The panel for this niche was ordered online, and a carpenter framed and installed the door so it's flush with the wall. The client wanted the cabinet to be virtually unnoticeable, so the panel was painted to match the wall. The inside of the cabinet is painted black, so the cords can't be seen through the panel.
This space already had framed sides with enough room to create a recessed niche. If this isn't the case in your home, Miner says you can build out more wall space to accommodate a niche. Make sure to frame the space so it's a little bigger than your electronic equipment. Add a shelf, cut a hole so that the wires can feed through to the TV, hang drywall, and you're all set!
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Bring your dimensions and shop around for something beautiful that can do double purpose, whether it's wood, metal or ??? Yaay, a reason to go shopping!
In this picture, it is an AV cabinet that contains the homeowner's cable box and dvd player. We ran wires from the back of the cabinet to her TV and put an RF lens at the front of her TV so when she points her remote at the TV, it controls everything on the TV and her DVD player.
Hope this helps everyone out.
Laurie Crum
Design Consultant
www.SummitDesignRemodeling.com