How to plan your perfect media wall

Transforming your living space with a stylish media wall is a great way to add a modern touch to your home. In this guide, we will walk you through everything you need to know and consider to plan your own media wall for you home. From understanding what a media wall is to exploring popular styles and designs, we've got you covered. 

Let's dive in!

What is a media wall?

A media wall is a custom-made wall designed to store and display entertainment equipment; such as your game consoles, modem boxes, etc. These installations are a popular choice for homeowners looking to add a touch of sophistication to their interiors. Typically, a media wall features a flatscreen TV, storage space, and sometimes even an integrated electric fireplace. The possibilities for styles and designs are endless, and a professional can help bring your vision to life.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Media Walls

Before diving into your media wall project, it's essential to consider the pros and cons to ensure the installation of a media wall in your home, is the right choice for you:

Pros:

- Attractive design tailored to your home

- Space-saving solution for organising entertainment equipment

- Fully customisable to suit your needs

- Multi-functional with options for LED lighting, fireplaces, and more

Cons:

- Higher cost compared to ready-made storage units

- Difficult to modify once installed

- Takes up significant space, not always ideal for small rooms

Planning Your Installation

The key to a successful media wall installation is thorough planning. Here are some factors to consider:

Purpose 

Determine: why do you want a media wall? Whether it's for entertainment, storage, aesthetics, or a combination of these factors.

How much available space do you have? Consider the size of your room and how the media wall will fit in without overwhelming the space.

Where do you want your media wall? Decide where the media wall will be installed – whether on an existing wall, chimney breast, or a new stud partition wall.

Media walls generally become the main feature and focal point of your room - so where it is situated is vital in the overall aesthetics of the room.

Sockets: Ensure you have enough electrical sockets for all your media devices and plan for wire management. An electrician may need to run wires to where you want your media wall, if sockets are not already in this space. 

Entertainment Equipment: Media walls are a wonderful choice to hide unsightly wires. Decide what equipment you want to include in your media wall- what will you want to display and what would you like hidden? 

Additional Work: Consider any additional work needed, such as chimney breast removal, repairs, capping off gas from an old fireplace, or decorating.

Popular Styles and Designs

Now that you have a plan in place, it's time to explore popular media wall styles and designs:

Electric Fireplace Installations: Add visual appeal with an electric fireplace that complements your home's design.

LED Backlighting: Make your media wall stand out with customisable LED lighting options. With warm lighting to multi colour LED lights, these remote control lighting options can help set whatever atmosphere you’re wanting for your room; wether it be a cosy vibe or something more liveley.

Spot lighting: Usually situated in alcoves within the design of various media walls, spot lights can add a dynamic and elegant touch to your media walls which help enhance what you choose to display on your media wall. 

Walls for Gamers: Design your media wall with gaming in mind, incorporating alcoves for displaying your games and storage for consoles.

False Chimney Breast Designs: Create a modern twist on a traditional fireplace by incorporating a false chimney breast built from timber.

Recessed and Mounted Designs: Choose between mounted or recessed TV installations for a sleek and stylish finish.

Plastered media walls: For a seamless finish, plastered media walls give a clean and crisp finish without your media wall imposing on your existing room.

Storage options: Many varieties of media walls contain additional storage to help declutter. Do you want cupboards on your media wall? Choosing shaker style cupboard doors can add a traditional touch to your modern media wall. 

Cost of Professional media wall Installation

The cost of a media wall installation varies based on factors such as wall size, materials, equipment, and complexity of the project. On average, you can expect to pay between £2,000 to £6,000 for a professional installation. It's recommended to discuss your budget openly with a professional when designing your media wall so they can help ensure all your requirements are met in a cost affective way.

Hiring a Professional

While media wall installation can be a DIY project, hiring an expert ensures the best results when bringing your vision to life.

Do you want to see some inspiration for your media wall design?

JAX Bespoke have designed, manufacture and installed media walls across Yorkshire. From imitation chimney breast media walls, to full wall plastered media walls, there is such versatility in design that you can be sure your dream media wall can be uniquely designed to suit you and your home, perfectly.

If you would like to know more about how to budget for your media wall, send JAX Bespoke a quick message and one of the team will be in touch to discuss your project with you.

Alternately, check out JAX Bespoke pricing which will inform you further on how much a media wall costs.