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How to Decorate An Entertainment Center

Bret Carr • Jan 28, 2022

When you think about your entertainment center, you probably don’t consider much more than watching TV in that area. In reality, it's the perfect space for you to showcase your personality and style. There are lots of simple, creative ways you can decorate this area.

The first step is creating the right media center for you and your family. You’ll want to showcase your favorite things and hide pesky wires. Here are a few decorating ideas to get you started:

Pick a Theme
Maximize Vertical Space
Fill-In with Indoor Greenery
Showcase Trinkets and Books
Get Creative During The Holidays

Your TV is only one piece of the story in your media center. By using some of these creative decorating ideas, you will add fun, style, and life to an area that is all too often boring looking.

Pick a Theme for Your Entertainment Center

Do you often find yourself drawn towards floral décor, or do you prefer a more nautical look? From rustic cottage to modern elegance, your home is a reflection of your style. Unfortunately, entertainment centers often get the cold shoulder when it comes to personality, so why not choose a theme to decorate it with?

Some fun themes you might want to try, include:

Country chic – Go for distressed-looking natural wood, copper or brass hardware details, and natural finishes. You might add trinkets, such as a horseshoe or a homey vase with garden flowers.
Beach beauty – Look for driftwood, anchors, deep blue colors, and sandy hues for this theme. Add a clear vase or bowl with shells you and your family found at the beach.
Modern elegance – Straight lines and bold colors often go well with a modern look. You can add potted indoor plants to soften it as well.
Family fun – If it’s too hard to pick a theme, go with the motif of family according to Love to Know. You can add family photos, homemade gifts, and even display DIY family décor.
Rotating themes – Maybe you have a lot of styles that interest you. Rotate your theme throughout the year by season, favorite items, holiday, or anything that comes to mind.

Picking a theme is all about having fun with your space and making your entertainment center entertaining outside of watching TV or listening to music. Who knows? That theme may turn into completely reworking your entertainment center into the ultimate luxury home theatre! You can read more about the additional benefit of this home upgrade in this article by Cinema Sound Unlimited Inc. titled, How Do Home Theaters Raise The Value of a Home.

Maximize Vertical Space

Vertical space is underutilized in many areas of the home, including the media center. Most built-in, free-standing centers provide you with plenty of space both horizontally and vertically. Their main purpose of housing your entertainment system requires space in all directions. No matter if you have a small or large house, you can use the vertical space in your entertainment unit better.

Use varying heights and lengths of trinkets, books, photos, or art to liven up the space. The sky's the limit! You can display larger art pieces like sculptures, too. Vases of varying heights add visual interest, and you can choose colors that go with your theme. Introduce a pop of natural color with fresh flowers, potted plants, or even silk flowers. Another fun idea is to hang prisms, air plants, or other objects from your entertainment unit.

Fill-In with Indoor Greenery

Indoor plants do great things for spaces that need more personality. Plus, there are a wide variety of plants that love the indoors and don’t require a lot of maintenance. According to The Spruce, you'll want to choose non-toxic, pet-safe, kid-safe plants, such as:

Spider Plants
African Violets
Trailing Jades
Christmas Cacti
Wax Plants
Parlor Palms
Small-sized Rubber Plants
Miniature Orchids
Chinese Money Plants
Bird’s Nest Ferns
Air Plants
Watermelon Plants
Friendship Plants
Polka Dot Plants

While some herbs are safe to have in the house, keep in mind that not all herbs are safe to have around your pets. Plus, most herbs require a lot of sunlight, so they wouldn’t do as well in an entertainment center as the plant types listed above.

Showcase Trinkets and Books

Whether you are a world traveler or prefer staycations more, you probably have unique pieces you picked up over the years. Your media center is the perfect spot to showcase your prized treasures from near and far. You could arrange your items based on where they came from, too.

Books are a type of media, and your media center is a great place to show off your favorite novels. You can think of your space as a mini-museum or gallery of your favorite things and curate it according to what sparks the most happiness. Place your conversation starter pieces in a prominent location. Decorate with antiques, cool bookends, and vintage cameras.

Get Creative During The Holidays

Holiday decorations fill the house and are a fun way to involve your entire family. Line pumpkins, tiny trees, or whatever your family’s favorite seasonal items are on top of the media center. Try a DIY project to turn fallen leaves into a beautiful display. Every season and holiday offers a wide range of decoration options, and your media center is begging you to theme it out!

Conclusion

Now that you have a few simple and stylish ideas, you’re ready to take your media center from boring to stunning in a matter of minutes. Most of these items can already be found in your home. So, what are you waiting for? Liven up your entertainment center décor!