Pop Up TV Cabinet

So you’ve made up your mind to buy a hidden TV lift cabinet, but don’t know which one to select?  Take a quick look at these pointers to understand what exactly needs to be considered when buying a hidden TV lift cabinet for your home.

1. The decor- A hidden TV lift cabinet is not something that you can hide away in a corner. It hides the TV, but is evidently visible itself. On the contrary, many people use it as the focal point of the room. That is why it is important that the color, texture, and style of the hidden TV lift cabinet fits in well with the decor of the room. A modern hidden TV lift cabinet will hardly be a good fit in a classic, country themed room. Similarly, a traditional hidden TV lift cabinet will be out of place in a modern living room.
2. Placement- You need to have a fair idea of where you want to place the hidden TV lift cabinet because that will help you figure out the type of hidden TV lift cabinet you need to buy. If you need to place your hidden TV lift cabinet at

A living room is the space you share with acquaintances, friends, and these days even more so with the family.  Everyone has a living room, but most of these spaces are dull, dead, and boring. Just placing things in the living room won’t breathe life into it, but these tips certainly will.

1. Tie in the look- The most common mistake people make in styling their living room is having pieces that simply don't fall in place to give one unified look.  You don't necessarily have to throw out all your furniture.  All you need to do is brainstorm a way of using accessories like cushions or rugs to connect everything.  Looks break the continuity of things and sends out awkward vibes.
2. Make it cozy- If you happen to have a large living room, chances are that you will have your furniture up against the walls, too far from each other, to actually encourage conversations. Conversation needs coziness and proximity, and that certainly means cutting down on distance.  Place couches at a comfortable

What is freestanding furniture?

Freestanding furniture includes all those pieces of furniture that simply need to be placed rather than fixed to the floor or the walls.  It includes all the stuff that needs no bolting or screwing in.  Think bookshelves,  storage cabinets,  media consoles,  and even hidden TV lift cabinets.  Inbuilt wardrobes are not freestanding because they are fixed to the wall. 

What makes freestanding furniture so fancy?

Freestanding furniture is trending simply because they let you make the most out of your space and decor.  They offer a lot of versatility in terms of styling.  For instance, you can easily move a hidden TV lift cabinet or an ornate chest of drawers from one part of the room to another, or if you please, to another room altogether.  Now imagine doing that with a shelf that has been installed on your living room wall.  There is no way you can remove the shelf without leaving holes in the wall.  That is precisely the advantage

There are times when you want your TV to disappear, but don’t know where to find the magical wand. Well, here’s the good news- you don’t need a wand. All you need is some motivation and some research on how to disguise your TV. We’ve got 7 different strategies for you to try.

1.)  Put it behind a panel- The easiest way to hide a big, black hole is to cover it up, not with a piece of cloth, but with a modern sliding panel. Whenever you want to watch TV, simply slide the panel away to one side, and when you want the TV gone, slide the panel in front of the TV. This works best when you have a bunch of shelves right next to the TV, because the panel will need space to slide around. With the TV out of sight, the attention then goes to the shelves.

2.)  Get attention away from the TV- Some designers feel that you don’t quite need to hide the TV, but need to strategize on getting the focus away from a visibly big TV. They feel that adding extra large accessories around the TV will draw attention

Do you have an Apple TV within your TV lift cabinet?   If so, you may be interested to learn that the Apple TV is now offering Hulu Plus as part of their available paid VOD streaming services.

It took Hulu Plus many years before finally making their services available on the Apple TV.  Why did it take so long to become available?  It stems down to two main reasons.

In order to offer Hulu Plus app onto the Apple TV, Apple insists new Hulu Plus subscribers register through Apple’s in-app purchasing and subscription renewal.  Apple therefore gets a percentage of the $7.99 monthly subscription fee and also gets ownership of new member’s billing information.  Having customer’s personal information is valuable intellectual property.  Hulu Plus was reluctant to lose their hold on customers’ information and see profit margins cut.  However, with rumors of the latest Apple smart TV underway, it became more important than ever to get Hulu Plus streamed on Apple devices.

The other reason

The big buzz already this year in the world of game shows was not figuring out who was smarter than a middle-schooler, or which shiny briefcase held the most money, or even which contestant could look the silliest running, jumping and falling over an obstacle course. No, the real buzz was summed up in one word, “Watson”. And if you happened to catch an episode of Jeopardy! in front of your TV lift cabinet during February 14-16, you saw an IBM-built, artificial intelligence computer system capable of answering questions (in the form of a question) posed in natural human language.

Beyond what IBM’s Deep Blue did in 1997 to trounce world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, in a game with finite possibilities (as staggering as those possibilities were), Watson was able to process nuances in human language, calculate possible meanings, rank itself on how confident it was in his answer and buzz in – all in less than three seconds.

IBM and Jeopardy! producers joined together to pit Watson against

Founded on an idea Reiko Fukushima had nine years ago, coming back to work after maternity leave, Toshiba is now leading the charge on supplying the world’s first “naked-eye” 3-D TV. Recently covered in an interview with Fukushima in The New York Times, the progress of these developing technologies has done two things in Japan – sparked new heights for high-tech women researchers in that country and given confidence to all who were skeptical that a “naked-eye” technology could ever be developed.

Toshiba itself was skeptical when Fukushima first presented them the idea, but now last October at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the prototype of the 3-D TV was unveiled. It was always clear to Fukushima that 3-D glasses would have to go in order for the technology to truly take off, and her approach to the problem was to develop an algorithm that drew on a Toshiba imaging processor, named the “Cell,” to display nine different images for each frame. A sheet on the TV screen, called

ImportAdvantage has made its mark in the TV lift industry by hard work, maintaining a deep commitment to their customers and overseeing every element that goes into their fine TV lift cabinets.

Established in 2003, ImportAdvantage draws on over 25 years of designing and building quality furniture. The company makes every single element that goes into their pop-up TV cabinets, from the TV lift mechanism to the Infrared Relay System.

ImportAdvantage uses over 20 in-house inspectors who watch every step of the manufacturing process and ensure that the company’s highest standards are met.

A leader in the industry, ImportAdvantage is a proud member of the following associations: Consumer Electronic Associations, National Home Furnishing Association (NHFA), Florida Home Furnishings Association (FHFA), Consumer Electric Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) and the Interior Design Society (IDS).

ImportAdvantage is also very passionate about their community involvement, and the company

One of the advantages of shopping for TV lift cabinets directly from the factory is that not only
can you save up to 50% off the retail value on the product itself, but you can receive drastic
savings on shipping costs. At ImportAdvantage, all products we sell are shipped the same day
they are ordered and include our signature “White Glove” Delivery.

The concept of ImportAdvantage’s “White Glove” placement service is that each customer
should have their pop-up TV lift cabinet placed exactly where they want it in their home without
a hassle—that is what our customers deserve.

Sent direct from the craftsman’s bench to the customer’s home, ImportAdvantage’s “White
Glove” Delivery includes scheduling a delivery date and time 24-48 hours in advance of the
cabinet’s arrival. The TV lift cabinet you ordered will be delivered by two qualified trades-people,
who work with the customer for the best placement in their home. The two professionals will
unpack your fully-assembled pop-up TV cabinet and

So you cannot figure out what to buy for Mom? Try a TV Lift. HGTV completed a study whose findings found that 65% of consumers want to hide their TV in the living room and 70% in the bedroom.

The majority of consumers today are looking to hide the TV in some fashion. Pop Up TV Lifts are the perfect gift for Mom and Dad. Mom gets her well organized and decorated room while Dad gets his big flat screen TV.

And the whole family gets a lot of WOW from friends and family!