TV Cabinets: Buying Guide

Every wood tv stand in this collection starts as solid hardwood and stays that way from surface to core. Each piece is a solid timber carcass with a slab top, cable routing cut into the back panel, joined by hand and finished to bring out the wood’s natural warmth, so it wears in over the years instead of wearing out.

How to choose the right wood tv stand

Centre the screen at seated eye level

The middle of the screen wants to land near 42 inches from the floor for a sofa viewer. Add your TV height to the cabinet height and check the sum before you buy.

Cabinet wider than screen

A media unit should outreach the TV on both sides. A screen overhanging its cabinet looks top heavy no matter the brand of either.

Plan the cable path

Open shelves keep consoles cool and remotes usable. Closed doors keep the look calm. Either way, check the back panel gives cables somewhere honest to go.

Styles in this collection

The designs run from low media console to with fireplace cutout and wall-mounted floating pieces, all cut from the same solid stock. If you are building the whole room around wood, the same grain and construction run through our wood sculptures and wood sofa arm tables, so the space can carry one idea from wall to wall.

What solid wood gives you that veneer cannot

A veneer piece is a photograph of wood glued over particle board. It looks right for a year or two, then an edge lifts and there is nothing underneath worth repairing. Solid wood is the same material at the surface and at the core:

• Scratches and rings sand or buff out, because the grain continues below the surface.
• Joinery is cut into the wood itself, so the structure tightens with care instead of loosening with age.
• The piece can be refinished decades from now and come back looking new.

Why buy from Burl

Every piece is made to order and ships in 5 to 7 weeks, with a dated build and delivery window shown at checkout. White glove delivery into the room is free across the US and UK. You get 30 days to live with the piece and return it in full if it does not sit right, and the structure carries a 10 year warranty. No veneer, no MDF, no particle board.