Welcome to the new look TV Stands UK Blog

Hello everyone and welcome to the new look TV Stands UK blog, but don’t worry its only the look that has changed and we will continue to bring you interesting news and reviews on our products and any new lines that we will be offering over the coming year. This week we thought we would take another look at wooden TV Stands.



Elegant, sophisticated and traditionally designed, wooden TV stands are functional and attractive, without the high price tag of metal or glass. They are easy to construct at home, which is why many flat packed TV stands are made of wood, and are light weight, yet still strong.



Wooden TV stands come in a variety of styles and sizes, depending on the type you’re using and their size can depend on how they arrive, whether they are flat packed and more. One of the main problems with flat packed products, however, is getting the instructions to match the reality. In some cases, parts could be missing or you could find that the pieces don’t fit exactly as you expect. This is rare, but can happen with lower ends of manufacture for cheap products. These cheap products can create a problem with furniture as they are manufactured poorly or created.



Once you’ve gotten the piece installed and set up, it’s important to make sure that you’re able to fit all of your products onto it – a tidy and cleaned up space with your TV, DVD player and game systems will fit into most corners of the room.



Wood can be made into a variety of styles and designs. As it is easy to create a variety of engravings or personalisation’s, that can create a haven in a natural style. Not only is wood so versatile, but it can be stained or painted to match a variety of styles and finishes. They can be small and wheeled or larger static units, with or without doors, and come with or without matching bookcases or other matching furniture. And that’s one of the main beauties of wood; you can get them in styles to match other pieces of furniture more easily than say, metal cabinets. It may not match exactly but it is easier to blend with other furniture because the small details may not matter as much. As long as the colour is generally the same, wood can ‘go’ with other pieces of wooden furniture.



As with all other TV stands, it’s important to make sure you don’t scrape or scratch the surface of your wood – furniture can be cleaned with a clean, soft cloth and polish. Alternatively a solution of weak vinegar and some drops of aromatherapy mixed well with water can function as an adequate cleaner. Ensure that the solution is very weak or it will damage the polished or varnished surface. But be aware too that wax build up can create a problem with shininess – so stripping it off can sometimes actually help with the lustre and look of your wood.


New Year, New Range – Blok TV Cabinets

Well its another new year here at TV stands UK and once again we are not resting on our laurels as we are proud to announce the newest range of products from one of the leading UK manufacturers of high quality AV Furniture, including TV Cabinets, HiFi racks and Audio Visual Furniture. The people behind BLOK have been manufacturing furniture for over 25 years and have combined this expertise with their UK Factory to provide efficient and affordable designer TV Furniture.



We initially kicked off with this range in the latter part of December of 2010 with a range of three products from The Blok Stax range, the Stax 300 Series, 400 Series and 500 Series and have now added to this their range of Blok Classix TV Cabinets in the shape of the Classix 1000 Series, 2000 Series and 3000 Series. And are currently considering other models from within their expanding range of high quality TV Furniture.



The Blok Stax range is a collection of Hi-Fi and AV Racks that have been manufactured with simplicity and style whilst still providing a product of a very high quality that even the most avid audiophiles shout about. Available in three superb high quality real wood veneer finishes natural light oak, black oak and walnut these AV racks come with either black or etched glass shelves in three four and five shelf arrangements, and at 580mm wide will easily accommodate TV’s upto and including 32″ screens. They are manufactured to the highest quality and safety standards and as you would expect the 10mm glass shelves are toughened safety glass which conforms to BS6062A.



” This good-looking three tier rack is solidly constructed and nicely put together. And it helps deliver a sound with similar characteristics. ” What Hi-Fi, June 2010.



The Blok Classix range is just that a range of high quality TV Cabinets that bring a contemporary look to a classic style and once again they are manufactured to the highest of standards. We have included three different size models in our range that can cover TV’s upto 32″ on the 1000 series, 42″ on the 2000 series and 60″ on the 3000 series. Each model is once again available in a choice of three fantastic, high quality real wood veneers, natural oak, black oak and walnut with complimenting black “privacy glass” doors. This clever feature allows all of your AV components to be discreetly hidden away but still allows all of the remotes to function correctly, even with the doors closed.



The Blok Classix range includes a host of other features such as adjustable slotted shelves, open back feature to improve ventilation and discrete castors to allow ease of placement, the 300 series even comes with a special central section covered with acoustic cloth to accommodate a central speaker. It is attention to detail like this that makes this range of audiovisual cabinets appeal to serious AV enthusiasts and due to their solid contruction and feature-rich simple design they will easily provide years of service.


TV Cabinets the Perfect Solution for Home Entertainment

When you’ve got several options for storage, TV cabinets can often create your perfect solution when it comes to storing the collection of boxes, cables and more that make up your home entertainment system. Quite simply put, they are often the best solution between creating a haven from what can be a disorganised clutter versus having a place for everything that is custom designed to work with the needs of a Television display and storage unit.



Living room cabinets are often open plain affairs that allow you to store everything as close to your TV as possible. This combination of practicality and function makes them ideal to ensure that your TV cabinet is well used. Making sure they are designed for the weight and support needed for a TV of that size can make the difference between a poorly functioning, broken cabinet and a well-designed one. Ensuring too, that the cabinet is either adjustable or has space for all of your bits and pieces can make the difference between it looking overstuffed or comfortably used. Remember that games consoles have controllers and almost every TV or DVD currently comes with a remote control, so storage for them is also a must.



Bedroom cabinets are designed to hide pieces such as the TV and often have deep doors that swing open or tuck away to reveal the equipment inside. Caring for these is slightly harder than other objects as they can be tricky to keep clean and uncluttered. It’s easy too, to forget to close the doors properly, which can cause damage, or be bumped into at night/early morning. It’s good practice to get up and close these doors, if they don’t tuck away into the cabinet.



Wall mounted TV cabinets or other items that can be built into otherwise barely used recesses might be a solution to space problems in oddly shaped rooms. Leverage the shape of the recess to create a media storage area, or a place to keep your TV and it’s sundry pieces without creating an issue with other areas of the room.



In a child’s room, a TV cabinet can be an effective way of ‘putting away’ the TV for the evening and gives a great opportunity for adults to ensure that the child has access to the TV at appropriate times. When they are small it doesn’t even need to be locked, just close and store for appropriate, cosy play and watching. In a teenager’s room, locks may be used for the teenager to protect their stuff, rather than stopping them from accessing what is inside, and respecting this privacy can create bonds with parents that might otherwise be harder to come by. And it also makes it easier to tidy.



No matter what your choice, TV cabinets are the best choice for both out of sight and open plan storage and can create a great environment to store your TV and related media materials.