Hello, I recently spent all of my hard earned coin to buy a new place. It's very nice, but small and I'm looking to save space where possible. I'm also looking for an excuse to replace my old tube TV. First, a picture of where I plan to set up the new LCD.
So, I'm looking for the best setup to save space. Wall mounting a TV would be a good way to go. Althought I would like to hide the cords behind the TV, I know there are cable covers that I could run from the outlets up to the TV and paint the same color as the wall to disguise the cables. The main problem is what to do with the cable box and DVD player. I think those are the only two pieces of equipment I'm looking to have set up along with the TV. Maybe some sort of shelving? They would still stick out at least the depth of the equipment. Maybe a hole through the wall to run wire and set them up in the closet behind the wall? Not sure how keen I am on that, but if easy and able to patch, I would consider it. Then would have to figure out how to get remotes to work with the DVD player and cable box since they would be behind the wall.
This area connects the the rest of the house to kitchen and living room so will be a high traffic area. I would like to opt for a small, shallow TV stand but that would impede the walkway.
Just looking for some suggestions. Thanks!