A TV feature wall uses panelling, slats, moulding, colour, or a centred backer to make the television part of the room’s architecture. The focus is the wall treatment rather than a large custom entertainment cabinet.
Projects can range from a full wood-slat wall behind an existing television to a layered composition with fluted panels, a solid backer, restrained shelving, and an electric-fireplace opening where the complete scope and qualified trades are confirmed.
TV feature-wall options
Slat-Panel TV Wall
Wood or acoustic slat panels create a repeated background across the full wall or beside a centred television zone.
Fluted-Panel TV Wall
Ribbed decorative panels add a more continuous linear texture with a range of profiles and finishes.
TV Backer Panel
A contrasting solid surface can centre the television and create clean transitions to slats or surrounding wall material.
Moulding Around a TV
Picture-frame or panel moulding can integrate the television into a traditional or transitional room.
Floating Shelf Detail
A slim shelf can ground the composition without turning the installation into storage cabinetry.
Fireplace Feature Surface
An electric-fireplace opening may be incorporated where the product, clearances, electrical work, and complete project scope are confirmed.
Clear service boundary
Feature wall or custom media cabinetry?
This service centres on the decorative wall: panels, slats, moulding, backers, and restrained shelving. Projects led by large cabinets, drawers, doors, storage towers, or a wall-to-wall entertainment unit are custom media-cabinetry projects and require a cabinetry-focused scope.
Information needed before design
- Wall width, height, and straight-on photos
- Television size, mount status, and preferred screen height
- Current outlet, data, and cable locations
- Soundbar, speakers, game systems, and other devices
- Whether components need accessible ventilation or service space
- Preferred panel, backer, shelf, and paint direction
- Fireplace product details if one is being considered
Electrical and mounting coordination
Decorative-wall installation should be coordinated with the television mount, receptacles, data, lighting, fireplace connection, and cable routes. Electrical work must be completed by a properly qualified electrical contractor where required. The wall design should preserve practical access rather than permanently trapping devices or connections.
Can you build around an existing mounted television?
Possibly. Photos and measurements are needed to review the mount, wall surface, television position, device access, cables, and panel thickness. In some projects, temporary removal or repositioning may be the cleanest approach and should be confirmed before work begins.