Space saving Corner TV Cabinets

Corner TV cabinets

One of the best things about corner units for TVs is they take up such a small amount of space, compared to other units that are on the market at present. But it’s not really that they have less ‘storage’ but more that they use the space to their advantage, whilst keeping their ‘space footprint’ as low as possible.

Understanding TV corner cabinets

Corner TV cabinets are L or V shaped cabinets whose apex, or back corner fit into the corner of a room without the rest of it jutting out. They are often designed to rest in the nook or other area of a room where space is either limited or the room is too small to accommodate a normal sized cabinet. Alternatively, ‘corner cabinets’ like corner sofas are now becoming more commonplace in designs where the unit is placed along two walls, meeting at a corner. These designs are becoming more commonplace as flat scree
TV’s and other ‘smaller’ technology becomes more commonplace in the home and creates an environment of easier storage for media equipment.

Choosing your cabinet

Choosing your cabinet should depend, for the most part, on what space you have, and what space you need. If there’s a need for a smaller cabinet, consider how small you need to go. If you’ve got space, you might want to consider making as large as you need – storing all of your media in the same place may let you have easier access to it, or there’s a need to ensure and display your materials and books. Otherwise, long cabinets, tucked into one corner with a short leading edge for DVDs or other materials, and a longer piece for the storage of TV and other media products is usually the best choice.

With doors or without doors?

Choosing your cabinet with or without doors can make the difference between the ‘overall look’ that you’d like to create. Doors let you obscure the TV, while open plan cabinets mean that your TV is always ‘on display’. Depending on your décor and design, this may or may not be an option for you. If it is an option, it’s probably better to go with doors, as it’s more important to ‘seal off’ the area than leave it open in most cases. Even frosted glass can look better than an open plan in some cases, and give you an elegance and segregation between your wall units and the rest of your rooms. If you choose to buy a cabinet with doors, and they are always open, don’t consider the doors a waste or remove them – you may reorganise or work out reasons to use them at a later date, or may move the cabinet into another room.