Floor TV stands: types, styles and examples in the interior

The design features of modern TVs suggest the possibility of placing them in a suspended state - on the wall. However, not everyone likes this. Firstly, additional equipment is often connected to the TV - DVD, HDD, music speakers, which need to be placed somewhere. Secondly, hanging wires look unsightly, and it is not always possible to hide them. To solve the above tasks, a very functional, but not taking up much space, piece of furniture is suitable - a floor TV stand.

A curbstone in its classical sense is a small but rather wide cabinet used to store various small things. A floor stand with a TV shelf has its own characteristics.

• Due to its design, the TV stand assumes the placement of not only a TV, but also other equipment: VCR, DVD-player, HDD-media, flash cards, speakers. It also has compartments for cassettes, discs, magazines, newspapers.
• Floor TV stands are narrow and wide, short and long, high and low, in general, it will not be difficult to choose this item for any size of the home and style of the interior.
• Some modern models of floor stands are equipped with special fasteners for fixing the TV.
• The back wall of the TV stand is most often made of plywood, and it has a hole to lead out the wires of the equipment hidden inside.

The modern market offers the following types of floor-standing TV stands.

• Rack. This is a simple design, equipped with a special bracket to which the LCD of the TV is attached.

• The classic version. It looks like an ordinary curbstone. Any type of TV can be installed on it.

• Cupboard-chest of drawers. A functional piece of furniture equipped with drawers and shelves where you can put anything you want: books, photo albums, boxes with various little things, as well as remote controls, disks, flash drives, cords, adapters, video game consoles, and so on.

• Corner TV stand. Very ergonomic option. They are triangular or pentagonal. The triangular bedside table is narrower, it can be installed in any corner, even in a very small area of ​​the room. The cabinet is wider with five corners and can accommodate more additional equipment.

Manufacturing companies use the following raw materials for the manufacture of TV stands.

• Wood. Furniture made of natural solid wood is beautiful and environmentally friendly, with its help you can beat both a modern interior and a luxurious "palace" one.

• Glass... Glass TV stands are good for small spaces because their transparent texture makes them look smaller.

• Plastic. A very popular material of manufacture and there are several reasons for this. This is a wide range of colors and a variety of shapes. Plastic bedside tables are lightweight, it is impossible to get hurt about them.Often they are complemented by chrome or wood inserts, lighting, an equalizer.

• Laminated particle board. TV stands made of laminated chipboard are in demand due to the ability of this material to imitate the texture of natural wood, while their cost is lower.

The interior style of the room also plays an important role when choosing a floor TV stand.

• Glass or plastic models streamlined shape with chrome inserts will perfectly fit into the decor in style hi-tech or minimalism. Recommended colors: black, gray, white.

• TV stands made of laminated chipboard or natural solid wood are designed for classic interiors. Baroque and Rococo stylistics suggests additional decorations in the form of carving and forged details.

• Provence style gravitates towards white furniture that needs to be done made of natural wood and complemented by original metal handles... Artificial aging is allowed.

• Loft TV stands are distinguished by deliberate rudeness of execution, they can be wooden, have metal inserts, be stylized as an old suitcase or ordinary box.

• Retro style bedside table - a product without unnecessary details on high legs.

When buying a TV stand, follow these guidelines.

• The most important thing to consider - TV dimensions: length, height, depth. You should also decide what additional equipment you will place on the shelves of the curbstone, clarify its parameters.
• An important role is played by the area of ​​the room where the TV stand will stand. Too cumbersome model clearly will not fit into a small "Khrushchev".
• Now the stylistics. The main guidelines (materials, color, additional decorations) of some popular interior styles were mentioned above - remember them when you go to the store.
• If you do not want to choose for a long time, get a universal product made of colorless glass - the curbstone will perfectly fit into any home environment.
• Do you plan to place in the nightstand not only equipment, but also books, magazines and other small things - the best solution would be a chest of drawers, complemented by drawers and shelves.
• Wheels will help when moving the bedside table from room to room.
• If there are small children in the house, choose a product that they cannot hurt themselves: no sharp corners, glass inserts, massive handles.
• The quality of raw materials and workmanship is another important aspect. The doors should not creak and warp when opened, as should the drawers. All parts must be securely fastened together.
• If the bracket is not firmly secured, it is recommended that the edge of the TV be within the TV stand, as otherwise it may topple over if someone accidentally touches it.
• Do not place a powerful speaker next to the TV, since its vibrations cause interference on the screen, they loosen the mountings of the brackets, and rattle glass and loose parts.
• Next, decide how you will most often watch TV: sitting on an armchair, lying on a couch, or sitting on the floor. Depending on this, select the height of the TV stand. Its standard indicator when placed on an armchair / sofa is 50 or 60 centimeters, when sitting on the floor - 40 cm.
• Check with our consultants for what weight the selected product is designed for. The slightest overload will be fraught with breakage of the cabinet itself and damage to all equipment placed on it. If possible, get a nightstand that can support more weight than you need, so that there is some "margin" if you want to put something else on it.
• As for the shape of the TV stand, then your personal taste and ergonomics of the product come to the fore.It can be rectangular, square, triangular, or have rounded edges. Think about where and how you will place it and then decide which configuration model will fit there best.

We invite you to familiarize yourself with our selection of beautiful television floor stands.

• A functional wooden TV stand, equipped with drawers and deliberately rough, will be an excellent addition to the interior in style loft.

• Looks futuristic, doesn't it? Black corner cabinet with a rounded front side, equipped with bluish illumination, fits perfectly into the style high tech.

• Simple brown "box" on black legs - TV cabinet in the style retro.

• Classical the interior is ideally played with a white bedside table on curly legs, with gilded carvings and a false fireplace in the center of the structure. In addition to it there are 2 cupboards on the sides.

• Slightly aged solid white cabinet made of wood with rounded legs, decorated with a carved element on the bottom. A similar model is good for a room furnished in style provence.

• There were no televisions in the palaces of the medieval nobility, but if there were, they would have stood on pedestals like this one: made of solid wood, painted milky white, decorated with gilded carvings. It is complemented by cabinets with glass doors on the sides, made in the same style.

The following video will tell you how to make a TV stand with your own hands.