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Madonna Built-In: Shiplap Entertainment Center

  • Timeline: 3 weeks from first contact to completion
  • Service: Custom built-ins

The Request

Customer requested a custom shiplap entertainment center with a flush-hung television; routing for television power, video input, cable box, and soundbar; an inset electric fireplace; and a custom white oak mantel and crown molding for a premium look and finish.

Before: the original TV wall
Before: the original TV wall
Design rendering
Design rendering

The Work

CCB protected all surfaces from the house entrance to the workspace. CCB then custom built framing to support the television, electric fireplace, mantel, soundbar, and finish surfaces.

Custom framing
Custom framing

CCB installed pine shiplap and custom trim around the entertainment center, television, and fireplace, and built and installed a custom white oak hardwood mantel.

Shiplap and fireplace going in
Shiplap and fireplace going in
The white oak mantel in the shop
The white oak mantel in the shop

CCB also installed the electric fireplace, television and mount, and soundbar, and correctly routed and installed all wiring and connections.

Behind the Walls

A licensed electrician ran 12/3 feed wire for the electric fireplace and installed the necessary circuit breaker for the associated feed line.

Materials Used

Primed finish pine boards, crown molding, trim, primed pine shiplap, 2x4 studding/framing, 12/3 wire, high-capacity telescopic television mount, premium electric fireplace, screws, finish nails, caulk, wood filler, floor protector, and oak hardwood.

The Result

The finished built-in
The finished built-in
White oak mantel and soundbar
White oak mantel and soundbar
Evening view
Evening view
Shiplap and mantel detail
Shiplap and mantel detail
At night
At night