In a studio or a small one-bedroom, the TV wall is often also the storage wall, the display wall and the wall you see from bed. A good media wall here does more with less depth.
01Keep it shallow
A standard TV stand is 18 to 20 inches deep. In a small room, a wall-mounted console at 12 to 14 inches gives back floor space and still hides a router and a games console. Shallow upper cabinets at 10 to 12 inches can run alongside the TV for books and boxes.
02Lift everything off the floor
Floating cabinets show more floor, which makes a room feel larger. A soft LED line under the console adds to the effect at night.
03Use one material for the whole wall
A single panel finish, such as fluted oak or a painted panel in the wall colour, makes a wall of storage read as one calm surface. Busy mixes of open shelves and different doors make small rooms feel crowded.
04Closed storage beats open shelves
In a small apartment, everything on an open shelf is something you see all day. Keep open shelving to a few feet beside the TV and put the rest behind doors.
05Make the TV disappear
A darker panel behind the screen helps a black TV vanish when it is off. Sliding or folding panels that close over the screen work too, if you want the room to feel like a living room first.
06Studios: think about the bed
In a studio, consider a swivel mount so the TV can face the sofa or the bed, or place the media wall where it can be seen from both.
Try layouts for your exact wall in the Media Wall Worx designer, see Queens media walls, or book a free design visit. For whole-apartment storage, see built-in wardrobes from Kloset Worx.