TV Cabinet

The best place to relax and enjoy with your family members after a hard day's work is the living room. What better way than to enjoy a movie or a nice entertaining TV programme? A "must have" item in your living room is thus a TV Cabinet. A TV stand cabinet is not just to give a lift to the interior decoration of the house. Besides holding the TV securely, it is also used to hold tapes, magazines, and CDs. With most sets wired to a VCR or DVD player, the modern household needs a central location for everything-including a place to hide the wires and store videotapes so that the living room gives a clean, neat appearance.

Types of TV Cabinet Designs

Earlier TV cabinet stands had simple designs. However, with ever increasing innovations in TV models as well as interests of people in decorating living rooms, TV cabinet designs have also got refined. Now, there are many types of TV cabinet stands with functional as well as decorative designs.

Platform TV Stands- The designs of platform TV stands feature one or more uprights for shelves. Their frames usually do not have backs, sides or doors. The most most common materials for making platform TV stands include glass and metal though wood TV stands in platform designs are also available.

TV Consoles- TV consoles, sometimes also called credenzas are excellent entertainment units. These TV stands are fairly short- about 30 inches tall or less- are wide enough to support any type of television. TV consoles have become popular again in the recent times due to the storage space they provide. TV consoles may or may not have drawers or doors but they always have backs and side panels- the aspect that distinguishes them from TV platform stands.

Plasma TV Cabinet- Although people like to 'hang' plasma Tv on their living room walls, many people make stylish arrangement for their stylish TV. TV cabinet manufacturers know this and thus make stylish plasma Tv cabinets like the one shown in the picture. There are simpler TV stand cabinet for plasma TV too.

TV Hutches- Traditionally, TV hutches are enclosed television stands. This type of TV cabinet designs have doors or drawers for hiding electronic components, like wires and switches, from view. TV hutches are especially popular among those home owners who want to keep their television from being the focal point of their furniture.

Metal & Glass TV Stands- The futuristic contemporary TV cabinet designs are represented by sleek metal and glass stands. When referring to metal TV stands, stainless steel is the most popular choice, though aluminum and brass can be also be found. A stainless steel TV stand doesn't rust, and also takes both powder coating and chrome plating extremely well. Therefore they are available in a variety of attractive finishes. Glass is used mostly in shelves but occasionally in doors too in these TV stands.


Wood TV Stands- Wooden TV stands are made of all types of woods though solid wood is considered best for furniture. Wood and glass form a classically elegant combination for making a TV cabinet. While wood is always one of the preferred living room furniture materials, glass bring the glamor and style, so essential for modern living room decor.

Swivel TV Stands- The best feature of a swivel TV stand design is that it has motorized mechanism through which it can be moved in any direction. Most of them are controlled by remote control. They can even make TV hang like a painting. In a large living room, where one likes to switch from couch to chair but where television isn't too large, then a TV stand with a swivel seems to be the perfect choice.

Entertainment Centers- With LCD and plasma TV getting popular, entertainment centers have emerged as the solution for new entertainment technology. Modern entertainment centers are designed to hold and display all of the home entertainment gear. These entertainment units are a perfect choice for those who need extra storage for equipment like stereo, gaming console, or surround sound system.

TV Cabinets With Doors-Many people want a more traditional set up in TV cabinets for their flat screen or classic television. TV cabinets with doors seem to be the best option for them. These cabinets keep the audio video players and consoles dust-free too.

Corner TV stand- Corner TV cabinets designs look similar to right triangles. As such, they can be easily placed into a corner against both walls. Therefore, they are perfect for small living rooms. Corner TV stands can also be built to the specifications of a console TV stand or a platform TV stand.

Different Types of Wood used in TV Cabinets

TV Stand Cabinets are available in varieties of styles, sizes and finishes. The look of the TV Cabinet has changed significantly over the years. The different types of woods used in the manufacturing of TV cabinets are hardwoods like

Cherry Maple Oak Rosewood Mahogany Mango Teak Sal

The TV cabinet is given different finishes which give a smooth and fine look to the cabinet. Some TV Stand Cabinets are built-box type with glass doors and built-in shelves inside it to store the TV, VCD and Cassettes. Some have wooden doors to keep the TV tastefully under wraps until the family's favorite weekly show came on. The full-width front doors on the TV cabinet are mounted on retractable slides that allow the doors to slip back into the case sides for unobstructed viewing. The box type TV cabinet has now given way to proper entertainment units, TV Trolleys, storage plus TV cabinet etc. With the emergence of plasma TV and other flat screen TV in the market, the TV cabinet has also transformed to a modern and sleek look.

The modern day TV Cabinets are without the enclosing framework. The TV is kept on the top of the cabinet while the lower half of the cabinet is used for storage purposes. Such cabinets have adjustable shelves to facilitate the storage of different types of things.