7 Wooden TV Units Every Luxury Interior Designer Loves

Written by: Emma Cyrus, Senior Copy, Content & Editorial Writer
Reviewed by: Aziz, Interior Architect at FCI London
Edited by: Zoona Sikander, Head of Content

Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes

TL;DR: A television is rarely the point of a beautiful living room, but the unit beneath it usually is. I've pulled together seven wooden TV units that manage the trick of hiding cables and consoles while looking like proper furniture in their own right. From a sculptural walnut piece with a Y-shaped foot to a leather-clad number on a sled base, these are pieces I'd genuinely put in a client's home. Expect Canaletto walnut, oak veneer, and one or two finishes you won't have seen before.

Table of Contents

• Our Top 7 Wooden TV Units
• How to Choose the Right Wooden TV Unit
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Conclusion

If you're a discerning homeowner furnishing a living room that has to work as hard visually as it does practically, this curated list is for you. Aspiring design professionals will also find these picks genuinely useful as reference points. We've handpicked seven wooden TV units known for considered proportions and honest materials. When only the best will do, these pieces deliver the quiet luxury your project deserves.

A television, however large and however expensively mounted, is still a black rectangle.

What sits beneath or around it is what actually furnishes the room. In my experience, clients spend weeks agonising over a sofa fabric and then treat the TV unit as an afterthought, which is precisely backwards, because a good wooden TV unit anchors the whole scheme.

Below are seven that I'd happily specify again, spanning small wooden TV stand options for tighter rooms right through to large wooden TV units built for a proper double-height living space.

Our Top 7 Wooden TV Units

1. Talbot TV Wall Unit by Eichholtz

The Talbot is finished in a charcoal grey oak veneer with a medium bronze border running along its edges, which sounds like a small detail until you see how it lifts the whole piece under lamplight. Four drawers flank two open shelves, so you get closed storage for the things you don't want on display and open storage for the things you do. It's one of the more restrained luxury TV units with storage I specify, which is exactly why it works in rooms that already have plenty going on.

Key Takeaway: The bronze detailing on the Talbot is subtle enough to sit in a neutral scheme yet warm enough to read as considered rather than plain. Good for clients who want storage without visual noise.

2. Oliver TV Wall Unit by Gamma & Dandy

The Oliver TV unit takes a wooden frame and wraps it in specially treated leather, which is a slightly unusual approach for a TV unit and one I rather like. Each 80cm module hides a soft-close drawer, the whole thing rests on a sleek double-metal-tube sled base, and the top can be specified in smoked glass, ceramic, or marble. The leather-clad doors open on metal handles that echo the shape of the base, so the detailing feels deliberate rather than decorative for decoration's sake.

Key Takeaway: Because the Oliver is modular in 80cm sections, it's rather sensible for long runs along a feature wall, where a single fixed-width piece would leave you compromising on scale.

3. Vogue TV Wall Unit by Giorgio Collection

At 270cm wide, the Vogue TV unit is one of the large TV units on this list built for a room that can genuinely take it. The base has four generous doors, the upper wooden section adds a further door and two glass shelves lit from within, and the back panel is finished in coloured brown glass with its own LED system. Chrome stainless steel handles and base bring a sharpness to what is otherwise a warm, curly eucalyptus veneer. It's a statement piece, and it knows it.

Key Takeaway: Reserve the Vogue for a room with the wall length and ceiling height to match its scale. In a smaller space it will simply dominate rather than furnish.

4. Boris TV Wall Unit by Laskasas

The Boris TV unit is Portuguese craftsmanship at its most sensible: a walnut veneer case, matte finished, raised on slim metal legs that keep the whole thing visually light. At 200cm wide, 54cm deep, and 80cm tall, it sits at a genuinely useful scale for most London living rooms, and every piece is made to order by hand. It's not trying to be sculptural. It's trying to hold your things properly, and it does.

Key Takeaway: The Boris is a rather helpful option when a client wants quality veneer and honest proportions without paying for a design flourish they don't actually need.

5. Matics 320 TV Wall Unit by Porada

Porada TV unit works in Canaletto walnut better than almost anyone, and the Matics 320 shows why. The flap doors carry an inlay of alternating horizontal and vertical grain, which catches the light differently depending on where you're standing, and the recessed handles keep the front face completely clean. A grey pewter metal base lifts the whole unit off the floor, while the top comes in matching walnut or marble. There's a cable cut-out in the rear panel too, so the styling isn't undone by a nest of wires the moment the TV goes on.

Key Takeaway: The grain inlay is the sort of detail clients don't notice in a showroom photo but genuinely appreciate once it's in their own living room and catching evening light.

6. E-Klipse 005 TV Wall Unit by AL2

The E-Klipse TV unit is genuinely versatile, running from 160cm right up to 250cm, which makes it one of the more adaptable modern wooden TV units in this line-up. Choose oak, American walnut, or Canaletto walnut for the cabinet, pair it with a lacquered base in any of AL2's finishes, and you land on something that reads as bespoke without the bespoke price tag. A single soft-close drawer keeps things tidy. For a smaller room, the 160cm option is a genuinely capable wooden TV stand small enough not to overwhelm the space.

Key Takeaway: The sheer range of sizes makes the E-Klipse actually useful for awkward rooms, where most fixed-width units simply won't fit the available wall.

7. Costes TV Stand by Cattelan Italia

Cattelan Italia's Costes TV unit is the most sculptural piece on this list, and quite extraordinary for it. The wooden frame comes in Canaletto walnut or burned oak, its curved open sides are broken up by bronze-lacquered metal inserts, and the whole thing balances on a Y-shaped foot that looks more like a piece of sculpture than furniture support. The doors are cut with diagonal slats that show off the timber's natural grain, and smoked glass shelves inside keep the interior feeling as considered as the exterior. If you want a wooden TV stand modern enough to be the room's focal point, this is it.

Key Takeaway: The Costes rewards a room where the TV unit is allowed to be the hero. Pair it with a plainer sofa and let this piece do the talking.

How to Choose the Right Wooden TV Unit

In my experience, clients tend to start with aesthetics and only think about proportion afterwards, which is the wrong order.

Start with the wall.

Measure its full length, not just the space you imagine the unit occupying, and leave breathing room either side rather than pushing a piece edge to edge. A unit that's roughly two thirds the width of your screen's mounting point, or wider, tends to look intentional rather than accidental.

Storage is the next honest question. If you're the sort of household that still owns a games console, a soundbar, and a stack of remotes, look toward wooden TV units with storage such as the Talbot or the Boris, both of which offer closed compartments alongside open shelving.

If you've gone fully wireless and wall-mounted, a lower, more sculptural piece like the Costes or the Matics 320 will do more for the room than a unit built primarily to hide things.

Finish matters more than most people expect.

Walnut reads warmer and more traditional, oak sits somewhere in the middle, and high-gloss or lacquered finishes bring a sharper, more contemporary edge. If you're pairing your unit with existing joinery or flooring, bring a sample to the showroom before committing. Actually seeing the grain and tone against your own materials avoids a mismatch that photographs never quite reveal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Do wooden TV units need special care compared with lacquered or glass units?
Wood veneers generally prefer a stable environment, away from direct radiator heat and strong sunlight, which can dry or fade the finish over time. A soft cloth and an occasional wood-appropriate polish keep most of our pieces looking as they should for years.

Q. Can a wooden TV unit be customised to a specific size for an alcove or awkward wall?
Several of the brands we work with, including Laskasas and AL2, offer size and finish customisation as standard. It's worth discussing your exact wall dimensions with our design team before ordering, as lead times can shift depending on the request.

Q. What's the difference between a TV wall unit and a simple TV stand?
A TV stand is typically a standalone, low piece of furniture, while a wall unit often includes additional vertical storage, shelving, or panelling designed to extend up or across the wall. Both can be made from wood, but a wall unit generally does more visual and practical work in the room.

Q. Will a large wooden TV unit make a small room feel smaller?
Not necessarily, provided the proportions are right. A large wooden TV unit with a raised base or open legs, rather than one that sits flush to the floor, tends to keep a room feeling lighter, since you can see floor beneath and around it.

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Conclusion

A television doesn't need much from its surroundings. It needs a good unit beneath it, which is doing considerably more design work than the screen ever will. Whether that's the sculptural Costes or the quietly capable Boris, the right pick depends on your wall and your patience for cable management. Visit the showroom with your dimensions and we'll narrow it down properly.

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