Getting the Most Out of TV Stand Furniture

The costs of next generation LCD and plasma televisions are getting lower all the time. However the accessories you need to go with your televisions remain at constant prices. This means you will have to shop around to make the most of your money when it comes to items like a TV stand.



Why do I need a TV Stand?



A TV stand is an essential piece of kit to compliment modern televisions. They serve three important purposes:



• Security – new style plasma and LCD televisions are very lightweight. This combined with their wide, flat screen shape can make them vulnerable to being knocked over. A good TV stand will provide you with a solid structure that will hold your television securely to protect it from accidents and damage.



• Comfortable Viewing – a TV stand can provide you with a way to set up your television at the right height. You can choose from a wide range of cabinet, free standing, adjustable and wall mounting stands. This will ensure you can achieve a comfortable viewing position for you and your family in bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms.



• Storage – modern home entertainment systems can be complex with multiple components. This includes the television itself and additional equipment such as DVD players, set top boxes, speakers and video game devices. You may also have a lot of DVDs and games. TV stands can provide storage space for all the accessories to go with your home entertainment systems. They will also help you to tidy cables out of the way to reduce clutter and prevent trip hazards.



No More Shopping Around
When you buy a new TV stand make sure you take the time to review your options. You will find a great range of TV stands online and some impressive bargains on brand name products. Shopping over the Internet is a fast and easy way to look for a new TV stand that will be suitable for both your room and home entertainment equipment and that means there is no more wandering around all the shops looking for the right thing.



Using TV Stands in the Home



As well as providing storage and secure display space TV stands can also bring a design element to your room. There are lots of different types of TV stands to choose from. This should allow you to pick a suitable design for your room style.



It is important that you make the most of your options when it comes to buying a TV stand. Television equipment can be the focal point of your living spaces. Now that televisions are getting bigger and have so many additional devices storage and display will be a big issue for home design. Your TV stand can help you to integrate home entertainment equipment into your room and ensure it does not impose negatively on living spaces.


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.


Television Stands For the Home and Workplace

Television stands offer an affordable and functional way for you to store your television equipment safely and securely. This is an important consideration for homes and offices to avoid damaging expensive electrical items unnecessarily and to ensure that cables are tidied away for health and safety reasons. You can also get lockable television stands that are ideal for open workplaces to ensure that expensive equipment is kept secure when not in use.



Around the Home



Nearly every home has a television these days and these are used with many accessories and additional items such as DVD players, video players, games consoles and set top/cable/satellite boxes. All of this equipment and the associated cables can look very untidy and television stands are used to make sure they are kept organized and out of the way. Television stands also enable you to display the television at an appropriate height for comfortable viewing and you can get many adjustable stands. Wall mounts are also available if you have a flat screen monitor that you wish to display up on the wall out of the way. You do need to be very careful that you have installed wall mounts securely before you mount the television. Although modern televisions are fairly lightweight they can pull badly installed mounts out of the wall and send the television crashing to the floor causing a lot of damage.



Around the Workplace



It used to be common for workplaces to have television equipment which was used to show staff various videos including training tapes, motivational clips and company news. These video clips are now available via computers through forums such as e-learning and Internet/Intranet pages, however some workplaces do retain television equipment as this can be more easily moved around and set up in rooms that do not have Internet and computer connections. Workplaces may also provide televisions for staff to watch during breaks and will need adequate storage and display stands for this equipment.



Television Stand Options



There are a number of options when it comes to television stands. You can buy designs made of a range of materials including glass (the cheapest and most available option), plastic, wood and metal. If you have a very small room then there are some corner TV cabinets available that will fit right back into the corner of the room. These are effective at saving space but may not provide enough room if you have a lot of additional equipment such as DVD players, Blu Ray Players and video games consoles. You can also buy cabinet style televisions stands which are more like regular pieces of furniture and these are typically made from wood. These have front doors which can be closed to hide away the television equipment when it is not in use.


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.

Attractive and Versatile Wooden TV Stands for Your Home

These days wooden TV Stands are available in a bewildering range of styles and designs that offer the consumer with not only an attractive method of displaying your television but a versatile one that allows the storage and display of all the accompanying peripherals and media. There are wooden TV Stands available in both traditional and contemporary designs, in a range of stunning high quality finishes from real wood to beautiful veneers so there should be something available to suit all tastes and décor.



Of course for the traditional home wooden TV stands are ideal as they are available in a number of finishes and conventional designs that could be easily matched to your existing furniture, and you can even get designs that look like antique pieces of furniture that are well suited to a period home. There is nothing quite like the look and feel of natural wood finishes to bring warmth and a feeling of quality to your furniture and room.



At TV Stands UK we already have a wide selection of wooden TV stands available and we are adding to these constantly, one of the latest additions to the range has been the TV Cabinets manufactured by the world leading manufacturer BDI and these are already proving to be very popular with the ardent audio and video connoisseur as well as those looking for a really high quality and classy piece of TV furniture. Still proving very popular in our wooden TV stands are the ranges manufactured by Iconic and Peerless with models like the TX7000 Lindi series which is one of our wooden corner TV Stands being as firm a favourite now as it has always been.



We have also seen an increase in the popularity of the more modern bench style wooden TV stands which with their sleek designs and combination of glass shelves and wooden side panels are a really nice clean looking design for the more modern home while retaining some of the warmth and beauty of the wood finish. Models such as the Jual Furnishings JF203-1100 Wooden TV Stand with its gorgeous curves and walnut finish bring the best of both worlds with its high tech design, real wood finish and glass shelves.



There are of course a few things to consider when you are looking to choose a wooden TV Stand, many of them are of a TV cabinet design and as such will have closed features such as solid wood or wood with glass doors. In these instances think about what is going to be inside as the components will generate heat, make sure that the wooden TV cabinet is well ventilated and if it has glass doors are they IR friendly.



Have a look at our range of wooden TV stands, I am certain that there will be something to suit your requirements.


Choosing the right TV Cabinet

The benefit of the TV cabinet over the TV stands is that it often looks neater and will fit in with a wide range of domestic styles and tastes in decor. The shiny, modern TV stand can look great in the shop, surrounded by spot lights and acres of gleaming technology, but will often look out of place when it arrives in the comparatively softer environment of the home. Also, what do you do with all those wires? In our wireless age it’s surprising how many miles of cabling it takes to connect the various bits of equipment. The TV cabinet conveniently hides all of the cables and stops them looking unsightly. And then there’s the vast amount of disks that we all accumulate. TV cabinets provide the storage you need to keep everything tidy and accessible all in one smart and practical unit.



Choosing the right setting for your TV is a complicated task. There’s so much choice! Should it be sleek, contemporary and minimalist or should it be a softer piece of furniture that doesn’t look quite so ‘space-age’? Should it be a TV stand that displays all the technology to the full or a TV cabinet that shields all of the hardware from sight? Fortunately, there are options on the market to suite all tastes.



TV cabinets come in a wide range of styles, colours, shapes and sizes and for all they don’t look quite as edgy as the TV stand there are still a number of very modern looking models to choose from. TV cabinets are available in a range of traditional wooden finishes as well as lacquered and high-gloss effects for those wishing to be a little more adventurous. So, depending upon your taste and other furnishings you could get a TV cabinet in a walnut finish that would look sophisticated and timeless or in a more modern white or red high-gloss finish that wouldn’t look out of place in the swish, urban loft environment.



If you were to go for the TV cabinet choice then you’d be looking at a fuller piece of furniture; something with a bit of substance. As oppose to the TV stands, which tends to be rather stark and simply comprise a series of shelves, the TV cabinet is styled more like a cupboard and is likely to be contain internal storage. A typical TV cabinet will consist of shelving for accessories such as DVD player and satellite box which may be enclosed as well as drawers for the storage of discs and other items. The TV itself would be placed on top of the cabinet. Many cabinets are on castors for convenience and easy of movement.



The choice is yours. So whatever your needs, the perfect TV cabinet is waiting for you.

Jual Furnishings TV Stands another welcome addition to the range.

This week has seen another busy week for us here at TV Stands UK with the addition of another 26 products to our ever expanding range of TV Stands. The range consists of both glass and wooden tv stands from the leading manufacturer Jual Furnishings and includes their stylish and very modern looking curve range of wooden tv stands.


These beautifully designed stands use a real wood curved support that is sumptuously finished in a walnut or oak veneer with toughened safety glass shelves to provide three rather unique looking and stylish designs. Available for TV’s from 37 to 50 inch they will most certainly bring an air of elegance to any living room. each model is available in 850mm and 1100mm wide models and all come with a very nicely designed and integrated cable management system included in the rear support columns meaning that all of those unsightly cables and nicely and tidily hidden away from view.


To round off the wooden tv stands we have also include two models with beech supports and clear glass shelves in the more traditional looking glass tv stand style. Again available in two different sizes the JF010 and JF011 will support TV’s from 28 to 50 inch and will admirably compliment the lighter and more modern laminate floor finishes that seem so popular in the home at the moment.


In the glass tv stand ranges and by popular request we have included another seven designs ranging from the smaller 28″ JF007 to the larger JF002 which accomodates the 50″ plus screen sizes and all seven of these models are available in either all black aluminium and black glass finish or the silver aluminium with clear glass finish which seem to be having a bit of a revival in popularity. Utilising unobstructed top shelf design and rigid uprights the Jual Furnishings TV Stands range provide a very stable support that will enhance the appearance of both video and audio products and once again come complete with there fully enclosed cable management system.


To finish of this new range we have also included a couple of versions of the popular JF005 models which are a versatile and compact TV Hi-Fi stand making them very popular all around the home especially in the bedroom were their added height makes them ideal for optimum viewing of your TV.


Take a look at this popular brand of stands from Jual Furnishings and keep watching for more new brands arriving in the very near future.

New Iconic UKGL510 Cantilever TV Stand in Walnut Finish

The latest product to hit our product range and the all new look TV Stands UK website is the very stylish UKGL510 from Iconic in a high gloss walnut finish. This TV Stand is the latest addition to the ever expanding range of cantilever TV stands that are produced by Iconic and is already proving to be a popular choice with customers that are looking for a contemporary wooden finish in an ultra modern designer style.

The Iconic UKGL510 cantilever tv stand uses the already available universal mounting system that has been used in their other stands for sometime now and provides a versatile and strong bracket for most TV’s up to and including 42″ screens. The all steel construction of the main components for the stand mean that you are provided with a very strong and stable unit that has been safety rated for weights of upto 40kg.

What makes this product stand out from the rest of the cantilever TV Stands on the market is its very stylish curved backboard in the beautiful high gloss walnut finish, slightly reminiscent of such classic designers as Conran it beautifully matches the slimline modern TV’s and is a perfect addition to the furnishings of any home. This TV Stand has a highly polished finish and edge and comes complete with cable management and a single toughened black glass shelf that can support AV equipment up to 6kg with room below to fit other AV equipment on the walnut base.

With its small footprint of 610mm x 455mm it is ideally suited for placing in just about any space available in the home and its swivel mounting bracket allows movement of 15 degrees both left and right for optimal viewing placement. The cantilever tv stand collection from Inov8 has always provided the customer with good quality and innovative products for all of your TV/AV requirements and the UKGL510 Walnut Cantilever TV Stand is proving to be no exception with demand already high for this newest product.

Design and Style from the New Arusha TX 9000 TV Stand

If you are looking at something a bit more stylish than the run of the mill TV Stand why not take a look at the new Arusha TX9000 range from Iconic. This thoroughly modern TV Stand raises the TV on a central pedestal made from toughened safety glass and is perfect for any modern room environment.



Capable of taking stands upto 50″ this newest stand from leading manufacturers Iconic is available in three different high gloss coloured finishes, which are red, white or black and a stylish Walnut wood finish for those who like the more traditional look. Integrated cable management ensures that the stand always looks clean and uncluttered by cleverly stowing and routing all of those unsightly cables down the rear of the TV Stand.



Cleverly hidden behind the nicely designed drop down door front is more space for other devices such as the Satellite Box or a DVD Player as well as storage for your games or DVD’s. The drop down door has a slow release safety mechanism which is another of their clever safety features designed to prevent injury to the smaller members of the household.



The Iconic Arusha TX 9000 Designer TV Stand is a very nice addition to the range, it supports a wide variety of the TV sets that seem popular in the market today and utilises some very nice design and safety features which we are sure will make this appeal to a wide audience. Add to this a price that won’t break the bank and our free delivery service and you could soon be displaying your new TV on a stand that is almost as slimline and stylish as the Tv itself.

Designer TV Stands

Congratulations! Your search is over for finding fashionable and chic tv stand because this article will discuss just what you are looking for – Designer TV Stands.

For the past few blog articles we’ve written so far, we’ve mentioned a few of the TV stands we offer on the site: black glass TV stand, clear glass, cantilever TV stands, wood TV stands, TV trolleys, table tops stand, etc. Today, we’ll add another line of tv stand product, the designer TV stands, that you probably haven’t checked out before.

Ateca Monaco Black Wood/Black Glass TV stand

Ateca Monaco Black Wood/Black Glass TV stand

While we profess that all products we have on the site are made by experts in the industry, we have quite a few brands on the site that were designed by top interior designers specializing in the field of living room furniture.

We have a few of these on the site, and while they are a bit a high-priced compared to the other brands we have on the site, we can assure you of excellent work and a design that will surely be envied by your visitors. But what is £229.99 for a “stand out” quality and design. It’s definitely not available anywhere else on the web.

The competition for Designer TV stands is growing much to the satisfaction of clients or customers who are looking for top-notch designs and something that will stand for a long time.

The Ateca Monaco Black Wood/Black Glass TV stand is one of the designer brands we have on the site. It accommodates TV size of up to 32” and carries weight of up to 80 Kg. It goes well with LCD TV, plasma TV or OLED’s (organic light emitting diode (OLED) for that matter. For a nice-looking TV, one will surely invest on an elegantly-designed designer TV stands. This is backed by a 10 year guarantee for a more peace of mind. Visit the site by clicking the link above to read more about Ateca Monaco stand.