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Inspiration: Basic Shelves as an Entertainment Center

070109_tf_shelfcenter1.jpgMore often seen hidden in walk-in closets and pantries, your cookie-cutter Elfa-style wall-mounted shelves could find a new use in a high-traffic and high-style room, if you know how to accessorize...

 
 

070109_tf_shelfcenter2.jpgWe spotted this image on BackGarage.com of Phil's Lincoln Square, Chicago one-bedroom apartment. The whole place looks great, but we have to say we love how he's put together a brilliant wall-sized entertainment center from some unlikely bones.

Those basic, industrial-looking garage shelving systems take on new life when you adorn them with high tech gadgets and high style accessories. Plenty of books, some great art and a few cheeky accessories are the perfect complement to a new HDTV and a vintage record player.

Images from back_garage at Flickr with a Creative Commons license.

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Great Idea! Except you need to have a flat panel tv and not all of us have upgraded yet.

posted by Sofia E on July 1st 2009 at 12:44pm
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I'm not sure I would ever trust setting my TV on that type of shelving unit.... especially one so loaded down with books and such

posted by ominoustoad on July 1st 2009 at 2:53pm
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I'm sure the shelves would be find so long as you were mounting into studs and not just drywall.

posted by matsayswhat on July 1st 2009 at 3:07pm
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