These entertainment center plans will help you build not only a functional but a beautiful piece of furniture that you’ll be able to enjoy for years and years to come. Each of these free entertainment center plans include diagrams, blue-prints, material lists, cut lists, written directions, and photos to help you succeed with this intermediate to advanced woodworking project. If you enjoy these plans, you may also like some of the other free woodworking plans that we’ve collected. What you’ll love about this plan is that every piece of the entertainment center is color-coded so it’s super simple to refer to a specific piece out of the instructions and see where it applies in the whole project. It makes the construction process a lot simpler. In addition to the general drawings are specific steps with real images. This is also helpful to get an idea of how the entertainment center should look with each step. DIY Barn Door Media Console from Shanty 2 Chic The free plan includes a step-by-step building list, a tool list, a materials list, and a parts/cut list. There’s also a video to help with how you get that farmhouse finish on the wooden doors. This moderate difficulty building plan can be completed in a weekend. Farmhouse Media Cabinet Plans from Kreg Tool You’ll really like the plans at Her Tool Belt because they include lots of up-close illustrations for a clear understanding of what you need to do to complete the project, including the specific dimensions of each piece and how they all fit together. This plan also includes a table that shows all the cuts you need to make for this entertainment center, including the quantity, length, width, and thickness of each piece. It makes it easy to stay organized while you’re cutting. The instructions for building the different pieces of the entertainment center (the drawers, shelves, doors, and bridge) are broken up into their own articles, which you’ll find near the bottom of this plan. Pottery Barn Knock-Off Entertainment Center from Her Tool Belt This plan is easy to follow because the tools, lumber, materials, cut list, and instructions are all neatly organized in their own sections, which makes reading through it very easy and simple to understand. Illustrations of each step of the building process are shown along with written instructions and highlighted areas of the drawings show what you should be doing at each step, which really simplifies the entire construction process. Wisteria Inspired Reclaimed Pine Entertainment Console from Design Confidential This particular plan is for an entertainment center that is 4.5 feet long. As you can see from the picture, there are six shelves that can be used for things like movies and a DVD player. A “storage” area for the cables is built in the back to keep them out of the way. Sectional Entertainment Center from Extreme How-To Very detailed drawings, a full tools and materials list, and a cut list give an overview to what you’ll be doing before you even begin. The estimated time to complete this project is 1-2 weeks, and it should cost under $500. Do It Yourself Entertainment Center from Lowe’s In addition to the six shelves under the TV are four drawers on either side of the entertainment center. A PDF of an exploded view of the entertainment center with a matching materials list is also available. Home Media Center Project from Rockler This is an easy plan to follow because there are very clear illustrations showing the different sides and dimensions of the entertainment center, which gives a simple way to view how it will turn out. There are also detailed written instructions for building each piece. Barn Door Entertainment Center from Ana White
