Home theater furniture - husband vs. wife


I'm sure this is a common source of friction for a lot of folks here. What kind of furniture do you use to hold your gear?

My situation: I need to hold a Parasound 2200 as well as my receiver and HTPC. I also have a big 200lb 36" tube HDTV. Currently I am using an ugly old pressboard entertainment center to hold the TV, receiver, HTPC, but it doesn't have the proper ventilation for the 2200. I was going to buy a nice looking rack to hold everything, but my wife says it is "too industrial" - and wants me to get something from Pottery Barn. They have a lot of nice wood furniture, but nothing that is designed for 19" rack mounted equipment.

Does anyone have a suggestion? She is actually quite reasonable about it... I am trying to collect some photos of what people have done to make things look nice so we can plan on what to do.

Thanks!
pyite
You want a functional rack and she wants something that looks like good furniture. Mission not impossible, there are actually quite a lot of choices that could satisfy both of you.

I like the inovaudio racks... they're expensive, but the pics might give you both some ideas anyway. Happy hunting!

inovaudio racks page
Oh yeah, I remember those conversations!

We compromised on this by getting some nice BDI racks.
(They are quality made racks, that have nice lines.)
They have both metal/glass and wood/glass racks. We went with the wood, as we both liked the cherry wood, as it was not too dark.

I went with the Ventura line for both racks that we have, which is no longer in production, but it is quite similar to the axis line. (They look nice, but do require a bit of regular dusting. I get quite a few compliments on them actually.)

BDI - Axis

My two cents worth anyway.
Good luck with the WAF!
I would put the HCA2200 on and amp stand on the floor. It really needs the open air. If you do that, maybe get a something from Pottery Barn for the other stuff.