Journal

Walnut and black steel against an untouched wall
No Holes in the Wall: A Renter's Case for the Floor
If the wall is not yours, the honest TV stand never asks for a drill. Height, moving house, and a deposit you keep. Read more...
Beech wood and an open white steel frame
Why We Do Not Make a TV Cabinet
A cabinet hides mess and also turns the TV into more furniture. We make the stand, not the sideboard. Read more...
Beech wood legs meeting powder-coated white steel
What an Easel TV Stand Actually Is
An easel is not a cabinet with the doors left off. Four wood legs, a steel base, the screen held like a picture. Read more...
Walnut timber and powder-coated black steel
How to Make a 65-Inch TV Look Quieter in a Room
A 65-inch TV is a joy when it is on and a black rectangle when it is off. Lower it, warm the edge, and stop building a shrine. Read more...
Hardware and parts that ship with a Vislund TV stand
What's Actually in the Box
Four legs, one rail, two brackets, one hex key. No tabletop. The TV hangs. Here is exactly what arrives, and what does not. Read more...
Abstract composition of a low, wide, grounded stance
Will It Tip Over? What We Built In, and What's Still on You
A low, wide stand is a good start. It is not the whole safety story. What EASEL and STUDIO actually do, and the five-minute job that is still on you. Read more...
Abstract composition of quiet wood grain
How We Think About Wood That Doesn't Try to Impress You
The screen is the loud object. Walnut on black steel, or beech on white steel: solid hardwood that looks like wood, not a showroom performance. Read more...
Abstract composition about a calm, unhurried return
How to Buy a TV Stand You Have Not Stood Next To
The stand that disappoints is almost never the one you measured. VESA, the room, the pairing: the checklist before you order. Read more...
A fireplace mantel with warm air rising, the place a wall-mounted TV would sit
Should Your TV Go Above the Fireplace? An Honest Answer
Above the fireplace looks tidy and usually sits too high and too warm. When it is the right call anyway, how to mount it less badly, and the low alternative. Read more...
Abstract composition of a low plane receding toward a soft glow, evoking viewing distance
How Far Should You Sit From Your TV?
Sit about one and a half to two and a half screen diagonals away. Measure the room first, match the screen to it, and keep its centre at seated eye... Read more...
Abstract composition with one tidy dark line descending against soft plaster
How to Hide TV Cables on an Open Stand
You do not hide cables on an open stand. You tidy them: fewer cords, one line down the steel, a short drop to the wall. Read more...
Abstract composition of a low walnut-brown band and soft shadow near the floor
The Case for a Low TV Stand
Low calms a room, puts the screen where your eyes already are, and keeps the furniture quiet. The argument for going low, and the fair case for a cabinet. Read more...
Warm walnut and pale beech wood grain against a panel of matte black steel
Wood and Steel, and Why Those Two
Wood is the warmth. Steel is the spine. Walnut with black, beech with white. Why the pairings stay fixed. Read more...
A hand-drafted floor plan fitting a low TV stand into an alcove
Will It Fit? Measuring Your Space Before You Order
An easel does not need to be wider than the TV. Measure the room, then the holes on the set. The furniture width is the last number. Read more...
A low walnut TV stand on a slim black steel base standing on a pale oak floor beside a bare plaster wall
Wall Mount or Stand? An Honest Case for the Floor
A mount is a commitment to one spot. A stand comes with you, sits at eye level, and does not need to be wider than the TV. Read more...
Warm morning light casting a soft shadow of a low TV stand across a plaster wall
What Height Should Your TV Stand Actually Be?
Start from your eyes, not the furniture. The centre of the screen wants to be at seated eye level. Low is not a styling quirk. Read more...
Painterly mood board blending deep walnut brown and pale beech cream tones
Walnut or Beech: How to Choose
Walnut with black steel, or beech with white steel. Same stand, two moods. How to pick without treating it as an upgrade. Read more...
Hand-drafted blueprint with measurement lines and TV mounting-point markers
What Is the VESA Standard for TV Stands?
Four holes, two numbers, millimetres. EASEL takes 200x100 to 600x400. STUDIO takes 100x100 to 400x400. How to check yours in two minutes. Read more...