Create an ideabook for your next remodeling project!
Browse more than 1,000,000 photos from top designers and save your favorites
Media Wall Hides the Television in Plain Sight
Award-winning media wall makes TV screen part of the design, hides the wires away
Houzz Contributor. My name is Bud Dietrich and I am an architect located in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. I am licensed to practice architecture in Illinois, Florida, New Jersey & Wisconsin and I am a certificate holder from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). Since 1996 I have worked from my home office and provide full architectural services exclusively to the single family residential market. My passion is to transform my clients' houses into their homes. I strive to have the "new" home accommodate my clients' lives without fighting them at every junction. I look to add curb appeal to encourage a beautiful streetscape. And I design any addition to look and feel like it has always been there.
Our projects have won numerous design awards as well as having...
Houzz Contributor. My name is Bud Dietrich and I am an architect located... More »
One of the great dilemmas of today's interior design is what to do with the television. These pieces of electronics and all of their associated equipment are necessary to our way of life and ubiquitous in their often-haphazard placement throughout our homes. The most common solution has been for designers and homeowners to hide the television in cabinetry in an attempt to get it out of view, a hit-or-miss solution as most times the cabinet doors are left open and the television rears itself.
So it's refreshing to see this media wall. Here, the television is hidden in plain sight. Integrated into the overall design aesthetic and color palette, the television, when on, is like any other television. But when turned off, the screen blends into the surrounding frame of black squares. There are no doors to close nor any equipment to hide away, this television simply disappears when the "off" button is pushed.
Designed by Kelly Reese of Richlin Interiors in Naples, Florida, this media wall is the recipent of a American Society of Interior Design South Florida Chapter (ASID FSC) Design Excellence Award (DEA). Congratulations Kelly for a job well done!
So it's refreshing to see this media wall. Here, the television is hidden in plain sight. Integrated into the overall design aesthetic and color palette, the television, when on, is like any other television. But when turned off, the screen blends into the surrounding frame of black squares. There are no doors to close nor any equipment to hide away, this television simply disappears when the "off" button is pushed.
Designed by Kelly Reese of Richlin Interiors in Naples, Florida, this media wall is the recipent of a American Society of Interior Design South Florida Chapter (ASID FSC) Design Excellence Award (DEA). Congratulations Kelly for a job well done!
Like it? Save it to your Ideabook »
The media wall is a focal point of the main family gathering space and is visible from many areas of this open plan house. An 18" deep bump-out was built to accommodate the television, speakers and wiring. This bump-out was then painted a contrasting color that makes it as a focal point.
The hallway to the left of the media wall contains a closet where the necessary audio/visual equipment is housed. Keeping the equipment nearby and remotely controlled makes the media wall's design cleaner.
The hallway to the left of the media wall contains a closet where the necessary audio/visual equipment is housed. Keeping the equipment nearby and remotely controlled makes the media wall's design cleaner.
| Like it? Save it to your Ideabook »
|
| Rather than having the television lost in this large space, the entire media wall is like a large abstract painting, not unlike something by Josef Albers with its rectangles within rectangles. The large, dark rectangle that frames the television is composed of several smaller leather wrapped panels that are removable and conceal the speakers. |
| Like it? Save it to your Ideabook »
|
| The leather panels are perforated where the speakers are located. Different size perforations were field tested to make sure that these panels didn't interfere with the sound quality. Close up, it's readily apparent that there are non-perforated and perforated panels. This distinction is less obvious at a distance. |
Like it? Save it to your Ideabook »
Accessibility to the television and the ability to adjust the viewing angle were important to the homeowners. To provide this accessibility, the television is mounted on an adjustable arm that is hidden when the television is pushed back flush with the wall.
Like it? Save it to your Ideabook »
The entire media wall is well designed and crafted to make sure everything fits and will continue to look good for many years.
More: Where to Put the TV?
A Closer Look at a TV Cable Closet
Where to Put the TV When the Wall Won't Work
Browse more media rooms
More: Where to Put the TV?
A Closer Look at a TV Cable Closet
Where to Put the TV When the Wall Won't Work
Browse more media rooms
Ideabook published on Nov. 22, 2011.
What are you working on?
News From Our Partners
Latest Ideabooks
People found the photos in this ideabook after searching for:
View over a million photos:
Thanks!
www.tvcoverups.com