An integrated media wall rarely fails because of the panel itself. It fails at the junctions — where the panel meets the flooring, where the lighting circuit is routed, where a shelving module butts into the joinery line. Because Santerson Integrated TV Panels are made to measure, with finish, layout and dimensions specified for each space, the coordination work has to happen before production starts. This guide walks through how we sequence those decisions on villa and hospitality fit-outs.

Start with the wall, not the screen

The first drawing we ask for is the room elevation, not a television size. Panel proportions are set by ceiling height, door openings and the sightlines from seating. A media wall that reads well at 2.7 m can look cramped at 3.4 m in a double-volume living room, so the vertical rhythm — panel module widths, reveal lines, where an open niche begins — is fixed on paper before any material is selected.

For rooms where the screen needs to disappear when the space is not in use, Santerson Sliding Panel TV Systems are specified instead, and that decision changes the wall build-up: track positions, panel overlap and clearance behind the finished face all have to be resolved at the design stage rather than on site.

Match the finish across paneling systems

A media wall looks finished when its surfaces continue into the rest of the room. That is easiest when the same supplier makes both. Our paneling range covers wood veneer panels for warm residential schemes, stone and marble surfaces for hotel and lobby settings, and textured or matte lacquer panels where a low-sheen, fingerprint-tolerant wall is needed around a family room. Because these are specified by project rather than ordered from a fixed catalogue sheet, the veneer cut, grain direction and sheen level travel with the media wall order.

Two practical points we confirm in writing before production: which surface is being matched on each elevation, and where the material change occurs. A veneer field meeting a stone return needs a defined shadow gap or trims detail — decided on the drawing, not improvised with silicone on site.

Coordinate lighting and services before the panels are cut

Integrated media walls carry more services than most people expect: power for the screen, low-voltage runs for sources, network drops, speaker cable, and often concealed strip lighting. Where coving light or a lit niche is part of the design, Santerson Backlit Feature Walls and our integrated LED media units let the driver positions, cable routes and access points be built into the panel layout.

What we need from the electrical consultant at this stage is a coordinated setting-out drawing: driver locations that stay reachable after the wall closes, a service void behind the screen rather than inside the panel build-up, and confirmation of the switch or control arrangement. Panel cut-outs are machined to those coordinates. A late change on site means a new panel, not a patch.

Treat storage as part of the same elevation

Mixing closed cabinets with open display niches is what stops a media wall from becoming one large blank rectangle. Santerson Storage & Display Combo configurations place the open bays where objects are meant to be seen and the closed volumes where day-to-day clutter is hidden — consoles, games, blankets, board games. Full-height variants run the composition to the ceiling, which works well in hallways and rooms with limited floor width.

If shelving continues onto an adjacent wall, we specify it from the same modular range so shelf depths, module heights and frame profiles repeat instead of clashing. A floor-to-ceiling shelving system with integrated lighting can carry the same finish and the same reveal line as the media wall, so the two reads are one joinery scheme rather than two separate purchases.

Bring the flooring into the junction detail

The skirting decision is small on a drawing and very visible in the room. Where engineered timber runs into a media wall, we settle early whether the flooring stops at the panel edge with a shadow gap, or continues under a recessed base. Parquet and herringbone layouts need the direction confirmed against the panel module lines before the boards are laid, otherwise the two grids fight each other.

Because flooring and wall systems come off the same project package, levels and thicknesses are reconciled once, in one set of drawings. That is where a one-stop turnkey interior project solution saves the most rework on site.

The coordination sequence we follow

What to send us with your enquiry

• Room elevations with ceiling height, and the position of doors, windows and switches
• Screen model or screen size range, plus whether it is fixed to a bracket or concealed behind panels
• The paneling finish already selected for the room, so the media wall matches rather than approximates
• Storage requirements — what stays visible, what gets closed away, and whether shelving continues on other walls
• The flooring specification and build-up thickness at the wall line

Send drawings through our contact page and we will return a specification for the media wall alongside the paneling, joinery and flooring it has to sit with — one coordinated package rather than four separate orders arriving on different dates.

Note: dimensions, material specifications, hardware and electrical arrangements for integrated TV panels are confirmed per project on the approved drawings. Figures shown in product photography are illustrative.