Evo System: A Wall-Mounting System for Home Theaters

If you haven't gotten the idea already, the halls of CES (and there are several) are jam-packed with people, shoulder to shoulder, checking out the latest electronics, large and small, packed into every corner of the showroom floors. Among the things I've been searching for amid the sea of TV screens are attractive, practical, and affordable furniture solutions to make them look good in your home.

I saw many standard cherry cabinets designed to flank large-screen TVs without requiring custom built-ins. And Sanus has some sleekly designed cabinets to place TVs atop them, ranging from about $1,300 to $2,000. But then I came across the Evo System exhibit I wanted to check out.

You need to be fond of a modular, modern look to embrace Vantage Point's Evo System. But there are benefits, particularly for renters and homeowners who don't want to drill huge holes in walls and are not certain how to best hide the wires that make an impressive home-theater setup work.

What's great about the system is you can choose the number and design of the panels and shelves that you need for your video and audio equipment. It can get pricey quickly if you've got a big home-theater setup: One vertical three-panel kit costs $725. Then you need the mounts and brackets to put everything up on walls. They range from $50 to $500. Glass shelves that can hold equipment range frojm $60 to $300 each. Pictured are two Evo ideas for a home office and for a kids' TV room.

It's definitely not a traditional design approach to incorporating audio and video equipment into the home. Let me know what you think about it. Could you see this kind of setup in your home?