TV Stands & Media Consoles - Furniture Solutions
Wall mounting isn't always possible or preferred - rental restrictions, brick walls, personal preference, or room layout can all make TV stands the better choice. Quality TV stands and media consoles provide stable support for large TVs while offering storage for equipment, cable management solutions, and design options that complement your room. Modern stands range from minimalist floating shelves to full entertainment centers with built-in mounts. We help clients who can't wall mount find solutions that still provide clean, organized setups. A well-chosen TV stand can look just as good as a wall mount while offering practical benefits like easy equipment access and flexible repositioning.
TV Stands with Integrated Mounts
The best of both worlds - TV stands with built-in mounting brackets. These provide the stability of floor furniture with the elevated, floating TV look of wall mounting. The TV attaches to a mount built into the stand, raising it above the surface. Great for rentals where you can't drill walls, or rooms where wall mounting isn't practical. Many include swivel capability and cable management channels through the mount post. Weight capacities are typically generous since the floor-standing design provides inherent stability.
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FITUEYES Swivel TV Stand |  |
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WALI Floor TV Stand | |
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Entertainment Center with Mount | |
💡 Integrated Mount Benefits: No wall drilling required • Swivel for flexible viewing • Easy to relocate • Renter-friendly
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Modern Media Consoles
Classic media consoles provide a surface for your TV plus storage for equipment, games, and media. Modern designs emphasize clean lines, cable management, and ventilation for electronics. When choosing a console, ensure it's wide enough for your TV (TV should be smaller than console width for visual balance), has adequate ventilation for equipment, and offers cable management solutions. Floating/wall-mounted consoles provide a modern look while keeping floor space clear.
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Walker Edison Modern Console | |
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Floating Wall Console | |
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Farmhouse TV Console | |
💡 Console Sizing: Console should be wider than TV • Leave 3-6" on each side for visual balance • Ensure top surface can support TV weight
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Rolling TV Carts - Portable Solutions
Rolling TV carts provide ultimate flexibility - move your TV between rooms, bring it onto a patio, or reposition for different events. Popular in offices, classrooms, and homes where TV placement needs to change. Quality carts feature locking casters, cable management, and equipment shelves. Some include built-in power strips. Choose sturdy construction that won't tip - look for wide bases and low center of gravity designs.
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VIVO Mobile TV Cart | |
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Mount-It! Rolling TV Stand | |
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Entertainment Centers - Complete Solutions
Full entertainment centers provide TV placement plus extensive storage for equipment, media, books, and decorative items. These larger units define a room's focal wall and can include features like built-in lighting, fireplace inserts, and closed storage to hide clutter. Ideal for traditional homes or anyone wanting comprehensive organization. Consider room size - entertainment centers are substantial furniture pieces that need proportional space.
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Entertainment Center (75" TV) | |
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TV Stand with Electric Fireplace | |
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Frequently Asked Questions - TV Stands
Quick note: This page contains Amazon affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you buy through them. Recommendations come from products I’ve personally hung on real customer walls over 10 years and 7,874 installs - not spec-sheet guessing.
Atlanta installer note: I’m Alex Crabinsky, and I’ve helped 7,874 metro Atlanta customers set up TVs over the past decade - including plenty who chose stands over wall mounts for renting, brick walls, or layout reasons. Every stand recommendation here has been chosen for real-world stability and cable management, not just looks. Learn more about my background and why furniture-based setups can rival wall mounts when done right.
Atlanta installer expertise: TV stands and consoles for Atlanta rentals
After 7,874 documented installs across Metro Atlanta since 2015, the Express Mounting crew has logged a meaningful share of work on TV-stand setups for renters, condo owners, and apartment dwellers where the lease, HOA, or wall construction prohibits permanent wall mounting. The geographic pattern is clustered: Midtown high-rises along West Peachtree, Spring Street, and 10th Street where most luxury buildings (Atlantic Station, Sky View Atlanta, Aqua Midtown) explicitly prohibit wall drilling, Buckhead luxury rentals around Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza where deposit forfeitures for unauthorized wall modifications run $500-$2,000, and converted lofts in Castleberry Hill and Old Fourth Ward where exposed brick walls make drilling impractical. For these customers a quality TV stand with integrated mounting post (Sanus VLT6, FITUEYES swivel, WALI floor stand) delivers the wall-mounted aesthetic without the lease violation.
The most common request we field is the brand-new Midtown high-rise tenant who wants the elevated, swivel-capable, cable-managed look of a wall mount but cannot drill into the wall - the fix is a console or floor stand with a VESA-compatible mounting post that gives the TV the same off-the-floor profile while sitting on furniture. The second-most-common is the converted-loft customer with exposed brick or concrete walls where the masonry surcharge plus drilling risk makes a stand-based setup the better economic choice. The third is the multi-device customer (gaming console, streaming device, soundbar, AV receiver) who needs an entertainment center with adequate ventilation and component organization rather than a minimalist floating shelf.
The hardware we keep on the truck for stand-based installs: Sanus VLT6 stand-mount brackets (the wall-equivalent post that gives a console the swivel and cable-management capability of a wall mount), FITUEYES swivel TV stands and WALI floor stands for renters needing zero-drill solutions, IKEA BESTA frame components and Walker Edison ready-made consoles for design-conscious customers, Tripp Lite home theater surge protectors for inside-cabinet installation, velcro cable ties and convoluted tubing for clean back-of-stand cable management, and felt-base shims for leveling consoles on the uneven hardwood floors common in 1920s-1940s Atlanta bungalows.
A representative recent install: a Brookhaven luxury rental tenant on Peachtree Dunwoody Road needed a 65-inch LG QNED85 setup with full cable management and surge protection, but the lease prohibited any wall drilling under penalty of $1,500 deposit forfeiture. We delivered a Walker Edison 70-inch modern console (sized 5 inches wider than the TV for visual balance), assembled it in 35 minutes, configured a Sanus VLT6 mount on the console’s wall-equivalent post (giving the TV swivel range and the elevated wall-mount look), routed all cables through the back panel into a Tripp Lite TLP1208TELTV surge protector hidden inside the cabinet, and connected the customer’s Sonos Arc soundbar via HDMI eARC. The result was visually indistinguishable from a wall mount and the customer kept the lease deposit intact. Total install: $199 base TV + $49 stand setup + $79 surge protector + $39 anti-tip strap (the building required it for any console over 36 inches tall) = $366. Install time: 2 hours 10 minutes.
Express Mounting installation pricing in Metro Atlanta:
- Basic TV mount: $149 (up to 54”), $199 (55-69”), $259 (70-79”), $319 (80”+)
- Cable concealment: $119 per TV
- Brick / stone surcharge: +$119
- Full-motion mount: +$89
Call (470) 888-0030 for same-day Atlanta service or book online.
Ready for Professional Atlanta TV Setup?
Even with a stand, professional setup matters - cable management, equipment placement, surge protection, and TV-to-stand mounting all benefit from expert hands. Express Mounting handles complete TV setup across metro Atlanta starting at $149 for basic installations and ranging up to $319 for complex multi-device setups.
Call (470) 888-0030 to book your TV setup today.
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