Tv wall in family room- dump the dresser!
Kris Bruesehoff
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Where 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 MoreElectric fireplace and TV in the family room?
Comments (8)I would consider an "L" arrangement of the room so that you could either face the TV or the fireplace. If not, a corner fireplace is another option, which is what I have in my family room. But in that case, your current fireplace will probably not work unless you make a triangle shaped top for it. But they aren't that expensive so I would just sell that one, in that case, and buy a corner electric fireplace. I know they make them because I have shopped for one recently for a bedroom space. Another option is to put shelving units on either side of the fireplace and put the TV on one side. I have that arrangement in one of my guest bedrooms, albeit the shelving units are on either side of a dresser, but it still works. This won't work too well if the TV is huge....See MorePlease Help me make dumping room into Tv room.
Comments (6)I lived in a split level once with a similar space -- narrow and with doors leading to basement, garage, and outside, as well as steps leading up. We ended up with a very small TV area at one end and a desk/office area at the other. It worked. We even managed to fit in a small coat closet. Ptreckel is right.....I missed that what I thought was a shelf was actually the wall. So, that has to stay. But I suspect you have the TV at the right end of the room, as that appears to be the area with the fewest doors. After I commented earlier, I thought back to our split level and realized that there is only so much you can cram into that size of space. As mentioned above, how many do you need to seat? I suspect a very small sectional is all you can manage. Are they all teens? Could some great colorful floor cushions serve as overflow seating? Do you really need the pub table? Would you prefer to figure out a way to maximize storage, perhaps with an armoire sort of piece for some of the equipment, or just hooks on the wall and a storage bench beneath....See MoreBoring Family room and TV wall
Comments (15)Tee and celery, do you think it would be a good idea to repeat the wood in the TV wall in two other places? Something in wicker perhaps? Or a lighter-colored wood frame on the art behind the sectional? I have some paintings by a Hawaiian artist that are framed in a light wood. Tee, I remember you said you liked the "organic glam" look. You've got the glam part. Adding a few natural materials would help soften and cozy the overall feel. Maybe instead of the tablecloth, some woven grass placemats? Yellows, oranges, and reds are your warm colors. Orange and blue create a complementary color scheme, but any or all three of those warm colors would work extremely well with your blue, as celery showed you. You also can warm with soft textures. Think of where you might add a touch of velvet, draperies perhaps? What do you think, celery?...See MoreKris Bruesehoff
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