As part of various discussions about the house, it was made clear that the “dust trap” that is my AV shelves is not the best solution. I looked at various options to replace the units with something that would allow me to keep the equipment closed away. Not only would this lower the dust on the equipment, it would also improve the “minimalist” look my wife desires.
After checking out some really good Ikea hacks, I thought my best solution was something like the Besta range, but then modified for better cooling and internal cable runs. When I actually sat down to figure out the details it became apparent that there was no way in hell that I could actually fit the equipment into the cupboards unless I left the back off or magically made the units deeper.
Non Ikea AV racks/cupboards of the size I want are so expensive that there’s absolutely no way I could afford them, so even trying to justify them would be utterly pointless!
A scurry around my favourite forums revealed that several people had the same issue but had ended up having bespoke units made for a lot less. One of the companies that kept coming up was http://stumpfurniture.co.uk/
Thankfully the focus has now moved on from the AV cupboard to other things, so I’m no longer in the market, but I am still planning on getting a unit from them one day.
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