This product from Roku offers High Definition picture output for an artwork look from flatpanel displays. The product has been given very good reviews, however I have not used one. Here is a link that might be useful: Roku HD Media Player

I had the same problem with my tv.. and I ended up buying a taller console. I don't like anything "busy" around the viewing screen. Lifting the screen was perfect and made a big difference. Plus, I like the viewing angle better now too. An idea for your mantle-- I have two pictures resting on the mantle but overlapping. My situation/tastes are a little different but I think the basic idea could still work for you. Both my prints are matted with a lot of "white space" and they are somewhat related (both are B&W. One is a landscape and the other a tree) I also have a vase on the mantle with.. hahah don't laugh.. interesting "sticks" from the yard-- one of which hangs over the artwork. I think it pulls together pretty well and it addresses a big design hurdle (the entire wall above the mantle is a mirror plate). Your room is really cozy and personal.. I think you'll be very happy with a painting your daughter made just for you. In the meantime I think adding some height and matting your existing prints and putting them in larger frames will definitely make the mantle area more visually interesting. Good luck!

DonâÂÂt care for the floor lamp - it feels disconnected from the table and art. I would move the table to the right, so that the table is just a couple of inches left of the painting, and put the lamp on the right side of the table - basically, the opposite of your first arrangement, tho without the edge of the table lining up with the edge of the art. I think your art needs to come down half the distance that is there now between it and the table. Then I would look for a lamp that is a bit taller, with a shade that is angled, to pick up on the shape of the roof in the art. By having the lamp on the right, it also works with the natural shadows in the painting, as if it is helping to create those shadows. Maybe a lamp something like this? It has the black simple lines in the frame of the art, and the coffee table in front of the couch, and even the legs of the table, but is more open to make it not feel too bulky or in the way of the art. But I believe it is taller than what you were showing us in your first pix: metal cage lamp Other than the lamp, once you move the art down I donâÂÂt think you need anything else on the table. Would love to see something else in the room, perhaps a throw or pillows on the couch, to pull some of the great colors from the art into the space. As for the art over the couch, if you are getting another couch, I would just wait to make any decisions about what more is needed or how to hang that .

@groveraxle I really, really like your placement of artwork with the four pieces!! Thank you very much for your input!! Would you say that the 2 smaller black and white pieces are 8x10 frames? I'm trying to figure out what size of frames and the 2 larger canvases are, so I can make this look happen! Also, do you happen to know where the floating shelf below the tv can be purchased? Or something similar? You made my morning with your help!!!