BH | Studio Pickering Scalloped 3-Door Media Cabinet

The long, low cabinet for music and television has its roots in the radio and hi-fi consoles of the mid-century living room, built to sit below eye level and hide the machinery. A front cut in rounded vertical ribs, like the fluting on a classical column, and round bun feet, a feature of late seventeenth-century chests, give this one an older accent.

Low and long, it is built of solid hardwood in a Chestnut or Almond finish, with three doors whose fronts are carved into deep vertical scallops. Finger pulls cut into the door edges keep it free of handles, and behind the doors shelving takes media boxes, games and records. Covered holes in the back route cables neatly. Its top takes a screen as large as 60 inches, with a rating of 154 lbs for a load set in one place, and round bun feet with levelers settle it on any floor.

Set it under the television in a family room with a woven rug and a deep sofa, with a trailing plant at one end and a small stack of books at the other. It is a good size for a bedroom or a smaller living room, and just as handy as a low cabinet for toys or a record collection. Either finish sits richly beside tobacco leather, brass and a framed vintage map.