Corner Entertainment Center Building Ideas

Corner Cabinet Styles

• There are various design options to choose from when building a corner entertainment center. It can be a closed corner unit, meaning it has cabinet doors to hide your television, DVD player, cable boxes and remote controls when they're not in use. You could also go with an open concept, in which the unit showcases your items as part of your living room décor. This option is ideal for those who wish to make the entertainment center the primary focus of the room. The back of a corner entertainment unit is commonly built at a 90-degree angle, but there are two primary options for the front: a 45-degree design, in which the front extends straight across, making the unit triangular; and a concave 90-degree design, meaning the overall look is an L-shape.

Horizontal Shelving

• Corner entertainment units often have horizontal shelving because they need to be able to store televisions, entertainment systems, remote controls and movies, but there are other design elements that you can add, such as brackets to organize your DVDs and CDs. These brackets are plastic, and are easily mounted to the horizontal shelving surface using 1/4-inch screws and a screwdriver.

Storage Towers

• If you wish to build a larger corner unit, don't use the triangular design, because it can take up much of the floor space available in your living room. This design can also seem overwhelming. Instead, build additional tall storage towers you can place on either side of the entertainment center. These are ideal for DVDs and CDs.

Handling Wires

• After the entertainment unit is complete, make sure the wires from your TV and other equipment are hidden. To avoid having wires coming out the front of the unit, use a reciprocating saw to cut a half-moon out of the back of the unit at the level of each shelf where wiring exists. These openings allow you to pull the various wires out through the back of the unit, where they can't be seen, and plug them into a wall outlet.