BH | Studio Helsingør Slatted TV Stand

The low credenza became the backbone of the living room in the 1950s and 60s, when houses filled with radios, record players and the first televisions, and furniture had to hide them handsomely. Slatted fronts were part of the language, letting air move and sound carry while keeping clutter out of view.

This is the long, low version, built to carry a flat screen up to 75 inches. The front is lined with deep horizontal slats in a warm wood-grain veneer that let heat from consoles and receivers escape, the doors close on soft-close hinges, and the shelves inside adjust for equipment of any height. A cord hole and sliding back panels, which open or lift out entirely, make wiring simple. It sits on slim powder-coated black iron legs.

Use it in a family room with the television on top and records, consoles and board games inside, or in a bedroom or home office beneath a screen. It can also stand in a dining room or entry as a credenza or buffet, with a stack of books at one end and a plant at the other. Warm slats look handsome against a dark painted wall, a leather sofa and a big woven pendant.