Bookshelf By Day, Wicked Projection Theater By Night

Pottery Barn, PB Teen and their endless ability to work tech-friendly solutions into their classicly stylish and versatile furniture is the stuff that Unplggd dreams are made of. It's not rare to see an iPod dock and speakers worked into a bookshelf or a desk with integrated cord management. Now we have, in our opinion, the best (and most expensive—eek!) PB furniture/tech integration yet...

This "Stuff-your-Stuff" Theater Set from PB Teen includes three espresso-colored bookshelves and a perfectly fit wrap-around frame with an integrated projection screen.

When you're hosting a cocktail party, your guests will never know how big a geek you are. But when your movie buff friends come over, you can pull down the screen and get into a great flick—or an intense game of Rock Band, as PB Teen will show you.

All yours for only ~~$1,999.00~~ $1,299.00 (sale!). (We've learned that you don't have to be a teenager to shop at PB Teen, but that is the idea behind the store, right? Who spends this much money on their kid's furniture?)

Despite it's hefty price tag, this is probably going to be lusted after by the "don't center your living room around your television" folks.

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... i'll bet I could make something similar for less. Thank you PBteen & AT for the idea!

You could build off an Expedit bookcase by cutting some wood to extend as a frame. You might even be able to find some great moulding that can be mitered to frame it, while hiding the screen.

A 50x67 rollup screen can run you about $100... or you can make one out of white fabric, too

posted by M@ on March 26th 2009 at 3:03pm
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I love it. It's... perfect.

posted by themonkrat on March 26th 2009 at 3:06pm
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M@ - my thoughts exactly! I bet this would be an easy IKEA hack.

-Ruth

posted by cptnruthless on March 26th 2009 at 6:00pm
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A great hack! But I don't understand the 2nd added part to the book shelf. Why does it look like two pieces? you can see on the side there is a seem... Is that where the screen would be hiding? sorry I can't picture why there is a second part...

posted by Cyb on March 27th 2009 at 12:14pm
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Cyb; I think it's because the product you buy is actually an addition made to fit over three bookcases. The "frame" that hides the rollup screen fits precisely over three otherwise innocuous bookshelves.

posted by M@ on March 27th 2009 at 11:03pm
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Ohhh! Thanks M@, I get it now!

Well then I'll say again, super hackable...

posted by Cyb on March 29th 2009 at 12:42am
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