what to do with space above tv
Kristina Wettstead
5 years ago
I want to keep it real simple above the tv, but not sure what to put there. I bought a wrought iron decorative piece, but it didn’t look right. The granite is our built in buffet, and the other side of it is the dining room.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoMay be some photos with frames?
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
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5 years agoKristina Wettstead
5 years agoThis has been a hard area for me to work with, because of the buffet. I wish it was there was a wall to separate the two rooms. As for the windows, I have a sliding glass door right next to the window and the sliding door is flushed against the wall, so it makes it harder to have curtains. I thought of valances. Excuse the dining room, it’s still being put together.
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5 years agoKristina Wettstead
5 years agoThis is my whole living room. Our home is a cookie cutter home built in late 80’s. Every model I’ve been into like ours has the tv in the same area. But I guess there are ways to be different?
Denita
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoOh! You have a great big gorgeous wall for the TV and then float your sectional. See this set up below
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With a diagram showing dimensions of your space and the furniture, I'm sure that some of the others can come up with something wonderful for you.Denita
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5 years agoYou might not even need to float it. The buffet could become a kind of sofa table and if the chaise clears the fireplace. Mad skilz drawing below...
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Looks like your sofa is going to stay where it is, unless you can face it towards the sliding door. There needs to be enough room to walk beside it, of course.If it's staying where it is, I'd rearrange some of your wall art and mirrors. I like the Gumby but not in that space. I suggest using the art that you have in the hallway area, above the sofa. Then move the mirror from above the fireplace and place it near the sliding door above the end table. You can see in your photo that the wall where the end table is, is the brightest wall in your photo. Having a mirror there will reflect the light into the house, and from some angles you'll have a nice view of the outdoors. I have a mirror in exactly the same place in my house, and it really does reflect light into the rest of the room. Where you have a mirror now, above the fireplace, it doesn't reflect light because it's a dark interior wall.
I'd put the Gumby near the entrance to the house, near your front door. Can you show us the wall where the stroller is parked? It creates a nice impression to see a bright, fun piece of art as the first thing you see when you enter a house.
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5 years agoKristina Wettstead
5 years agoUnfortunately Gumby and pokey have to stay put, we have no other walls big enough for the picture. We live in a 3 bedroom, our bedroom is on the other side of the house and the other two are separated by a hallway that’s about the length of our couch, plus a bathroom and hall cupboards. So I can’t even put pictures up on the walls. I can’t help but think what on earth the group that designed this house were thinking.The tv is wider than the fireplace. I really like the last picture and love the hanging plant. I thought of putting a plant there, just didn’t think about hanging it. As for the mirror, it was something I put there years ago and never thought about it. I always thought mirrors belonged over fireplaces. Lol! I’m taking it down and planning to put a wrought iron piece.
Kristina Wettstead
5 years agopartim
5 years agoCould Gumby go above the burgundy bench? You'd be switching those 2 pictures.
Maybe this is a far out idea, but if you had a wall between the kitchen and living room, you'd obviously put the TV there. So...how about this idea. Put the TV with its back to the kitchen (to the left of the fireplace), and put a screen behind it as a semi-wall.
Someone on this thread also has an idea for making a sort of faux wall - you're not the only one with this problem! https://www.hometalk.com/31468008/q-how-to-hide-the-back-of-a-flat-screen-tv Cabinetry is another option but much more pricey. https://www.houzz.com/magazine/where-to-put-the-tv-when-the-wall-wont-work-stsetivw-vs~595002IdaClaire
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