Doesn't the light behind the TV bother you? I would find another place for your TV if possible. Otherwise, no floating shelves (too much clutter) but add some white sheer curtains to your windows.

The biggest problem for me is how high that TV is. It needs a new spot.

Agree with the others, TV is over whelming that whole area. Find a better place for the TV on a console somewhere else in the room. It ruins your fireplace look.

I'd remove all the white trim / wainscot on the wall. Put the TV elsewhere and find some nice art to take its place.

Leave the walls empty, and find a new place for the tv

Hi there! If you'd like to keep your TV where it is because it's the only space that works in the room (although agreed with others that it's a bit too high), you can explore the idea of adding built in bookshelves to the right and left side. There are a lot of great DIY videos for doing it yourself or they can be custom built of course. This will help you to keep the mantle and the hearth clear and to put toys and trinkets in baskets. Also, definitely would recommend adding white sheers to the windows to help ground that wall space. If the built-in's are too pricey, maybe just adding a lower cabinet on each side would work. Good luck!

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Hang on drapes above the windows ,and no problem with an empty place.

If you can post pictures of the whole space, showing each wall, I'm sure we can come up with some suggestions for you. It's such a pretty fireplace and those eyeball spots would do so well illuminating a beautiful piece of art.

If that is truly the only place for a TV in this room, I would move this one to the bedroom and get a smaller one (or none) for this room.

You could mitigate this somewhat by replacing the sound bar with speakers and lowering the TV. I'd remove all the stuff from the mantel if the TV must stay there and find a way to hide the cords. You don't need anything on the sides of the fireplace.

If that's a sectional, pull it up to where it's even with the fireplace and put the TV on the wall where you currently have the big chair and ottoman. Then pull the chair up closer to the fireplace so it can be part of the conversation with people on the sofa.

Remove everything currently hanging on the walls and consider grouping them as a gallery. It looks like you just hung stuff on nails that were already there. ;-)

Maggie, it will be more awesome to put the TV on the far wall. Your neck will thank us, too.

I'd put it down at one end (probably the left) and arrange furniture to encompass the TV and the fireplace. If the room is really long, it should be divided into more than one zone anyway -- put a reading chair with a bookcase and a floor lamp at the other end, or a small table for games and puzzles.

Ooh look, now you can keep your sound bar AND your furry buddy can watch Animal Planet:

With the arrangement above, you shouldn't have to move the sectional. Just pull the chair forward. Prepare for Hubby to pitch a fit about moving the TV. For some reason, men think TVs belong over fireplaces as if it gives it pride of place. Your fireplace will look much better with art above and putting it over a console solves the problem of the cords.

Pull the sectional forward to the edge of the fireplace and I think the viewing distance will be fine. That also leaves the area behind for the kids to play and store some toys.

Moving the TV will give the area a much more finished look and will take better advantage of the space in the room. I think you'll be very happy with it.

It definitely looks better and the curtains help. But you're both gonna have arthritis in your necks in a few years. ;-)

I'm working on moving it! ;) Yes!! I do have a nice little inch or so in the paint can, I'll brush a little on tomorrow!! THANKS!!!