[stevieboy11]

Hi

Having real difficulties with my budget. I posted here a month or two back about a long low Italian sideboard - my wife has picked one, but I'm not paying the £5200 that the salesman with the mask and the black horse wanted.

the one picked is high gloss, glass top, in three sections - drop down doors on the outside units, two drawers in the middle - I've attached a pic which hopefully you can see. this unit is 3.6m wide, approx 60cm tall and 60 cm deep. oh, and the one she wants is a cream / stone colour

this is what we want, but ideally at no more than £2500 delivered and installed - can anybody suggest an alternative?

I appreciate your help as always

[enablerbro1]

£5200, does that include a 60" plasma TV?

[Dj_Sim]

Shorley Ikea would be a good place to look for that kinda thing on a budget.

[27neth]

http://www.espacio.co.uk/cgi-bin/pro...ctName=Madison

there is quite a few units on the site.

john.

[stevieboy11]

John

thanks for the link - looks promising - if there's anymore out there i'd appreciate you keep the advice coming

oh, unfortunately TV not included - 50" panny already purchased

Stephen

[27neth]

another link
http://www.contemporary-furniture-ca...TV%20Solutions

john

[Tellyfiend]

Try boconcept.co.uk, they also have a few stores - Bournemouth & Tottenham Court Road I've been to

The website and catalogue have some similar designs - you can also get customised designs

[stevieboy11]

Tellyfriend

thanks for the advice - i'm getting a dead page on the link - am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

update - the link works fine, the site must have been busy - have to say the products look great and we'll find something here for the budget no problem - thoroughly recommended, thanks!

[M6TT F]

http://dwell.co.uk/product.php?prod=102481

not quite the same but you could put a couple together

[diggler46]

I too saw a lot of stuff in dwell that I liked hte look of. When I actually went to the stroe the untis looked a lot cheaper than they did, and the draws and stuff didnt look as if theyd last 5 mins...

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00045560

Lac shelf from IKEA, I like the oak one, tip it on its side and its a long narrow shelf type unit. Pop on some legs ofrm the bed department (about 4" oak) and it look a million dollars.

VERY well built will take anything as the wood is 5cm thick.

cf

Originally Posted by Dj_Sim

Shorley Ikea would be a good place to look for that kinda thing on a budget.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00045560
tip on its side, add short legs and your off

[johnone]

http://www.insitudesign.co.uk/acatal...orage.html#a12
try this

[rayboy]

Originally Posted by kiteman7246

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00045560
tip on its side, add short legs and your off

Hahaha, nice thinking outside the box, but I don't think that kind of idea will get pass the wife acceptance test. I want to thank you guys too for the links as I too am looking for such a cabinet.

Ray

PS. I was looking at a custom bedroom place and they had a similar unit on display - fitted with a wall unit at head height too. So it might be worth you checking out your local fitted bedroom design place.

[stevieboy11]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys

Having seen BoConcept I can report that the range is great, very modern, but they don't do the finish I want (Like a stone colour), they're self assembly and not built to the same standard as the B&B Italia stuff (but then again, one third of the price)

I'll try the bedroom route as well

keep the suggestions coming!

[hornydragon]

right sounds daft but there is a german compnay that makes AV units which come in around £2-£3k but very well made http://www.spectral.nl/2006/closed/CL1561-W.php

[Paulie-W]

http://www.standanddeliver.com/acata...d_CL-1560.html


Couldn`t get HD`s link to run so......

[johnone]

http://www.livingspaceuk.com/subform...torage_06.htm#
http://www.ligne-roset-city.co.uk/pdf/cabinet.pdf
more furniture but no ideas on costs

[diggler46]

http://dwell.co.uk/product.php?prod=103033

Went to look at this last Sunday. Looks really nice, has 4 good sized drawers, and although the webby claims the cupboards are 38, they are actually 45cm width so enough room for a full sized amp.....

[Timh]

Try this http://www.ilva.co.uk/department/tab...tv_video_units

[Jarcy]

Originally Posted by diggler46

http://dwell.co.uk/product.php?prod=103033

Went to look at this last Sunday. Looks really nice, has 4 good sized drawers, and although the webby claims the cupboards are 38, they are actually 45cm width so enough room for a full sized amp.....

I'm interested in this one. Looks like there's just 2 drawers - can you confirm please? Does "double cavity" mean each drawer is divided? Are the drawers for DVD storage? Also need room for 4 or 5 A/V units, including large amp, & slim DVD. 38cm wide would just be stupid as nothing would fit. 45cm fine. Any idea how high the cupboards are internally? Something less than 38cm high I guess. I'm hoping the colour may match my Monitor Audio walnut centre speaker. Many thanks.

[diggler46]

Hi,

Yeah each drawer is divided into two, so effectively there are 4 drawer comparments. Fitting a large amp and a dvd player in one of the side cupbaords isnt a problem, and Im sure you could get 3 smaller bits (sky box, 360, etc) into the other side......

It did look nicer in walnut, I thought the oak veneer looked a little cheap.....they got quite a few stores round the country

[mark444]

have you tried eat sleep live ltd, unique furniture handcrafted from reclaimed wood,there more classy and have a wide choice of sizes to accomodate everyone for tv stands and low cabinets

[Jarcy]

Been to see the Dwell unit, but unfortunately the height isn't sufficient for my AV amp - well the max height adjustment of the internal shelf is 180mm, which is exactly the height of my amp. Considering ventilation, it won't do. Not enough height on the other side for 3 units either, i.e. Spare DVD player, Virgin PVR + PS3. Drawers don't appear deep enough for DVDs either. 50mm taller all round would have sorted it. Quite disappointed, coz otherwise it would have done the job nicely. On with the search.

[Pavel]

If you didn't already find something, have a look here;
http://www.urbansuite.co.uk/xcart401...p-1-c-266.html

From this site I'm pretty sure they have a glossy stone colour available in the modular Florida range. Have a click on the 'palettes'.
http://villarama.effecta.co.uk/?call...=&promo=&code=

This site also claim to be able to get better prices, including on B&B Italia which you were originally looking at.
https://www.intirium.com/

If you did find something, please let us know what it was; I'm looking for a similar type of unit.

Hi 1st post. I just bought some great High Gloss furniture from Chaplins - See below.

Ask to speak to someone regarding 368e system made by Italian designer Lago. See also http://www.lago.it/en.html...

But you can also get alot more variety from the guys at Chaplins...they have other manufacturers that you can choose from, equal to B&B.
see http://www.chaplins.co.uk/index.php?...owproducts=183


A plus: they offer a great service, and are helpful with design. 368e is also hugely flexible too...and competitively priced. £2500 easily done!!

http://www.chaplins.co.uk/index.php?page=contact

Also whilst thinking about it...may not be relevant but they do some great stuff too..http://www.quatropi.com/
http://www.quatropi.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/60.jpg