13 Compact TV Wall Unit Designs Perfect for City Homes
These homes shine a spotlight on creative wall units where the TV serves as the crowning glory
Undeniably, the TV is a welcome answer to bad weather, traffic-ridden roads and colossal parking tickets at the nearest multiplex. Plus, with over-the-top video and traditional media options on the rise, the television is quickly taking centre stage in the home entertainment space, giving recreation seekers a host of couch-bound options. Naturally, then, it’s only fair that it be put in a frame that shows off its worth, and with square footage becoming a precious commodity in India’s cities, a compact yet creative wall unit may just be the answer.
2. Contemporary modules
This stylish modular entertainment unit lends a contemporary edge to the room, with its sleek boxes, clean edges and straight lines. While the rectangular storage niches on either side are compact and concealed, the TV sits in an alcove, breaking the monochrome monotony and highlighting the arrangement.
This stylish modular entertainment unit lends a contemporary edge to the room, with its sleek boxes, clean edges and straight lines. While the rectangular storage niches on either side are compact and concealed, the TV sits in an alcove, breaking the monochrome monotony and highlighting the arrangement.
3. Backlit tableau
In this contemporary Bengaluru living room by Technoarchitecture Inc, a patterned backlit tableau forms a fitting backdrop for the TV wall unit, seeking to separate the various layers of wood by acting as an effective visual counterpoint.
In a fix about where to position your living room TV?
In this contemporary Bengaluru living room by Technoarchitecture Inc, a patterned backlit tableau forms a fitting backdrop for the TV wall unit, seeking to separate the various layers of wood by acting as an effective visual counterpoint.
In a fix about where to position your living room TV?
4. Shutter unit
Rustic, earthy and homely are words that come to mind for this flatscreen-fitted stone fireplace. Combining the magic of the outdoors and the comfort of indoor viewing, the TV can be easily hidden out of sight on days when you’d rather look outside the windows, or when the mood calls for toned-down technology.
Rustic, earthy and homely are words that come to mind for this flatscreen-fitted stone fireplace. Combining the magic of the outdoors and the comfort of indoor viewing, the TV can be easily hidden out of sight on days when you’d rather look outside the windows, or when the mood calls for toned-down technology.
5. Sliding doors
Sliding doors on a TV wall unit can be a wonderful way of separating TV time from other times. In this kiddie haven, the vanilla sliding doors promise to veil the TV during hours reserved for study and reading. They also work as an antidote to the dominant turquoise palette and double-hat as a playful canvas for the room’s pint-sized residents.
Sliding doors on a TV wall unit can be a wonderful way of separating TV time from other times. In this kiddie haven, the vanilla sliding doors promise to veil the TV during hours reserved for study and reading. They also work as an antidote to the dominant turquoise palette and double-hat as a playful canvas for the room’s pint-sized residents.
6. Swivel display
Imagine having a TV serve two rooms, with just a gentle spin. This imaginative wall unit, fitted with a grand 55-inch flat-screen, achieves just that, with an ingenious solution that pivots to serve viewers seated in either of two distinct spaces.
Imagine having a TV serve two rooms, with just a gentle spin. This imaginative wall unit, fitted with a grand 55-inch flat-screen, achieves just that, with an ingenious solution that pivots to serve viewers seated in either of two distinct spaces.
7. Open partition unit
Playing on geometry, this wall-to-wall accent-cum-TV unit by Shalini George Interiors is the understated host to an eye-popping mix of accents. The jet-black TV, seated in the largest nook, stands out in the assorted potpourri of colour.
Wondering how to beautify the area around your TV?
Playing on geometry, this wall-to-wall accent-cum-TV unit by Shalini George Interiors is the understated host to an eye-popping mix of accents. The jet-black TV, seated in the largest nook, stands out in the assorted potpourri of colour.
Wondering how to beautify the area around your TV?
8. Lift cabinet
This traditional wood lift cabinet redefines the rules of traditional wall units, providing an innovative, pop-up lift system that gives the illusion of a makeshift wall. The TV can be easily stowed away, to transform the space back into a retreat far removed from the trappings of technology.
Discover other innovative ways to hide your TV
This traditional wood lift cabinet redefines the rules of traditional wall units, providing an innovative, pop-up lift system that gives the illusion of a makeshift wall. The TV can be easily stowed away, to transform the space back into a retreat far removed from the trappings of technology.
Discover other innovative ways to hide your TV
9. Staggered shelving
Look closely, and you’ll see that the wall unit in this Mumbai apartment by fsnd doesn’t hold the TV in the traditional way. Instead, the TV is pegged to the wall, with a series of shelves at varying lengths and heights framing it. The yellow-and-grey palette of the cabinetry infuses cheer into the room’s pared-back beige colour scheme.
Look closely, and you’ll see that the wall unit in this Mumbai apartment by fsnd doesn’t hold the TV in the traditional way. Instead, the TV is pegged to the wall, with a series of shelves at varying lengths and heights framing it. The yellow-and-grey palette of the cabinetry infuses cheer into the room’s pared-back beige colour scheme.
10. Recessed niche
A built-in TV wall unit displays a polished monochrome finish in this spartan-meets-scintillating space. The well-crafted wall unit features custom-cut niches for the TV and speaker, which are fitted perfectly flush with the rest of the wall.
A built-in TV wall unit displays a polished monochrome finish in this spartan-meets-scintillating space. The well-crafted wall unit features custom-cut niches for the TV and speaker, which are fitted perfectly flush with the rest of the wall.
11. Library-cum-TV unit
With an entire wall dedicated to books and entertainment, this Delhi den could serve a bibliophile and a cinephile in equal proportion. The diagonals that cut across the open shelving unit add a quirky spin to the library display. Meanwhile, an out-of-character standard-cut square alcove calls attention to the TV. The TV’s blackness offers a subduing effect on the rainbow of books featured.
With an entire wall dedicated to books and entertainment, this Delhi den could serve a bibliophile and a cinephile in equal proportion. The diagonals that cut across the open shelving unit add a quirky spin to the library display. Meanwhile, an out-of-character standard-cut square alcove calls attention to the TV. The TV’s blackness offers a subduing effect on the rainbow of books featured.
12. Gyrating wood wall
Unlike the freewheeling swivel TV featured earlier, this gyrating wood wall carries the TV with it when it spins. The rotating wall functions as a partition and an entertainment unit, tucking in a stack of small bookshelves in addition to the TV.
Unlike the freewheeling swivel TV featured earlier, this gyrating wood wall carries the TV with it when it spins. The rotating wall functions as a partition and an entertainment unit, tucking in a stack of small bookshelves in addition to the TV.
13. Thematic mount
What better way to add a tiny TV to a nursery than to give it a thematic makeover? While not quite qualifying as a full-fledged wall unit, a wall-mounted giraffe breathes life into the wildlife theme in this room, carrying a little TV in its belly. This way, the TV manages to fit the childlike, whimsical aesthetic of the room, without seeming like an odd addition.
Read more:
10 Ways to Place the TV in Your Bedroom
Furniture Arrangement: A Guide to TV Room Layouts
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Which of these TV wall unit designs caught your fancy? Tell us in Comments below.
What better way to add a tiny TV to a nursery than to give it a thematic makeover? While not quite qualifying as a full-fledged wall unit, a wall-mounted giraffe breathes life into the wildlife theme in this room, carrying a little TV in its belly. This way, the TV manages to fit the childlike, whimsical aesthetic of the room, without seeming like an odd addition.
Read more:
10 Ways to Place the TV in Your Bedroom
Furniture Arrangement: A Guide to TV Room Layouts
Tell us:
Which of these TV wall unit designs caught your fancy? Tell us in Comments below.
In this muted TV wall unit, open shelving, burnished ring handles on cabinet doors, black-and-white photos and decorative moulding conjure romantic visions of an old-world era. Among the stylistic sculptures and ivory-toned ornaments, the black TV breaks out of the box by serving as a seamless modern complement to the otherwise period aesthetic.