Concord TV Lift cabinet

Spring has sprung.

The birds are chirping. The breezes are turning a little warmer. Green buds are starting to emerge from their long winter nap. Then you turn around and look at your cocoon, your little piece of heaven that has kept you safe and dry for the past few months. Notice anything?

If you’re like me, there’s an abundance of clutter. You know the kind. Old magazines and newspapers. DVD and CD sleeves. Piles of books. Video game clutter everywhere. Yes. It’s that time of year again – time to shake out the cobwebs and put things in order.

One of my big challenges each year is finding a home for all the things you use in your family room – but don’t necessarily want to look at as you’re
passing through. That’s why I was thrilled to discover TVLiftCabinets because in a snap, the clutter disappears. Well, not exactly a snap, but with all the available storage, it just takes a few minutes to organize everything you have related to entertainment and carefully shut the doors. I also love

It’s that time of year again when all basketball fans turn to brackets to ponder, assess, strategize and contemplate which team will come out on top.

Last year, more than 23 million people tuned into the Duke/Wisconsin final game, and overall viewership was up nearly nine percent from the previous year for all the games. Whether you’re cheering on a home team or a fan favorite, it’s always a good idea to make sure your family room is ready for a few extra friends to watch the big games.

One thing that can be a problem is being able to see the television from everywhere in the room. If you have a TVLiftCabinet that’s finished on all four sides, and has a swivel bracket, you can control exactly how the television will be displayed so everyone can enjoy the show. The unit I like the most is the Crystal Pointe cabinet.

With beautiful mahogany veneer, it’s a stunning piece of furniture. The component drawers can be reversed so they open from the front or the back (any way you want). And with

The less-is-more philosophy has come to the family home, with square footage taking a back seat to quality, functionality, charm and character. Lis King’s story for the Tallahassee Magazine last fall is a great reminder of a trend many designers are seeing in their businesses. Here are some of the points she shares with her readers.

• People are more interested in reconnecting with family and friends in deeper ways than in show-off houses, and the result is a trend towards smaller, smarter homes.
• The formal dining room has become a flex room. It can be a home office, a library, a downstairs bedroom. Also, the downstairs powder room is now becoming a full bath, so with the flex room you now have a first-floor master suite, very desirable today. With assisted living costs sky high, aging parents move in with their children.
• The new smaller home also emphasizes outdoor living spaces like never before.
• Simpler is better. TVLiftCabinet CEO Rob Buehl says that many people who are downsizing still

Spring is the perfect time to remove clutter and excess from your home.  De-cluttering is THE buzzword this year when it comes to spring cleaning – though it should be common sense if you want to breathe easier every time you
walk in one of the most important rooms in your home. Clearing the clutter lifts a huge weight off your shoulders and home! It’s a great time to rediscover the hidden gems that are contained within your home and redistribute them accordingly. Or better yet – discover ways to reduce clutter and continue to live the way your family wants to live.

One area of the living room that’s a constant source of clutter is the entertainment area. Cords everywhere. Video game clutter. DVDs and CDs stacked precariously in a basket. And everywhere you look there’s dust. One way to take your family  room back and clear the clutter is to invest in a TV Lift Cabinet.  For many families, the television area is a focal point in the room, so it’s the place the eye typically goes to

It’s hard to believe that 2014 is coming to a close.

I had coffee with a good friend yesterday and we started talking about our home projects for next spring. Guess it’s never to soon to dream. Her focus: gardening. My focus: getting my house in order to sell in a couple of years as we prepare to retire someplace that doesn’t EVER get to -30 degrees in the winter.

As I started looking at various interior design websites on the latest design trends, it’s nice to know that my personal style fits right in with the trends for 2015. First up: reinventing classic luxury. What does that mean? Well for me it means using surprising textures, refreshing colors to more modern hues and making sure that the artistic details of furnishings are front and center. I wondered about which TVLiftCabinets would align with some of the new design trends the designers are seeing for 2015.

I checked in with Rob Buehl, CEO of TVLiftCabinet and asked for some ideas to share with readers. He pointed out that for people

A design trend that has been popular in many urban settings is now moving to the suburbs and rural areas of the country. Urban Camouflage. Now for some people, that means choosing military styles and colors to your wardrobe. But for those who embrace this new design trend, it’s more about selecting finishes and colors that blend in with the surroundings, hiding functional items when not in use and losing the clutter.

Just Google the term "Urban Camouflage." You’ll find Pinterest boards, clothing, color palettes, furnishing and more.  One of our favorite sites, Houzz, has some great ideas to add a little Urban Camouflage style to your home. Most people who choose this style are usually trying to maximize smaller spaces for ultimate comfort.

According to Rob Buehl, CEO of TVLiftCabinet.com, one of the best furnishings you can select for this type of design style is a TV Lift Cabinet. “Many people are asking us how we can help them achieve their design dreams. Urban Camouflage design is

Over the years, our customers have asked us to build larger TV Lift Cabinets to accommodate their 60” TVs.  We have listened.  Two years ago we introduced the first cabinet to hold a 60” TV: The Banyan Creek XL.  The Banyan Creek XL has been well received and is becoming one of our best sellers.  However, the Banyan Creek XL only appeals to our more traditional styled customers.  We were still missing a cabinet that appealed to the customers with modern/transitional style.  That is until now.

TVLiftCabinet.com has been hard at work over the last year designing a modern cabinet that can hold up to a 60” TV.  The result is the Concord TV Lift Cabinet.  This sleek, modern cabinet is stained is a clean espresso finish with brass nickel drawer pulls.  The Concord features a 56 3/8” x 16 ¾” x 7 1/8” cubby opening that can be used to store a sound bar, showcase family photos and artwork or display video collections.

The Concord also has plenty of storage with