Bamboo Entertainment Center
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 03.15.07

Dealing with electronics can be a real pain if you have a lot of components and their attendant wires. Room and Board built this unit out of bamboo, but provided removeable back panels to let the air flow through. We like the ribbing on the face- since bamboo turned from a reed into a board one never sees any pattern any more. Available in dark and light bamboo at ::Room and Board
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FYI: Looks nice, until you realize that infrared probably doesn't pass through bamboo very well. I have a similar style cabinet with glass fronts, and even that screws with the IR sometimes. Even the top of the line IR repeaters (I have a Niles) that sell for $300+ are finicky and frustrating to use.