Out of the Armoir

Not long ago, interior designers were in the closet when it came to flat-panel TVs.

The thing had to be hidden in an armoire, if it was allowed in the room at all.

Thankfully, they’re finally coming out.

Before now, says Joseph Pubillones, the Miami-based designer who created these luxurious TV surrounds, “the armoire was the housing or the furniture that would conceal the TV. This is the midway point. It’s still a piece of furniture, but the TV is allowed to remain in public view.”

Pubillones’ epiphany resulted in a decorative element that complements the décor, doesn’t hog the whole wall and has its own sparkle—it offers interest even when the TV’s off.

“The reflective surface picks up sunlight in the day and light in the evening,” he says of one of his designs: the ebonized oak surround with mother-of-peal inlays in smoke, white and brown; the other is wrapped in maple in a dark walnut finish

Pubillones is invigorated by new materials, from parchment to zebra wood, stingray skin to sharkskin, bronzed chicken wire to Brazilian purple wood:

“With these designs, you’re not just looking at a piece of wood.”

PRICE: $2,500 to $15,000, depending upon materials

CONTACT: 561.655.1717, jp-interiors.com