Netflix has changed the way we watch movies, there's no question about it. They started through the mail and have recently launched streaming movies for those who don't want to wait for snail mail. W...
We normally like to spread out these series posts so we can alternate and come back to things on a rotating basis- to keep things fresh(ish). However, this project needs to be done for the holidays a...
Designed with small space living in mind, Dan Lewis' Quad entertainment system works as a docking station for various components that can slotted into a space saving wall mounted solution. Integrated ...
We don't know about you, but we've often made sacrifices in our TV viewing because we just had to use a certain vintage credenza to hold our CRT. With our TV just a tad too low, we find ourselves slo...
AT San Francisco has a great post about Sacramento-based designers Tim and Linda Arbogast. When decorating their home for the holidays they decided to recycle and repurpose vintage wares and nature's...
We showcase a lot of projects from speakers to curtains, back to speakers to tables and back to speakers again… we have something wrong with us. This week we have begun work on a Mantel for the fi...
Now this is a lounge we can play in. Found in the NYC office of the Wonderfactory, a design and branding company, this employee lounge features Rock Band guitars that are placed on the wall as artwor...
In science-fiction and in the movies, display screens are always impressive. Whether it's the giant plasma screen or the holographic projections, things are always visually appealing in fiction. What ...
Last time we installed a wallplate for the rear speakers that will be mounted in the bed- technically, this had nothing to do with Flatwire so yeah; 3ish. This week we resume our dynamic and superdup...
What will happen to screens in the future? Will millimeter-thick OLED screens just pop out of everywhere or will we use projection technology to simulate 3D environments? Most probably, we are heading...
There's no one way to set up your media room. You can hide your TV, display it like a piece of artwork, skip the surround sound, or go all out. Luckily with the right furniture, you can make your med...
We were originally drawn to this house because of the lifesize Silver Surfer statue hanging from the wall, but the more we read about the living room's set-up the more our eyes bugged out of our head...
There used to be a great war between competing high definition formats. One of them was going to be sent into the Betamax pile and the other would reign on top of the HDTV world as champion. After sev...
Over the holidays we caught up on some back episodes of Gossip Girl (yes, we know...). In one episode, Serena, complaining about her mom and step father's new house rules, exclaims, "What's next? No ...
Most of us rely on sight and sound when watching our DVDs on our HDTVs and home theater systems. We can choose lights, screens and sounds. But what is the next step in home theater technology? Virtual...
Some people have their whole lives centered around iPhones and iPods. It's no wonder that DLO has decided to come up with a solution to stream videos from your iPod to your HDTV and upscale them to 72...
Kelly, who lives in Gurnee, Illinois, has quite the living room. Not only does she have an xBox and a Wii, but she's got an old school, coin-operated, Donkey Kong arcade system! What we love about Ke...
We know that most of you aren't in the market for a home, especially one that's over $800K, but when we saw these photos we just had to share. Simply from a design standpoint, this Arizona home has s...
Name: Sophia Brueckner & Rich Cannings Location: Santa Cruz, CA Years Lived In: only 5 months! Size: The entire house is 1858 sq. ft. This includes the 1 bedroom apartment we rent out in the back. We...
Look familiar? Just right after we pouted about waiting for the grand daddy of home theater console pieces in a previous post about the GenevaSound that we first saw at ICFF earlier this year, George ...
It looks like New Xbox Experience is going live today and man, are we stoked. Expect a brand new user-interface with new channels, avatars, and *cue drumroll* Netflix streaming! That's right, you'll e...
Made by Makers, a Danish design agency, teams up with companies like Bang and Olufsen and Levis to create both real and concept products. The company recently held a three day internal workshop look...
One of the tricks of taking away the obvious dominating presence of a large display in a room is placing it in a low position. By positioning a display at around knee to waist height, when seated the ...
Us old timers remember back in the day when 5.1 formats like Dolby Digital and DTS were the bee's knees when it came to the home theater experience. But now with 7.1 HD audio encoded into Blu-ray disc...
Hi again. Last time we made a cozy for the box out of some industrial felt. That made it fit into our living room without looking like a typical, “black speaker”. This week we will complete the...
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