The television is not going anywhere, so the furniture underneath it may as well be worth looking at. Seldens carries media consoles from BDI, Mercana, Hooker Furniture, Stickley and Tommy Bahama Home, including the BDI Corridor collection, the Elements storage console and the Grier cane front.

Sizing a Console to the Screen Above It

A console should be wider than the television, not the same width. Six inches clear on each side is the minimum that looks deliberate, and more is better when the screen is wall mounted and the console reads as its own piece of furniture. Height matters as much as width. Measure up from your sofa cushion to seated eye level and choose a console that keeps the picture where your eyes already are. If the screen sits on top rather than on the wall, check the top depth against the base of the stand.

Airflow, Cable Routing and Component Storage

Components need air and cables need a path, and most generic stands offer neither. The details worth checking are a vented or open back, a channel or cutout for wiring, adjustable shelves that clear a sound bar without crushing it, and doors a remote signal can pass through. Glass and cane fronts solve that last one neatly. If your storage need is bigger than your media need, our cabinets and credenzas cover the same wall with more closed space.

Shop Media Consoles in Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia

Drawer glides, door hinges and cable access are the parts that irritate you for a decade if they are wrong, and none of them show up in a product photo. Open every door and pull every drawer at our Tacoma, Bellevue and Olympia showrooms. Bring your screen size and wall measurement, use complimentary design services to plan the wall, and pair the result with coffee tables in the same finish family.