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Setting up the Ultimate Media Wall in Your Home

Setting up the Ultimate Media Wall in Your Home

The average household is no stranger to the concept of the ‘media centre’; statistics show that around 95% of homes in the UK possess at least one television, and as high-quality multimedia products become cheaper and more accessible, higher-spec media centres including games consoles, surround sound and impressively large flat-screen TVs have become the centrepiece of myriad living spaces across the country. But as new interior design trends emerge, so too does the media centre evolve in form. This year, ‘media walls’ have boomed in popularity, offering a sleek way to incorporate your entertainment centre into the fabric of your living spaces. Building your television and consoles into the wall creates a unified aesthetic, and the perfect way for you to express your ideal home décor from minimalist to maximalist. But what’s the best way to go about building your perfect media wall?

How Large Will You Go?

Your first consideration should be with regard to size: how much of your wall would you like to dedicate to your entertainment centre? This may already have been decided by the size of your existing television, but you may be including new equipment as part of your budget. Also, newer consoles such as the PlayStation 5 are notoriously difficult to fit in existing furniture solutions, and may need to be directly considered in designing your media wall in order to have clearance. Also bear in mind that even the largest of flatscreens can disappear into the wall when building out a feature wall, so your size concern shouldn’t be too pre-occupied with whether your wall will “dominate” the room. Instead, you might want to think about existing features like fireplaces or other furniture. Will the wall impinge on anything else in the room? Could it be a half-wall, built out above your fireplace? Does it need to be built around an alcove or filled-in chimney breast?

Choosing the Right Systems

With the dimensions for your media wall decided, you can now divert your attention to the things that will be populating it. Procuring the right devices for your wall is the most important part of the process; certain television models might be more suited to your wall than others, for practical, aesthetic or budgetary reasons, while your amplifier and speaker system could be selected to blend into the wall. If you work in healthcare, you may even be able to cut the costs involved with the Currys NHS discount.

Matching Aesthetics

Lastly, turn your attention to the aesthetic of your living spaces, and how your new media wall could complement the current décor. Your media wall might include flush shelving, the material of which will need to match your furniture or colour scheme. Your wall might benefit from décor-appropriate trim, especially if your room benefits from an older aesthetic, such as picture frames and ornate architraves. You might even consider framing your television, in order for it to blend in with other framed items in the room.

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