Height, length, style … For daily comfort of use and a harmonious decor in the living room, a TV furniture is not chosen lightly! Some tips before buying it.
You look at it, if not every day, at least several times a week: your television must be welcomed on a TV furniture which will not only highlight it, but will also make its use more practical. What length to choose? What height? With or without storage? Here are all the tips to help you make your choice.
What are the criteria to choose the right TV furniture?
To determine the TV furniture type You need, you will first have to choose its precise location in the room. Ideally, the chosen TV furniture should:
- find its place In front of the seat On which you will watch the most television (most often, the sofa)
- with a recoil distance between 2 and 5 meters Depending on screen size
- out of the annoying reflections of windows and other light sources
In city dwellings, we will obviously do at best with the place available!
What dimensions (length and height) of TV furniture to choose?
Know that in any case, it is advisable to take a piece of furniture:
- with a higher length than your screen For a beautiful visual balance
- with a height of about one meter – But which you can of course adjust according to your viewing preferences.
Wondering why the TV furniture is so low? It is generally a question of minimizing the size in the room while positioning the screen at the height of the eyes in order to offer a comfortable viewing. Nothing prevents you from choosing a higher or lower model depending on your needs and assizes.
Which TV cabinet to choose for a small living room?
For them small salons or more limited spaces, we will rather opt for a Small TV cabinet Not too bulky, which can for example take the form of a pretty shallow TV bench (30 cm for example), or even for a Corner TV cabinet If the configuration of the part allows it, ideal for not losing precious cm2. It may include storage to optimize your space at best.
What style of TV furniture to choose?
On the look side, you will of course have to take into account the decoration of your living room to make a coherent choice, and in particular the style of your coffee table, very often placed between television and the sofa. A Design TV Furniture will thus perfectly find its place in a rather contemporary room, a Industrial TV Furniture will have the favors of an apartment with a loft spirit … It’s up to you to see the model that will best match your interior.
You will then choose the options that seem essential to you in your daily use, such as niches of storage And drawers for multiple cables, remote controls, boxes and other DVDs. Some recent models also offer systems of its integrated for the most cinephiles of you.
Which wall or suspended TV cabinet to choose?
Your television will also be able to fit the wall in the middle of an XXL library on an adequate panel and why not be easily hidden by sliding doors when its presence is embarrassing.
But you may prefer a Hanging TV furnitureaerial at will, which will release space while lightening all of your decor, and which, thanks to a tilting support, will adapt perfectly to your viewing preferences.