and added the components in tonight, so I haven't taken the time yet to tidy up the cables or put away my tools. This was my first attempt at using a dado and my BT mounted router.
Cabinet under construction
Front of installed cabinet with door off
Front of cabinet with door on
Rear of cabinet with door off
Rear of cabinet with door on (not sure why pic is spotty)
This leads me to my latest project. I built a cabinet that hangs from the floor joists below the living room. I placed it so that I could walk behind it for easy access to the rear of the components. I made it from cabinet grade plywood, painted it black and used speaker grill fabric to cover the front and back doors for proper air flow. I wanted to hinge the doors, but due to limited space, I didn't have room to swing them. Instead, I epoxied steel dowel pins into the doors and inserted magnets in the cabinet holes to hold the doors tight.
Keep in mind that this cabinet hangs in my basement behind the furnace, so nobody will ever see it. It didn't have to be pretty or furniture quality. I think it came out okay and should serve its purpose well. The top shelf will hold my home theater receiver, but I don't have the receiver or speaker system yet, so for now it will just house a small subwoofer for speakers that are hidden behind chairs upstairs. I just finished the cabinet and added the components in tonight, so I haven't taken the time yet to tidy up the cables or put away my tools. This was my first attempt at using a dado and my BT mounted router.
Cabinet under construction
Front of installed cabinet with door off
Front of cabinet with door on
Rear of cabinet with door off
Rear of cabinet with door on (not sure why pic is spotty)
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