11 Modern Media Consoles That Don’t Scream "TV Room"
Subtly style the area where you watch TV—or any living space—with these clutter-stashing media cabinets, credenzas, and entertainment stands.
Subtly style the area where you watch TV—or any living space—with these clutter-stashing media cabinets, credenzas, and entertainment stands.
A great media console is a triple threat: It has bountiful storage, keeps unsightly wires at bay, and integrates seamlessly with your decor while you stream away. Contain your cords, board games, and other tchotchkes with these stylish ideas.
Kardiel Boho Wicker 71" Media Cabinet
We are big on simple, innovative and honest creations. Check out Boho's door design; clean lines + wicker = a totally natural take on modern storage. Made from American Ash, each drawer blends seamlessly with the front facade, and is distinguished by a modern brass metal pull at the top.
IKEA STOCKHOLM TV Unit
The TV bench in walnut veneer with legs of solid ash brings a warm, natural feeling to your room.
Treku Sen Media Unit
Minimal yet harmonious, the Sen Media Unit (2017) offers a sleek solution for media and workspace storage. Push-latch cabinets and drawers that allow the fronts to remain hardware-free present a streamlined look. The slender raised base lends visual lightness to the overall aesthetic. Made in Spain.
Blu Dot Shale 2 Drawer / 2 Door Dresser
Layers of clean details. Warm wood and full grain leather pulls add storage panache and practicality to the bedroom, living room or dining room. Door units feature adjustable shelves and wire management holes.
Herman Miller Airia Media Cabinet
Airia (2008) is a streamlined solution that keeps your media clutter-free. Designed by Ayako Takase and Cutter Hutton, who co-founded the Rhode Island-based studio Observatory in 2001, Airia acknowledges technology "but does so in a subtle, integrated and intuitive manner," says Hutton. Providing both open and concealed storage, the Airia Media Cabinet has a swinging door to conceal half of the interior contents, aka your messy side, while leaving the other side open for items you use frequently. The walnut shelf is adjustable and echoes the appearance of the walnut top. The contrasting materials used to create the Airia Media Cabinet showcase the collection's quality millwork and sculptural lines. This media cabinet is made with 46% recycled content. Simple assembly required. Made in China.
West Elm Slatted Media Console
With a dimensional front panel, the Slatted Media Console adds style and function to your living space. Two roomy compartments and four cord cutouts make it the perfect hiding place for everything from WiFi routers to TV cords.
Blu Dot Dang Media Stand
The Dang Media Stand by Blu Dot features a perforated steel door front which allows use of remotes without spoiling the view. The interior of the Dang Media Stand has a fixed vertical divider in the center with a fixed horizontal shelf on both sides to create four interior storage spaces. Brass details and the powder-coated steel base complement a sleek, painted ash frame offered in multiple colors.
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Laguna Media Console
From the mid-century, Scandinavian-inspired collection of cocktail and side tables, the Laguna media console introduces a versatile storage solution in warm teak wood. Features heirloom-quality craftsmanship and a streamlined silhouette designed for living and media rooms, halls and entryways.
Burrow Bento Credenza
No matter what you call it — credenza, media console, sideboard — this versatile continuation of our Bento Collection rises to the occasion for any living room. The reversible sliding doors conceal a storage compartment with adjustable shelves and plenty of convenient cord management slots, and the sturdy, solid hardwood construction is built to last. Choose between two finishes and two leg options to customize your perfect living room storage cabinet.
Design Within Reach Edel Credenza
Scandinavian design language meets cutting-edge 3-D molding technology in the Edel Credenza (2018). Easy-to-live-with forms speak quietly but offer hidden delights in use. "We made Edel attractive," explain the designers, "but the love for it comes when you start interacting with it. When you see how the doors slide across and everything’s fluid." Unit has space for routing cords behind the adjustable shelves. Cords exit through bottom of cabinet for an unobstructed back. Made in Slovenia.
West Elm Perforated Metal Media Console
Our Perforated Media Console shines a spotlight on modern style, with cutout details and a sleek finish that turns this storage solution into a where-did-you-get-that piece. Inside its steel frame is plenty of room for everything from books and routers to dinner plates and linens.
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