TV over the fireplace
Beverly Hills
8 years ago
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Comments (11)I 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...See MoreRegular TV over the Fireplace
Comments (4)I'm not a mason or engineer, but what I'd want to see is a structure of some sort to carry the weight of any bricks left above the opening down to a weight bearing surface below. Something as simple as 2x4 framing at the sides of the cabinet opening would probably be fine, and it sounds like you've already given this a lot of thought and have more hands on experience than I do with these issues. Since I live in earthquake country [everyone does, acutally: its just a matter of frequency], I do worry about a chimney taking a tumble during a during a tremble. Love the idea of re-using the bricks. I want to incorporate some of the materials from my great grandfather's homestead cabin in my new home. Materials that carry the weight of memory are much more interesting......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 Morewhere to put the cable box etc. when mounting a TV over the fireplace?
Comments (7)Hi aboyd4, we will put the cable box at the corner where the cable outlet is. the contractor cut the dry wall to hide all the cables inside. also added an outlet on the wall (below the mount to the right) this way your TV cable doesn't need to go through the wall so when you change TV no need to cut the wall open again...See More
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