Furniture is HUGE jn new living room!! TV over fireplace??
We just moved into our new home and realize our current furniture is way too big for our new living room :/ But it’s what we’ve got so I need help to make the best of it! Also, we are tearing out the built in ledge/shelf so there won’t be that weird angle in the corner.
Three questions:
- Should we place the tv over the fireplace? This would make the furniture arrangement much more tolerable.
- How can I update this fireplace??
- Putting the tv over the fireplace will leave us with a (giant) blank wall. How would you decorate it?
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoNo sure what that drywall shelf is for, but I would remove it if possible.
The TV cabinet should be lower so that the TV is located at the right height for viewing.
This might be a possible layout for your room. Place the seating at right angles to one another.
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TV Over Fireplace vs TV On Separate Wall
Comments (35)I put the TV on a separate wall than the wall which will eventually have a wood burning stove. (The mantle and backdrop is already in place. Right now I am dealing with homeowners insurance that doesn't want me to have one.) I don't watch much TV at all, and I really dislike - for me - having an ugly black box being the center of living room attention. When I have guests over, we're here to talk. I can think of exceedingly few occasions I'd be watching the idiot box with guests. Probably if they were here several days, we'd rent a movie or two via Amazon Prime. (Moot point right now, COVID and all.... but hopefully that won't last...) And with a wood burning stove, the exhaust pipe will go up and bisect the view of any TV over the mantle. I sat down on the couch to figure out the best viewing height - which is well below what the mantle might ever be, at least on this couch. It would be fine if I could lean back and rest my head, to have something over mantle height - assuming I'd go with a regular fireplace. But at six feet tall - there just isn't a couch or sofa like that. Plus as others have said, what about decorations? I enjoy decorating my mantle for various holidays! After all, that's really what mantles are for, right? The thing is off to the side, and it does not get glare there, either....See MoreWhere is your family room TV? Over Fireplace TV?
Comments (15)I have one over a fireplace, and I love it. the rest of that wall is windows, so it was the only spot. My fireplace is gas, and there are clear guidlines about the clearence from combustibles and the like. There are heat concerns. It's commonly stated that you can't have the TV on when the temp there is 95 degrees. Easy for me to monitor, I just keep the fireplace remote there, sometimes programed to turn off the fire when the area hits that. If the fireplace is woodburning, controling the heat could be a problem and you might simply have to turn the tv off sometimes. I suspect that the 95 is a purely random number, though. Lots of homes get that hot, and we haven't heard many reports in the media about flat screens failing from it. To me, watching the fire or watching the tv are different activities that I rarely want to do at the same time. I love having the fire on for conversation, reading, playing a game, and those are times I'd rather have the TV off anyway. We do burn the fire to take the chill off the room on movie nights, but at a pretty low level. As to veiwing angle: it's about 5 ft above the floor, and the seating is about 12 feet back. It seems a little odd if you are used to a conventional set just inches off the floor, but you quickly adapt. It isn't at all uncomfortable for me or any of my family [so far as anyone has ever mentioned], and the kids and dogs don't block the screen everytime they walk by. Overall, I think its a good solution for many rooms. Just be sure to plan for power and signal up there: you don't want a lot of visible wires....See MoreHELP! Furniture Layout for Basement Living Room with Fireplace and TV?
Comments (5)Great ideas @havingfun! Thank You! It's funny, we started physically moving some things around down there, and I'm starting to think the TV should indeed go on the far wall. I'm just worried about it creating a black hole at the end of this long room. Are you suggesting dividing the room into two sections? Like a TV section and a fireplace section? "face couch or appropriate chairs towards the tv. appropriate chairs or couch to fireplace" and then a rug in each section? I like Bohemian, vintage, rustic, industrial styles I think. I liked the first and third rug you suggested. Maybe light bright rugs and warm darker furniture? We really like the idea of leather sofa/s, like the kind with the nailheads. We have cats and friends, so any anti-stain, non-fur grabbing furniture is what we are looking for....See MoreSeeking help for furniture, layout, tv placement for empty living room
Comments (7)I suggest grouping whatever living room furniture you buy around the fireplace. It is what I did in my long living room (mine is wider than yours). Here are some layout suggestions: Before you buy any furniture, make sure you have the room to lay it out something similar to the above suggestions. Put tape on the floor, if you have to and make sure you have enough room to walk around the furniture. You can also try Basset Furniture and/or La-Z-Boy showrooms. They can help you with furniture arrangement and they do not charge you, like a designer does. For the TV, you could either get an entertainment center that will fit right or left of the fireplace or your could even mount your TV on the wall (I have 2 TV's that are wall mounted and I love it). When I was getting ready to move into my house 3 years ago, I needed brand new living room, dining room, and family room furniture. I shopped sales and I found my 2 sofas that are in my living room first at a furniture store selling La-Z-Boy furniture. I got lucky! The sofas were on sale for over 60% off and after choosing them, everything else fell into place. For the family room, I went to a La-Z-Boy showroom, found a reclining sofa I loved, and it was also on sale. I choose soft, neutral colors for it and two rocking recliners. We use this room to relax and watch movies on our big TV in the family room. I also suggest looking at rooms on Houzz and see what appeals to you, in style and color....See More
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4 years agohousegal200
4 years agoWould you consider at least getting a smaller TV? It's massive for your room. If you're keeping it, then please don't put it over the fireplace. You need another focal point. Instead, find a beautiful square art work for over the fireplace to pull the eye away from the screen. Get drapes for the window, again to balance out the huge dark pieces taking up almost all the visual space: TV, big leather sofas.Beverly's layout seems the best since it opens up some space for your passageways on the right.
Andi
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BeverlyFLADeziner
4 years agoAndi, You have two options with your existing furniture because your current layout looks too random.
The two sofas have to be at right angles to one another. See below. I suggest you slide the items into place and take a few photos and see what the forum has to say about the situation. Spacing is going to be tight, so do the best you can.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
4 years agoYour current mantel is too high based on the height of your room. Take off the mantel and one set of stone and replace with concealed fastener mantel in wood.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ID9GIZK/ref=twister_B01IDQSYDW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
You can order them on Amazon. Lots of companies to choose from.. Andi
4 years ago
PROJoy Street Design
4 years agoWe wouldn't recommend the TV over the fireplace. Perhaps keep the TV where it currently is and then just add artwork over the fireplace. Maybe something like this (though this layout is different)?
Gower Street: Living Room · More Info
Beth H. :