What’s Trending in TV Units: Industrial Edition

Industrial style has matured from heavy warehouse furniture into something far easier to live with in an ordinary British home. This edition of our trends coverage looks at the directions shaping industrial TV units right now. The defining pairing of wood and dark metal remains, but wood tones are warmer and frames are slimmer. Open workshop shelving has given way to a balance of open and closed storage, often with mesh or ribbed glass doors that hide devices while letting signals through. Shapes have softened with rounded corners, textures such as cane, stone effect and brushed brass have joined the palette, and proportions have become lower and wider. Beyond the unit itself, we explain how to build a complete industrial scheme with metal accents, soft furnishings, warm lighting and an earthy colour palette. You will also find advice on making the look work in both characterful period properties and plainer new build rooms without it ever feeling cold....