Dimensions / Furniture / TV stands / Media console
A media console is a long, low TV stand that stands on the floor; IKEA’s run 38–64 cm (15–25 in) tall, and its 180 cm (70 7/8 in) BESTÅ is 40 cm (15 3/4 in) deep. Choose one about 20–30 cm wider than the TV, and a height that puts the middle of the screen at your seated eye level, about 107 cm (42 in) from the floor.
| Height | Wider than the TV by | Screen centre |
|---|---|---|
| 38–64cm15–25 in | 20–30cm | 107cm42 in |
Sources: IKEA, IKEA Japan, SANUS. Checked October 2026.
Enter the console, your TV and where you sit. Each check uses the numbers in the tables on this page.
Lengths in centimetres; TV size in inches, as sold; weights in kilograms. 1 in = 2.54 cm.
It is 35 cm wider than your 145 cm TV, and about 20 cm or more is the guide.
Take the TV width from its spec sheet, not from the screen size.
On this stand the middle of the screen is at 96.5 cm, between your 107 cm eye level and 40 cm, 15° below it from 250 cm away.
TV spec sheets give the height with and without the stand. SANUS puts seated eye level at about 107 cm.
For a 65 in TV, sit 198–264 cm away; you are at 250 cm.
Measure from the front of your seat to the screen.
Choosing a console for a living room? Photograph the wall, mark it and the sofa in SizeMarker and check the console before you order.
Mark a photoAnd the two rules for the screen above it.
| Measurement | Size |
|---|---|
| For a dining chair or similar | 50 cm |
| For a standard sofa | 40–50 cm |
| For floor seating or a low sofa | 30–40 cm |
| IKEA US benches, lowest to tallest | 38–64 cm15–25 in |
| Wider than the TV byIKEA Japan | 20–30 cm |
| Screen centre, seated eye levelSANUS | 107 cm42 in |
| Line of sight when sittingBelow horizontal; 10° when standing | 15° below |
Sources: IKEA Japan · IKEA · SANUS
Width × depth × height, the heaviest TV on top and the TV size the maker suggests.
| Console | Size | Heaviest TV | TV up to |
|---|---|---|---|
| IKEA LACK | 120 × 35 × 36 cm47 1/4 × 13 3/4 × 14 1/8 in | 16 kg35 lb | 45 in |
| IKEA HEMNES | 148 × 47 × 57 cm58 1/4 × 18 1/2 × 22 1/2 in | 25 kg55 lb | 58 in |
| IKEA HEMNES, large | 183 × 47 × 57 cm72 × 18 1/2 × 22 1/2 in | 41 kg90 lb | 74 in |
| IKEA STOCKHOLM 2025Sliding doors | 179 × 42 × 56 cm70 3/8 × 16 1/2 × 22 1/8 in | 40 kg88 lb | 70 in |
| IKEA BESTÅ | 180 × 40 × 38 cm70 7/8 × 15 3/4 × 15 in | 30 kg66 lb | 72 in |
| IKEA FJÄLLBO, large | 198 × 45 × 54 cm78 × 17 3/4 × 21 1/4 in | 41 kg90 lb | 75 in |
| Castlery VentoLoad on the top | 120 × 40 × 45 cm47.2 × 15.7 × 17.7 in | 50 kg110.2 lb | No wider than 110 cm43.3 in |
| Castlery AugustLoad on the top | 180 × 47 × 57 cm71 × 18.7 × 22.6 in | 50 kg110 lb | — |
Sources: IKEA (LACK) · IKEA (HEMNES) · IKEA (HEMNES large) · IKEA (STOCKHOLM 2025) · IKEA (BESTÅ) · IKEA (FJÄLLBO large) · Castlery (Vento) · Castlery (August)
| Item | Depth |
|---|---|
| Yamaha RX-V6A AV receiver | 38 cm14 7/8 in |
| Denon AVR-X1800H AV receiver | 34 cm13.3 in |
| Doors that let the remote throughIKEA FJÄLLBO | Signals pass through the doors |
| CablesIKEA TV benches | A hole or gap at the back |
Sources: Yamaha · Denon · IKEA (FJÄLLBO) · IKEA
| Rule | Distance |
|---|---|
| General rule, SamsungThe screen fills about 40° of your view | 1.2 × the diagonal |
| For about 30° of your view, RTINGS | 1.6 × the diagonal |
| Field of view to aim for | 30–40° |
| 55 in TV, Samsung | 1.7 m5.5 ft |
| 65 in TV, Samsung | 2.0 m6.5 ft |
| Figure | Number |
|---|---|
| People injured a year | 17,800 |
| A child treated in an emergency department | Every 53 minutes |
| Tip-over deaths involving a TVOf 217 reported, 2013 to July 2023 | 47% |
Sources: CPSC
One about 20–30 cm wider than the TV itself (IKEA Japan). IKEA’s HEMNES, 148 cm (58 1/4 in) wide, suits a TV up to 58 in, and its 180 cm (70 7/8 in) BESTÅ a TV up to 72 in.
It depends on your seat: IKEA Japan suggests 40–50 cm for a standard sofa, 30–40 cm for a low sofa or floor seating and 50 cm for a dining chair. IKEA’s US benches run 38–64 cm (15–25 in).
At your eye level when seated, about 107 cm (42 in) from the floor according to SANUS. IKEA Japan notes that the natural line of sight when sitting is about 15° below horizontal, so slightly lower is fine.
Deeper than the receiver: Yamaha’s RX-V6A is 38 cm (14 7/8 in) deep and Denon’s AVR-X1800H 34 cm (13.3 in), so a 47 cm (18 1/2 in) HEMNES takes either, while a 35 cm (13 3/4 in) LACK is shallower than both.
With the right doors. IKEA designed the FJÄLLBO doors so that signals from your remote get through, and its benches have a hole or gap at the back for the cables.
Yes. IKEA marks its TV benches as a tipping hazard that must be securely anchored, and CPSC counts 17,800 people injured by TV and furniture tip-overs each year in the US, a child every 53 minutes.
Media consoles are bought for a TV and the equipment under it, so buyers ask for the width, the inside depth, the height and the heaviest TV the top takes. Mark the real sizes on your own product photo in SizeMarker, as in the picture at the top, and send one product card for WhatsApp or WeChat.
