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Show Entertainment center Use hidden space with easy-access space for your video cassette player and TV games, comes next. The stereo can have its own niche, with speakers and wires protected pro-tected from the heavy-traffic area. The last section gives the perfect spot for careful storage of records. Unless you're a serious do-it-yourselfer with plenty cont. to page 20 V That odd-shaped cubbyhole cubby-hole under your staircase may seem like a place only good for stashing things you don't ase often. But imagine if you removed the side wall. Then the hidden space under your staircase could be the ideal spot for that entertainment center you've always wanted, but didn't think you had room for. An under-stair entertainment entertain-ment center can incorporate all the luxuries you want from a wet bar to vertical storage space for your prized stereo records. An added plus: All are in attractive cabinets cab-inets your professional re-modeler re-modeler can custom build ' to complement your decor. The first section is designed de-signed for a wet bar with plenty of storage for glasses, decanters . . . even books and plants. The television, along Making use of that stairwell cont. from pg. 9 of experience, custom- cabinet building is a project you may want to leave to your professional remodeler. Ask about the kinds of tools he will use they can affect the ""Tlnished a"ppearance measurably. mea-surably. For example, many professional remodelers use air-driven finish nailers such as Duo-Fast's FN-83N. This heavy-duty nailer has the power to countersink diamond, dia-mond, chisel or blunt-point brad nails from 1 Si to 2 inches long. Not only is the cabinet securely fastened, but in prominent areas no unsightly nails are visible. Here are some optional ideas you might want to consider con-sider having built into the wet-bar section: Instead of paneling, use mirror tiles to add sparkle i behind the bar. Recessed eyeball lights or a swag lamp not only highlights high-lights the bar but provides needed working light. Slatted shelves over the bar make extra hanging room for glasses and can be used for books and plants. |