THE ART OF HOME ENTERTAINMENT

A GALLERY OF AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AUDIO VIDEO INSTALLATIONS

PREPARED BY JAMES STOUTCHIEF CONCEALMENT OFFICER

THE INTEGRATED LIFESTYLEMARCH 23, 2015

AFFORDABLE ELEGANCESANTA CLARA

A SIMPLE PRESENTATION OF A 55 TV AND DEFINITIVE TECHNOLOGY SOUND BAR ALL COMPONENTS AND SUBWOOFER ARE DISCREETLY HIDDEN IN THE HALL CLOSET

360 DEGREE MEDIA CABINETLOS GATOS

THIS SEE THROUGH CABINET, ADORNED WITH STUNING ARTWORK, FEATURES A SKLLFULLY EMBEDDED TV, CUSTOM SOUND BAR, AND XBOX KINECT SENSOR.

ON THE BACKSIDE IS POSTER ART TO BE SEE BY THOSE ENTERING AND LEAVING HOUSE

ENTRANCE TO THE INTEGRATED LIFESTYLE

CAMPBELL SHOWROOM

EACH OF THESE VIGNETTES IN MY CAMPBELL CUSTOM SHOWROOMSHOWCASE A VARIETY OF WAYS TO CONCEAL THE COMPONENTS WHILE HIDING THE

SPEAKERS IN PLAIN SIGHT. COMPONENT CONTROL THROUGH DOORS IS ACCOMPLISHED WITH A VARIETY OF RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROLS.

HIDING BOOKSHELF SPEAKERSBIG SOUND SMALL FOOTPRINT

CAMPBELL SHOWROOM

BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS PRODUCE GREAT SOUND, BUT THEY ARE VISUALLY UNAPPEALING TO MOST OF US. VALET CUSTOM & I DESIGNED A CABINET WHICH HIDES BOTH BOOKSHELVES & SUBWOOFER. ADDITIONALLY, WE FOUND A WAY TO REDUCE THE CABINET DEPTH TO 15 MAKING FOR A LEAN PROFILE INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 20 PLUS.

HIDING BOOKSHELF SPEAKERSBIG SOUND SMALL FOOTPRINT

CAMPBELL SHOWROOM

WHEN OPENED UP, THE CABINET REVEALS TWO LARGE BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS AND TWO SUBWOOFERS. THE WOOD PANEL IN THE CENTER COVERS A TOP OF THE LINE

YAMAHA RECEIVER. THIS DESIGN IS EASILY ADPATABLE TO OTHER CABINET STYLES, I.E. TV CONSOLES WHICH COULD BE LOWER AND WIDER TO ACCOMMODATE CLIENTS

SITTING CLOSER TO THE TV.

TV MOUNTED ON BEAUTIFUL STONE AND SUPPORTED BY A CABINET WHICH LOOKS NOTHING LIKE A

MEDIA CENTER

OUR FIRST INSTALLATION ON TRAVERTINE MADE FOR A FEW NERVOUS MOMENTS, BUT NOW THE INTEGRATED LIFESTYLE IS AN OLD HAND AT WORKING WITH STONE. THE

CABINET IN THE CORNER NEEDED TO HAVE THE BACK CUT OUT FOR VENTILATION SINCE IT WAS NOT BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE AUDIO / VIDEO EQUIPMENT

A CHINESE BUFFET AS MEDIA CENTERLOS ALTOS FACING KITCHEN

THIS CLIENT LIVED IN CHINA HALF THE YEAR SO THEY WANTED TO KEEP THE MOTIF WHEN WERE AT HOME. SOME MODIFICATION TO THE BACK AND BOTTOM WAS

REQUIRED, BUT EVERYTHING FIT IN SIDE EXCEPT THE SUBWOOFER. TODAY, IN-WALL SUBS HAVE COME DOWN IN PRICE TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE

PREFERRED OPTION. THIS WOULD HAVE LEFT ONLY A PAINTABLE GRILLE IN THE ROOM.

A CHINESE BUFFET AS MEDIA CENTERLOS ALTOS KITCHEN POSITION

THERE WAS A KITCHEN 90 DEGREES OFF THE LIVING ROOM. THE CLIENT WANTED TO NOT ONLY WATCH THE TV FROM THE KITCHEN BUT ALSO WANTED THE SOUND TO

FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF THE TV. A CUSTOMIZED SOUND BAR WAS BUILT TO FIT THE TV WIDTH PRECISELY. ITS BARELY VISIBLE AND SOUNDS GREAT.

COMPACT CORNER ENTERTAINMENT CENTER WITH CASTERS FOR SERVICE

AND CLEANING - SUNNYVALE

THIS SUNNYVALE REALTOR COULD ONLY ACCOMMODATE A 37 TV IN THIS CORNER, BUT SHE WANTED TO SPARE NO EXPENSE IN CABINETRY, PERFORMANCE, AND ACCESS.

CREATED IN TEAK, THERE IS A TINY SPINE SUPPORTING THE TV WHICH MAKES IT APPEAR TO FLOAT IN THE AIR. THE SPEAKER GRILLE JUST BELOW THE TV HOUSES

POWERFUL SPEAKER FOR ALL VIDEO CONTENT AS WELL AS MUSIC.

A NEW APPROACH TO MULTI PURPOSE CABINETS - WILLOW GLEN

SOUND BARS ARE QUITE POPULAR TODAY AND WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO BE PLACED UNDER THE TV. HOWEVER, THE TV MIGHT BE SO LARGE OR THE CABINET BASE

SO HIGH THAT THE SOUND BAR WOULD RAISE THE TV INTO AN UNCOMFORTABLE VIEWING POSITION. HERE, A SPEAKER COMPARTMENT WAS DESIGNED ABOVE THE TV

TO KEEP IT LOW. ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLLABORATIONS.

WILLOW GLEN REDUX DESIGN LETS TV SWIVEL TO ALMOST 70 DEGREES

THIS ROOM HAS SEVERAL SEATING AREAS, SOME OF WHICH ARE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE CABINET. THIS TV MOUNT EXTENDS 26 AND PROVIDES ALMOST 70 DEGREES OF ROTATION. THIS SONOS PLAYBAR UPSTAIRS HAS THE AMPLIFIERS BUILT IN, LEAVING

MOST OF THE AREA BELOW THE TV FREE FOR NON-ELECTRONIC USE.

INSET TV AND CUSTOM SOUND BAR OVER MODERN FIREPLACE

COMPONENTS IN ADJACENT ROOM

BOTH TV AND SOUND BAR ARE EMBEDDED INTO NICHES FOR A CLEAN, SYMMETRICAL LOOK. FITTING A TV INTO SUCH CLOSELY FRAMED AREAS REQUIRES UNCOMMON SKILL ON THE PART OF THE INSTALLER AND ALSO A FULL MOTION MOUNT SO THE BACK OF

THE TV CAN BE ACESSED FOR SERVICE AND UPGRADES.

EICHLER CONCRETE WALL TURNED INTO NEW FIREPLACE & MEDIA

CENTER PORTOLA VALLEY

THIS EICHLER MAKEOVER REQUIRED THE NECESSARY INSETS BE MADE INTO CONCRETE BEFORE ADDING THE FAADE. ALL COMPONENTS ARE LOCATED IN THE GARAGE, BUT THE

XBOX HAD TO BE LOCATED WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE TV AS THE KINECT SENSOR ABOVE THE TV ONLY HAS A 10 FT. CABLE. A SECRET COMPARTMENT WITH POP OUT DOOR WAS

CREATED JUST ABOVE THE SPEAKER ENCLOSURE. CREATIVITY AT ITS BEST.

TV LIFT BUILT INTO THE END OF BED ROTATES 90 DEGREES SAN JOSE

THE INTEGRATED LIFESTYLE HAS DONE SEVERAL TV LIFTS, THIS BEING THE FIRST TO BE BUILT INTO THE END OF THE BED. WHAT MOST CLIENTS TO DONT REALIZE IS THERE IS

NO ROOM FOR COMPONENTS IN THE LIFT CABINET. THE CABLE BOXES, APPLE TVS, ETC. NEED TO BE LOCATED ELSEWHERE. TRICKY TO IMPLEMENT BUT WORTH THE EFFORT.

TV LIFT DESIGNED AS DEWEY DECIMAL CARD CATALOG FOR WRITER

LOS GATOS

THIS CLIENT WANTED NO TELL TALE SIGNS OF ELECTRONICS IN HER LIBRARY. IN-CEILING SPEAKERS, SUBWOOFER HIDDEN IN BOOK CASE, AND A HIDEAWAY EQUIPMENT ROOM

ALLOWED HER WISHES TO COME TRUE.

SECRET HIDEAWAY EQUIPMENT ROOM FOR LOS GATOS WRITER

ALL THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE PRECEDING WRITERS TV LIFT IS HIDDEN BEHIND THE LIBRARY BOOKSHELVES JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE DOOR. WHEN CLOSED, THERE IS NO

EVIDENCE THE ROOM EXISTS.

KITCHEN TV LOS GATOSOOPS! WHERES THE TV?

ALL THE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS VERY COOL DISAPPEARING TV IS IN A TINY CABINET JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE OPEN SPACE. WHEN WATCH DIRECTV IS PRESSED ON THE

REMOTE, MAGIC HAPPENS.

THIS TV IS READY TO WATCH AS IT DROPS FROM CEILING

THE AFOREMENTIONED CABINET ON THE LEFT HOUSES A COMPACT SONOS STREAMING AMPLIFIER WHICH PROVIDES BEAUTIFUL SOUND FOR A PAIR OF DISAPPEARING IN-

CEILING SPEAKERS. ALSO, ENCLOSED IS A POWERFUL WIRELESS REPEATER FOR FASTEST INTERNET SPEED IN THIS AREA OF THE HOME AND OUTDOORS.

TV & CUSTOM SOUND BAR MOUNTED ON BEAUTIFUL STONE

ALMADEN VALLEY

THIS WAS A THRILL TO WORK ON, BUT IT STILL REQUIRED METICULOUS LAYOUT OF THE TVs BRACKET BOLTS AND PRECISE DRILLING OF THE HOLES FOR MOUNTING THE TV. ALL COMPONENTS ARE LOCATED IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE CABINETS ON THE RIGHT.

SECOND FLOOR HOME OFFICE HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

UPGRADE MENLO PARK

THIS WAS A CHALLNGE AS THE ORIGINAL CABINETS WERE ON THE WALL 90 DEGRESS TO THE RIGHT. TV HAD TO BE WIRED AND INSTALLED BEFORE CABINETS WERE INSTALLED.

LOTS OF ATTENTION TO DETAIL. TV SPACE ALLOWS FOR FUTURE BIGGER DISPLAY.

TV ON STONE WITH SIDE MOUNTED SPEAKERS & ULTRA

THIN MEDIA CABINET LOS ALTOS

THE CLIENT WANTED A TERRIC SOUNDING ROOM, BUT CEILING SPEAKERS WERENT AN OPTION WHILE SOUND BARS PUSHED TV TOO HIGH. THESE CUSTOM SIDE MOUNTED SPEAKERS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE CABINET TO THE LEFT IS ONLY 12 DEEP SO AN

UNORTHODOX COMPONENT LAYSOUT WAS NEEDED THAT REQUIRED ONLY 9 OF DEPTH

MEDIA CABINET ALLOWS FOR FUTURE UPGRADE WHILE HIDING

THE SPEAKERS LOS GATOS

THERE WERE TWO DESIGN GOALS FOR THIS CUSTOM MEDIA CABINET. FIRST, THE MOUNTING SPACE NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH FROM A 52 TO A 70 TV. THE SECOND REQUIREMENT WAS THE ABILITY TO UPGRADE THE SOUND BAR OR ADD THREE

SPEAKERS EMBEDDED IN THIS UNIQUE SPEAKER ENCLOSURE BELOW THE TV.

CUSTOM FIREPLACE INSERT WITH ENGLISH ARCHITECTURAL

SPEAKERS ALMADEN VALLEY

THIS WAS OUR FIRST INSTALLATION WITH ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS IN 2008. TODAY, WE WOULD LIKELY USE A SOUND BAR TODAY BUT THERE IS NO COMPARING THE

SOUND QUALITY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OPTIONS. ALL COMPONENTS RESIDE IN A UNIQUE ROLLING CABINET WHICH HAS NO RESEMBLANCE TO MEDIA FURNITURE.

A MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM WITH CABINETRY TO SUPPORT WORK

AND PLAY SAN CARLOS

THIS INSTALLATION WAS NOTABLE FOR THE VERSATILITY THIS WALL WIDTH CABINET PROVIDES AND MINIMAL VISABILITY OF THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM. A

CUSTOM SOUND BAR PROVIDES SOUND FOR GAMING & TV. THE XBOX KINECT SENSOR, ALWAYS TRICKY, WAS RUN TO THE GAMING CONSOLE HIDDEN IN THE CABINET BELOW.

THE INTEGRATED LIFESTYLEIS YOUR GATEWAY TO INSPRIED

HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS

EACH PROJECT PREVIEWED IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE BAY AREASS MOST CREATIVE

REMODELERS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND CABINETRY PROFESSIONALS.

IMAGINE THE SKILLS WE BRING TO LESS DEMANDING HOME ENTERTAINMENT ENVIROMENTS

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