I am having the same difficulty. I would like to put the fireplace in a corner (I personally don't like having the TV off to the side on the same wall. In theory I would like it on a corner, but my room is all windows on one side, an a straight wall that joins a hallway so I'm not sure how that would would. As for it being too high, my current plan is to get a very comtemporary low fireplace. Currently we have a similar set up and while the TV is a bit higher than I like it (maybe 6 or 8 inches) with it tilted downwards it has never felt uncomfortable. Some inspiration pics: I'd prefer this without the inset TV as you never know what size you may buy in the future. [contemporary family room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-family-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_720~s_2103) by chicago interior designer Michael Abrams Limited The below option could be made much lower. I like the fireplace closer to the floor! [contemporary entry design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-entryway-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_741~s_2103) by vancouver general contractor Klondike Contracting This one doesn't have a TV, but you can see that it is low enough that it would end up at the right height. [modern living room design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/modern-living-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_718~s_2105) by new york architect Chelsea Atelier Architect, PC

To be honest, I'm only putting in the fireplace because it would look stupid without one, as EVERY new home in my area has one. (Most people try to convince me I need one in the office/den and master as well, which I am refusing to do). We will likely seldom use it, though maybe with a gas one I may switch it on some evenings for a bit. We live in California, though we are both transplants here, so we seldom find it cool enough to warrant needing it. Ideally I'd like the fireplace and TV on different walls altogether, but I can't do that without giving up windows, and that isn't an option! Currently our TV is over our fireplace and it doesn't bother me as our mantel is relatively low, and with those new landscape fireplaces it could be lower. For instance, in the second image the TV isn't too high, and I think the fireplace could even be dropped another few inches. I do think I solved my own issue as with the curtains it wouldn't be safe (or look good) to have a corner fireplace. So TV over the fireplace it is :) Also, now that I stare at all these photos some more I realize I like the clean look of not having a table beneath the TV, and if there wasn't a fireplace it looks silly to not have anything under the TV. So the decision is complete! Thanks for your advice, and helping me talk myself into a decision! :)

So you'll want a console in the 70-80" range. The white one is 74". I just found this one on Houzz. You can likely find something similar for cheaper elsewhere. [https://www.houzz.com/products/74-entertainment-console-p610e-74-prvw-vr~76219418[(https://www.houzz.com/products/74-entertainment-console-p610e-74-prvw-vr~76219418) Here is is from Wayfair: https://www.wayfair.com/August-Grove-Willow-74-TV-Stand-ATGR3016-L6-K~ATGR3016.html?refid=GX103455957163-ATGR3016_16392810&device=c&ptid=304248958284&targetid=pla-304248958284&PiID%5B%5D=16392810&gclid=Cj0KCQiAvrfSBRC2ARIsAFumcm9Z5rS4F5DFIunO07FJwgKqgN6dUv1EPoOt_4vCPu3vm2HzE1mPKLwaAqn6EALw_wcB&piid=16392810

I definitely dislike the linear fireplace down so low ... and, with the flames underneath, it kinda looks like poor old Walter White's in hell. The no-fireplace option definitely looks best ... I like the clean lines, and I like the storage under the TV. BUT I wouldn't want to give it up. How about replacing the fireplace with a SMALL, unobtrusive woodstove to the right side of the large TV? Do you want a fireplace? Doesn't matter much what people on the internet want; we're not going to live there. Well, if the OP were sure of these things, he or she wouldn't be soliciting advice.