Wooden TV stands are highly functional and aesthetically pleasing.  There are a vast range of designs to choose from when it comes to wooden TV stands.  This will give you plenty of options when finding the perfect TV stand for your living spaces.

The costs of wooden TV stands can vary.  It is important to know what you are looking for so that you get the best deal.  Real wood TV stands can be expensive but they do provide a natural warmth and elegance to rooms.  There are many different materials used to make TV stands.  To help you understand what you are looking for here is a brief guide to the materials used for wooden TV stands.

Basswood

This is a common hardwood with a straight and even grain that makes it ideal for furniture manufacturing.  Basswood is strong and durable and is often used in combination with more expensive woods such as walnut and mahogany to create attractive and affordable furniture.  Basswood is ideal for making wooden TV stands as it is widely available, durable and inexpensive.  The colour varies from pale cream through to dark reddish brown.

Beech

This is a popular hardwood that is often used in furniture.  Beech is dense but also very flexible and is commonly used for making cabinets.  It is often stained to look like more expensive woods such as cherry and mahogany.  Many of the more affordable wooden TV stands are made from beech.

Birch

This is one of the most common hardwoods used in furniture production.  Birch has a light golden grain which is attractive and very similar to the more expensive maple wood.  The close grain provides strength and flexibility. Birch is slightly more expensive than beech and basswood.

Cherry

This is one of the most valued hardwoods and is expensive.  Cherry has a distinctive and very attractive finish with a fine colour that ranges from light golden brown through to deep reddish brown.  Cherry is close grained which makes it suitable for fine decorative work.  As this is expensive it is not commonly used for wooden TV stands.  However if you have other cherry wood furniture in your room you could consider paying a bit more and getting a cherry wood stand custom built.

Elm

Elm is a very flexible hardwood that is ideal for making furniture.  The grain is straight and even and ranges from light through to dark brown.  However Dutch Elm disease has destroyed many trees and so this has become one of the rarer woods.  This means it is harder to find and much more expensive than it once was.

Hickory

This is one of the toughest of the hardwoods and is renowned for its strength and durability.  Hickory is commonly used in furniture such as chairs, tables and cabinets.  The wood is heavy and hard to work which can make it more expensive than other wooden TV stands.  The wood has a straight grain and the colour varies from brown to deep reddish brown.