Corner Fireplaces so tv can be centered or tv over fireplace?
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newhome4us
12 years ago
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Built-in for TV...not over fireplace, but over shelves.
Comments (4)If the fireplace is centered in the room the TV can be installed on a wall bracket that allows it to be pulled out and turned. In this photo the speakers have not yet been attached to the bottom of the TV. There is an optimum height for a TV; it should not be too high or too low to avoid awkward neck positions....See Morebuilt-ins without the tv over the fireplace??
Comments (14)Oh that's so funny, we have the exact same floorplan. I was not open to putting the TV on the wall opposite the windows b/c then you'd have to put a couch in front of the windows and face away from the backyard, plus block the view. Definitely not putting a TV in front of the windows so that only leaves the fireplace wall. And the built-ins were already there and they take up every single inch of that wall -- no drywall at all. Our windows go all along the family room wall and then all along two of the three walls on the breakfast nook bump out (the third wall has a door to the pantry) and then it's all connected and open to the kitchen. With the way our built-ins are set up, there wouldn't be enough room for the tv on either side regardless. I like the room in the above link that has the TV in built-ins to the side of the fireplace and doors are covering it so you don't have to have it in view all the time. Another thought is raising the hearth of the fireplace. What gets me is the staggered look of the tv next to the fireplace, but not at the same level. Wouldn't want the TV super low so raising the fireplace would allow them to be more even. I don't know...just a thought. Overall, I'm ok with our TV being over the fireplace. If I were designing it, I would probably have done it differently. The mantle is higher than standard so our TV is higher too. I'd make the mantle lower if I could have. Then the TV could be a little lower as well....See MoreFireplace/TV as one element but not over TV
Comments (11)Hi Dee, Angc, Arcy and other GWs, I continue to struggle with how and if to place both a TV and fireplace in the same room. I also really want a window seat on the wall adjacent to the fireplace, and decorative display around the fireplace. You can see the room by clicking on the link above entitled great room floor plan. Thanks for the recent comments; your ideas are all helpful. Arcy, mentioned I should just mount the TV on the wall. Hmmmm, the best wall might just be the stair case wall. Then I could have my fireplace centred with builts-in for decorative display and also my window seat. Not having to squeeze the TV into the remaining space between built-ins and window seat could have visual advantages. The TV would have a 6 foot south window facing it in this location, so we would definitely have to do a low glare TV which I have learned are available. Not to sure what to do with the corner between the built-ins and the window seat -- any ideas here? Would this work at all? I would love your follow-up comments to this idea, please and thanks. Carol...See MoreBuilt in my 55" TV above a corner fireplace....pics!
Comments (5)grandmaof3.....it's a sleek, austere...not too cluttered look. AND a $4k surround sound system, it's heavy to move. It needs to be away from soot/dirt...heat. I'm painting an old cane sided chair black, reupholstering it in a black and white bamboo fabric and hope THAT will finish out the look. :0) Thanks for all the replies!!!...See Moremomto3kiddos
12 years agocyngar
12 years agoontariomom
12 years agojgardner618
12 years agoHere's a picture of what you are thinking and it is exactly what we are doing at our house too :) We also didn't want the TV above the fireplace but I think it looks nicely on the wall
newhouseorbust
12 years ago
LilFlowers MJLN
12 years agoauroraborelis
12 years agoI am having the same difficulty. I would like to put the fireplace in a corner (I personally don't like having the TV off to the side on the same wall.
In theory I would like it on a corner, but my room is all windows on one side, an a straight wall that joins a hallway so I'm not sure how that would would.
As for it being too high, my current plan is to get a very comtemporary low fireplace. Currently we have a similar set up and while the TV is a bit higher than I like it (maybe 6 or 8 inches) with it tilted downwards it has never felt uncomfortable.
Some inspiration pics:
I'd prefer this without the inset TV as you never know what size you may buy in the future.
[contemporary family room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-family-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_720~s_2103) by chicago interior designer Michael Abrams Limited
The below option could be made much lower. I like the fireplace closer to the floor!
[contemporary entry design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-entryway-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_741~s_2103) by vancouver general contractor Klondike Contracting
This one doesn't have a TV, but you can see that it is low enough that it would end up at the right height.
[modern living room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/modern-living-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_718~s_2105) by new york architect Chelsea Atelier Architect, PC
arsenalfan
12 years ago
suzprince