A custom entertainment center gives the TV, components, games and books a single built-in home sized to your wall. Closets For Less designs and installs entertainment centers, media walls, wall units and home bars across Bucks County, Montgomery County, the Main Line and Delaware County. We start with a free in-home design consultation, so the design fits your room, your style and the way your family uses the space.
The hub of your home
Today’s family room holds the television, game consoles, a sound system, streaming boxes, books and everything that comes with them. A TV stand and a few shelves cannot hold it all, and cables end up everywhere. A built-in gives every piece a place and turns one wall into the focal point of the room.
What goes into a custom entertainment center
We design each wall unit around what you have and how you watch, play and read. Most include:
- A TV space sized to your screen, open or recessed into the cabinetry.
- Closed cabinets for consoles, receivers and streaming boxes, with openings for cables and airflow.
- Drawers for controllers, games and remotes.
- Bookcases and display shelves on each side.
- Glass-front cabinets for collections you want to see but keep dust-free.
Entertainment center layouts
| Room feature | How we design around it |
|---|---|
| Fireplace | Cabinets and bookcases on each side, TV above or beside |
| Windows | Lower cabinets under the window, tall units between |
| Long open wall | Full wall unit, floor to ceiling, TV centered |
| Basement or bonus room | Media wall with a bar or game storage alongside |
| Corner | Corner unit with angled shelving |
Designs can match your current furniture and style, from classic to contemporary and modern. Our designers work around existing features like a fireplace or windows, and you see the full design before it is built.
Home bars and wine storage
A home bar can stand alone in a finished basement or dining room or sit at the end of an entertainment wall. We design bars with base cabinets, open shelves, wine racks, glassware storage and space for a wine fridge or beverage cooler. A coffee bar on the same principle works well in a kitchen or family room.
Built-ins for every kind of room
The same cabinetry approach works beyond the family room. A bookcase wall in a living room, a built-in buffet in a dining room, or a media wall in a basement are all designed the same way. If the room also needs a workspace, our home office built-ins can share the wall, and a Murphy bed can be added so a basement or den also hosts guests. For lower-level rooms, see our guide to storage for a finished basement.
Planning the TV wall
The TV usually sets the size of everything else. We plan the TV space around your screen with room to spare, because screens tend to get bigger. Viewing height matters too: a TV hung high over a fireplace can strain the neck, so we talk through where you sit before placing it. Components need ventilation, so their cabinets have open backs or vented openings, and we plan where the power, cable and network connections land before the cabinetry goes in.
Built-ins for older homes
Many older homes in Bucks and Montgomery County have living rooms built around a fireplace and windows, with little open wall and no place for a TV. Built-ins solve that by using the space on each side of the fireplace for cabinets and shelves. Trim and finishes can be matched to the existing woodwork so the unit looks like part of the original house.
Built-ins for basements and bonus rooms
A finished basement or bonus room is often where the family watches movies and plays games, and it needs storage most of all. A media wall with closed cabinets can hold consoles, board games, DVDs and kids’ toys, with a bar or snack counter at one end. Cabinets with doors keep the room tidy when guests come down. Because basement walls are often concrete or furred out, we check the wall construction before designing how the unit is anchored.
Materials and finishes
We build entertainment centers from solid, furniture-grade materials with a choice of finishes, door styles and hardware. White and light wood grains keep a room bright, while dark wood grains and espresso suit a den or theater room. Finishes can be matched to your existing furniture.
Open shelves or closed cabinets?
Open shelves show off books, photos and collections, but they also show clutter. Closed cabinets hide game controllers, cables and kids’ things. Most families are happiest with closed storage below, where the everyday mess lives, and open or glass-front shelves above for what they want on display. Drawers in the base hold remotes and small items that would otherwise end up on the coffee table.
How a project comes together
Creating a comfortable, purposeful place for the family to gather can be tricky, which is why we start with a visit to your home. We measure the wall, note outlets, windows and the fireplace, and talk about how you use the room. You then see a design and an estimate, revise them with us, and our team installs the finished unit.
