Creating a Cleaner Living Room Around Your Entertainment Setup
A living room can look polished until a new television brings a tangle of cables with it. So, you buy a beautiful new TV, bring it home, plug it in, and before you know it, you’re staring at a waterfall of ugly black cords hanging down your wall. It spoils the whole look of the room. We all want that seamless, wireless look we see in the magazines, but we still have to deal with cable boxes, gaming consoles, and routers. That’s why well-selected modern TV units are so important to a home’s pulled-together look. They hide the mess we don’t want anyone to see. Cable management is typically the biggest headache. A good piece of furniture does this for you, with strategic cut-outs in the back panels. All those HDMI cords and power strips can be tucked away, never to be seen again. There are two main directions you can take: freestanding or wall-mounted. Freestanding consoles are great because they leave tons of storage underneath, and you can move them easily if you want to rearrange. The...