The Minimalist TV Wall: Less Furniture, Better Storage

There is a particular kind of Australian living room that looks calm right up until you walk past it again. A television perched on a lonely little stand, cables doing whatever cables do behind the console, two devices fighting over the same shelf, and a wall that used to hold something you actually liked.

Minimalism gets sold as an aesthetic — pale walls, one plant, nothing on the shelves. The more useful version is closer to a discipline of editing. You keep the things you use daily, you hide the things you barely touch, and you give everything else permission to breathe. A television wall is the easiest place in the house to practise it, because the screen is already a large, bright rectangle demanding attention. Everything around it should be quieter than it is.

Which means the storage decision comes before the style decision. Measure the wall. Work out how wide you can honestly go without crowding the room. Then choose a unit that does one job properly: carry the screen, house the gear, and close away the mess.

The Hero: One Unit That Does the Work

Start here if your priority is getting the clutter out of sight without a renovation budget. The Artiss Extendable TV Unit 200CM with 3 Storage Drawers in Dark Walnut & Black is the entry point of this edit — a 200cm run with three drawers for the cables, the remotes, the console and the things that currently live in a tote bag under the sofa.

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Artiss Extendable TV Unit 200CM 3 Storage Drawers Dark Walnut & Black

$276.20 AUD

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Three drawers is the number that quietly changes a room. It is enough that you stop stacking things on top of the unit, and enough that the top surface can stay almost completely clear — which is what makes a wall read as minimalist rather than merely tidy.

1. What to look for: The 200cm footprint, the three-drawer storage layout, and the dark walnut and black colourway. Because it's described as extendable, check the published dimensions for the range it covers before you commit — that's the number that decides whether your screen sits centred or off to one side.
2. Budget / Price: $276.20 AUD
3. Why it matters: A dark walnut and black finish is the quietest pairing in the category. It recedes against most walls, so the room reads calmer than the same screen on a high-gloss white unit in a bright room.

Before you buy, open the product page for the Artiss Extendable TV Unit 200CM 3 Storage Drawers and check the full specification list, current stock and real-time pricing.

When One Unit Isn't Enough: Two Premium Companions

Sometimes a single low unit is the wrong answer — a small apartment with a big screen, a longer wall, or a room where the television needs to be flanked rather than sat on. Both options below are built for that: more storage, more surface, and a stronger presence on the wall.

Option One: Full Cabinet Storage, Warm Timber

If your living room runs on closed storage rather than open shelving, the TV Cabinet MDF in Brown with Two Sideboards and Open Space is the more enclosed choice. Two sideboards mean doors to close away the console, the DVD shelf, and the tangle of power adapters behind a flat panel — plus open space in the middle for the pieces you actually want to see.

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TV Cabinet MDF Brown Colour Two Sideboards Open Space

$1110.31 AUD

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The brown colourway warms up a room the way a dark walnut alone can't — it sits comfortably alongside timber floors, rattan, and the natural materials most Australian living rooms already lean on. It's the pick for a family room that has to absorb toys, remotes and general life rather than simply display a screen.

1. What to look for: Two sideboards for closed storage, the open centre section, and the brown finish. Confirm the external dimensions and internal shelf clearances against your wall and your screen size on the product page.
2. Budget / Price: $1110.31 AUD
3. Why it matters: Closed doors are the single most effective trick for a minimalist television wall. If you cannot hide it, it becomes part of the composition — so buy for the storage, and let the styling follow.

Option Two: The Bright, Coastal Counterpoint

For a light-filled room, a Scandi-inspired space, or a screen hung in a bright white interior, the Marlin TV Unit in White does the opposite job to a dark timber unit. It reflects light back into the room instead of absorbing it, which is often what stops a minimalist space from reading flat.

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Marlin Tv Unit White

$1052.26 AUD

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White is the most demanding of the three finishes, and also the most rewarding. It shows dust, it shows fingerprints, and it absolutely shows a messy top surface — which is exactly why minimalist interiors pair it with disciplined storage. Buy the white, then keep the top clear.

1. What to look for: The white finish, overall dimensions, and how the unit sits with a wall-mounted versus a stand-mounted screen. Check the specification sheet before ordering.
2. Budget / Price: $1052.26 AUD
3. Why it matters: In a small or north-facing room, a light unit makes the floor read bigger. It is the cheapest architectural trick in this whole guide.

The Complete TV Units Upgrade — Total Cost Breakdown

For most Australian homes the honest answer is one unit, chosen once and chosen well. If your room genuinely needs the full edit — a hero unit plus companions for a second wall, a study, or a rumpus — here's what the complete setup looks like from our range:

1. Artiss Extendable TV Unit 200CM 3 Storage Drawers — $276.20 AUD
2. TV Cabinet MDF Two Sideboards Open Space — $1110.31 AUD
3. Marlin TV Unit White — $1052.26 AUD

Total: $2438.77 AUD — one coordinated storage plan across the whole home, and typically well below what a single oversized brand-name cabinet would cost.

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