How do I design an entertainment wall on this alcove?
I'm trying to redecorate my living room and maybe build a built in entertainment wall in my living room.
The issue is that I currently have a TV that will not fit into the small alcove in my living room. What I'm doing right now is wall mounting the TV and extending that past the alcove. This creates a really weird looking gap behind the TV which is inefficient for the space and it just makes the place look ugly...
Does anyone have any ideas? I tried looking for some pictures on google to no avail
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
2 years agoAre you sure this is the correct wall to place the TV?
You can always fill in the niche and mount the TV on the wall.
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housegal200
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThings you can do:
--Bring your sofa forward a foot from window and place the TV to the right of the window.
--Fill the niche with nice looking ceiling to floor shelves for book on upper shelves and baksets for toys on the bottom.
--Remove the skimpy shelves you have and put a vertical art work there of several small art works in a vertical row. Or your clock which is just floating on the wall.
--Place the green trunk to the side of the arm of the sofa on the left side. it also looks terrible in that niche. Get a small, round nexting coffee table to put in the "L" of the sofa and which can be pulled out as needed when people are on the sofa.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThanks for the extra photos, So some new thoughts that do not include a barn door so that you can budget for some real storage and possibly a new sofa with much smaller proportions. It's geat that you want a room that is child friendly,but it needs to be family friendly as well with an attractive, organized space the parents can enjoy
--Relocate the TV to the far wall across from the big window and watch the TV from there.
--Below the TV and across the wall below the window, add open shelving like this with baskets for most of the toys. It doesn't need to be all cubbies. Some straight open shelves such as you see in a preschool would provide playing space for your child.
--Use the niche for bookshelves with the lowest one for basket storage.
Decluttering and fixing layout are the first order of business. The problem in your room is not that the TV doesn't fit in the niche. It's that the toy situation is out of control. You need to take all the toys out of the room, install your storage bookcases and baskets, then only bring in age appropriate that you child(ren) enjoy enough to play with daily and put away every day. Good luck!
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BeverlyFLADeziner
2 years agoAaron, remember that you can turn your phone sideways to take a picture. Panoramic doesn't help, but horizontal for interiors is always the best.
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PROProyectoszeza
2 years agoPut TV on the side wall, with a system that can be moved to the side that suits you best. Instead of TV put shelves to decorate.
Something like that…..
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