Tonight I even emailed myself!

 

Besides getting weird looks I don't think that will accomplish much! I've e-mailed myself and WILL take a picture tonight or you can ban me for a week

 

Finally! Getting a HTPC case for xmas, so the computer looks distracting, but it does work. Right now it's hooked up to the big screen, but I'm going to eventually hook it up to one of the smaller TVs too.

 

Nice job!

 

Well, looks like Hell has finally frozen over.

Looks good. I'd paint the center pillar and the base/kick board white, but that'd really just be a better aesthetic choice.

 

Meh I don't know about a white center..

 

you have to do the kickplate at the bottom in white too or it doesn't work.

 

That makes it look worse IMO. I want the focus to be the three TVs, not a white center pole!

 

It's your house. I still think It'd look better. Maybe if the center column didn't have the fluting to match the moldings on the side I'd think differently.

 

Needs more TV's

 

I'd also have put the two smaller tubes to the center so that all of the TVs are together instead of being separated by the DVD library.

 

on painting the pillar white.
Actually, I think it would've looked better to paint the whole get up white, but that's me. Not to rain on your parade or anything but.....

 

Looking Better

 

Now that's what I'm talking about. Don't let Ms. Leprechaun see that chop.

 

This should sell my new design.

 

Nice job..! Bout freaking time.. :shakehead



I guess a downside to black is how much more the dust shows.. You got layers on there.. Should've taken pics sooner

 

You need a pull down screen and a projector to go with that.

- Frank

 

I just think it'd stand out too much in person.

I wanted to have the tvs separated so at night when all three are on there was separation in the picture.

Black > White.. I'm eventually going to paint the 2 left TVs black and have a black computer case.. so the only component not black will be the cable box. At night all you see is a screen since it sits in the blackness.

You wanted pictures you got them! The dust is from sanding the walls that I had to cover a couple holes with spackle. The dust flew every where..

I'm hoping to put a projector in the pool room

 

I dub this project "Smell the Glove". It couldn't get any more black.

 

Just you wait.. 5 months

 

IMO all the shelving and trim should be white; then paint the back walls of the shelves an accent color (not black) something that compliments the wall color (maybe a dark blue in the same color palette) it'll brighten up the room a ton. Or even the dining room color to help tie the room in. That black is just not inviting/cold looking. Especially since it's flat black and the trim is glossy. It'll look better when your not watching TV, as it would be the center piece of the room; and you won't notice it when the lights are off and you're in movie mode.

I'd also consider adding the same trim pieces that are on each side to the that bottom piece that's just plain wood painted black. And some base shoe or quarter round to finish it off. Or some of the other trim ideas pictured in here are good too.

Nice work though!

 

Looks great!

My only concern with doing something like that is resale. People who are looking to buy your house may be turned off that you ripped out a fireplace for that. Most men won't, but reactions like Street Spirits will be common from the ladyfolk....

 

The entertainment center that was there (right side only) was white and IMO didn't look good. I understand what you're saying, I just think the black looks the best. Plus when I painted black, the walls were still white.

You guys have to remember that I am 24 years old.. I won't be entertaining people, and if I do a keg & football/sports would be involved. The entertainment center is already the focal point of the room.

 

I knew this going in, but I moved into my house in July.. I should be here for at least 5 years, and the fireplace IMO was not going to be used. If I want my house heated I'm going to turn up the heat.

It also makes my house unique compared to the other houses on my street (4-5 diff. models on the whole street). Whether this is good or bad time will tell. Best bet is to find another young guy who loves football and I'll leave the TVs

 

What you should really do, is take all that stuff out and put in a fireplace.







Looks good.

"None more black"

 

Ya, it's a bachelor pad; looks sorta like a college frat entertainment room to me.

It'll be an eye sore for most of the home buyers /w a family.

I don't mean to rain on your parade but lots of single guys buying homes just isn't going to be happening in this market for the next 5-10 years. But your right you can always get lucky and find another football lover...

When you sell if you have problems, paint it like I said and it'll please more people when they come walk your house. The rest of your house is well put together, waynes coating on the walls in the dining room, kitchen is well matched up; nice counters. Then you come to the all flat black "entertainment" center with glossy white trim; it sorta sticks out like a sore thumb from a design perspective.

Enjoy your football!

 

Well I appreciate your opinion. My fiancee' loves it too though I think it sticks out more in pictures than it does in person, but either way I'm happy with it. 5-10 years is a long way away, so I'll enjoy it while I have it

 

convert the former fireplace vent into some kind of gnarly cooling system for your electronics

 

IMO (and boy, you've gotten a lot in this thread ) is just that it looks kind of odd to have it surrounded in trim. I know you all know I wouldn't have done 3 tvs in the first place (we barely use one), but if anything, I think it would've looked better in an actual entertainment centre -- if everything was removed --- rather than keeping all of the fireplace trim + mantle of what it used to be. I think that way it would look more defined as an entertainment centre, and not like you converted a fireplace. ...It literally looks like you ripped out a fireplace and threw tvs in its place.... Some of what it used to be and some of what you want it to be.

Okay, enough opinions.

 

Fiancee wanted to keep that part.. I have been given a lot of opinions, but haven't followed any of them

FWIW your opinion is probably the best suggestion, but like I said it's out of my hands!

 

I've already sealed it.. it was just a 12X12 square inch hole on the outside that I just had to replace the Hardiplank siding.

 

is that a FOURTH TV?!?!?!

i kind of like it but close the cabinet face so that the focal points are the tv's not the dvd's 360/box etc... maybe get some dark tinted glass to go over it

 

Hah yes the 4th TV is for outside when we're playing beer pong or just sitting around the fire pit.

I was thinking of doing something like that.. I just got to see how it would work out.

 

Do you have withdrawal symptoms when you're NOT around a TV or something?

 

It's football season!!! I try to please my guests with a multitude of games

 

Football...right. You're 24 yrs old and you go by the name " hornyleprechaun ".

It's for porn.

 

Pssh.. I have dual monitors for that. Although porn on the big screen is awesome

 

Personally I like it.. I'm sure you'll make tweaks over time..


Are the two TV's on the left flat screen CRT's? What size are they? What size is the Sammy?

 

Wow looks way better then I would have thought, too bad the 2 TV's dont have dark casing but nice work non the less.

Oh, is it just me or does it look like the molding (quarter round maybe) is missing on the side with the two tvs where it meets the hearth?