What Mini-Splits Look Like in Your Home what do these systems look like in your home, you ask? https://www.ductless-mini-split-air-conditioner.org/ Indoor Here are a couple of pictures of “indoor units” installed in customer homes. As you can see, the indoor unit is mounted near the ceiling. mini split in home mini split home stock Inside the unit is a fan and a set of self-adjusting louvers. The louvers can be configured by the remote control to sweep back and forth and up and down, or point the cool air in a specific direction or directions. The louver directions are easily set with the remote control. We love our mini-splits because they are quieter than the industrial-strength fans we used to have, and they provide near instantaneous cooling. When the unit is off, the louvers close, making the unit look even sleeker. In this photo, the louvers are closed almost all the way: indoor unit closed The indoor unit is connected to the outdoor unit by two insulated refrigerant pipes and a power line. We only have to drill a 3″ hole through the wall to run the pipes and wire. And, of course, the hole is behind the indoor unit and made weather tight from the outside.

Neither inspo photo looks good. Sorry. I would give UP the fire, before I'd use the corner and most everyone who has tried it would tell you the same thing. Put a fire and smaller tv in this FORMAL space that will become the DEAD space.......unless it has a tv. Treat it as the escape space for you and hubby. Then just face the fact that a honkin" tv and console alongside a corner hearth......? Is basically a REVERSE of all the corner TELEVISIONS that were ripped out of bult-ins that surrounded center fire boxes, twenty five years ago. And a regret waiting to happen. Failing that? Build a SEE THROUGH and give up a totally open area behind your island, dividing great room space from kitchen. . Two feet deep, and five feet wide. Fire view both sides. Or adjust your front elevation left of entry door, center a fire, and windows on BOTH sides. Which means anything is better than the corner. Scale it down......and a lovely view from a centered bump /window on front elevation Use the loooooooog wall for the honkin black hole : ) even add a small tv above fire on kitchen side. Now THAT is honesty in living lol!. TV everywhere anyone may want to be.

In our primary home, a traditional center hall colonial, we have two living areas, one on either side of the house. The kitchen is very large but not open to either living area. The TV is in one room, which my husband uses and where we can watch movies or games with family and friends. It's also got french doors which can be closed to muffle the sound. The other living area doubles as my office and a living area where we can entertain without the distraction of TV. It works great for just the two of us or when we have guests. In our vacation home we also have two living areas. The kitchen, dining area, and living area are all open, with the media room separate, also able to be closed off with french doors. I personally would rather have the open area without a TV since this house is used mostly in the summer and is more oriented to human interaction rather than passive TV watching. Of course unless the Mets are playing.

I had a client change there mind and wanted a vaulted ceiling in their living room. The problem was the master bedroom was above the living room and the second floor joists were being installed that very moment. They stopped construction and I offered the idea of raising the living room ceiling two feet to eleven feet and providing an extra set of steps in the second floor hallway leading to the master bedroom space. The change was made and everyone's happy. It is sometimes worth it to make late changes in construction to make the design better.