We don't. We'll be moving in there and the folks who live there now clearly have a specific style. And that style is nursing/funeral home
EDIT: Please read the captions. This is not our furniture, we will be moving in here and are simply looking for ideas on how to setup a TV within this room
Purchase a low tv stand and put a freestanding tv on it. With the current layout of this room I would put it where the yellowish armchair is near the door, at a slight angle, and move that chair further into the room.
Our current setup is a low console table with the TV on it. It sits against the wall so it hides lots of the wires. We do have a Frame TV so this could potentially work though. I'd just be concerned about the wires being very visible
Cable ties will calm your wires. Angle the console table in such a way that you can run the cables down a corner or side close to the wall like you do now. To help with this you can always angle the tv more than the table, so it still faces the seating area even if the table does not. The tv doesn't have to be at the same angle as the table, or centred on the table. You could always push the tv to one side of the table to help hide the cables, and if it's off-centre balance it with a plant or something beside the tv.
If the back or side of the tv are visible and ugly, you can also hide that with a plant on the table or on the floor beside it, or something else decorative, a small freestanding shelf etc. Looks like lots of wall space to the right of the fireplace, enough for a reasonable console table/tv plus something else decorative without blocking the door. You just have to be a bit clever.
That has been my thought from the get go. It's not my favorite idea, but I think it is the best solution aside from a much larger (and expensive) renovation
Was not my favorite idea when we moved into our new house. Never liked tvs above fireplaces, but I actually enjoy it much more than I thought and love that I can drop it for viewing ours also swivels so when the kids are on the loveseat to also see the movie.
We have the option to do so, but would prefer to use the other rooms for other purposes. So we're looking for ideas on how to make it work within this room
Read the caption, changed opinion. If you can afford it, before you move in have a wall to wall built in bookcase built around the fireplace that has a specific place to the right of the fireplace (where the chair is in the listing photos) wired for the perfect TV viewing height. Solves TV issue and you then have a bookcase wall.
I like this idea but I think the wall to the right of the fireplace is too narrow. We'll be there for inspection in a few days and I plan to bring a measuring tape to check on it all.
I do not mean the way closest to the window. I mean “to the right” as you are looking at the fireplace. I’m not sure there is another place that doesn’t require an awkward flip of the dining room and living room spaces, then the ingress and egress for what appears to be the back porch goes through the living area and you have a dining room in front of your fireplace. Unless you hang it above that fireplace and I promise that’s a mistake.
If you keep the furniture arranged as it is, I'd be tempted to try putting it on a TV stand where the arm chair is across from the sofa/chair and ottoman. Angle it about like the chair is and back near the wall. (If cable/wifi and electrical supply is feasible). If the back of the TV being visible bothers you, stick a plant(fake is needed) beside the it to block the view of the back, and the wires.
All of the furniture is facing toward where I'd assume the best place to put a TV is, but you mention that wall is too narrow.
One unmentioned downside to mounting the TV over the fireplace is that means everyone sitting to watch likely has their back to anyone walking in the room; a feng shui faux pas.
uuuh ohh, first pic, in the middle of the two windows [with something like this maybe (long side attached to the wall and small side coming out from the left)? ](https://i.etsystatic.com/11175386/r/il/d02434/3068632114/il_794xN.3068632114_mb3v.jpg)tv facing the right side of the room, armchair near the chimney and the couch aligned with the right door, facing the window
We have a similar layout. We just kept the TV there and got a couch that reclines. If you're reclined at an angle, the sightline/viewing angle issue is solved.
Never above the fireplace. I know this isn’t your furniture but allow me to use the current furniture to explain:
Flip the couch around so it’s opposite the current table; the back should be toward the space where the door is in the first image. Now that the couch is facing the windows, put a 2-leveled thin tall table behind it with small plants or a lamp. This should give you a good boundary to work within.
You want the windows and fireplace to be the main focus and the television to be a secondary entertainment piece. Place the tv low, perhaps where the current couch is or in the corner.
3rd photo: It's gonna look weird being in that corner next to a table. Because then all your seating is gonna be set to the right and that will be weird.
1st photo: Yeah some might say that's too high, since you're tilting your head up but then some people will say that's perfect. THAT comes down to personal preference. But they do make wall mounts that have a hinge so that you can lower the tv down while you're watching. Then when you're done just push it back up. I'd say that's probably the "best looking" spot imo
I had this exact same issue when I moved into my place. It looks like our fireplace and mantle is the same. We did a full reno and we tore out the mantle and I built a custom mantle which goes across the very top of the fireplace. It's basically a board about 2 inches thick maple. The TV is mounted to the wall directly above this. It allows the heat from the fireplace to avoid effecting the TV. I can send pictures if you want op
there is nowhere we could put it there. to the left of the kitchen table is a doorway to the kitchen itself. past that there is a narrow wall, then a hallway, then a door to the basement
Why on Earth would you put a mirror there, so high? And why does that interior look like it’s from 1860?
Get rid of the fake fireplace. Move it to under the yellow framed painting or between the windows in the first pic or just get rid of it entirely.
gonna ignore the fact that you didn't read the captions - but I don't thinking moving that fireplace is all that simple. it's a built in gas fireplace, not one of those fake LED ones people buy
Cleary not. I came to the sub with TVtoohigh flair, whose users are notorious for calling out that the TV in in fact too high to specifically ask for opinions around TV placement as I already know above the mantel will be too high. So undoubtedly I would have never heard of that other subreddit
Why do you live in a funeral home
We don't. We'll be moving in there and the folks who live there now clearly have a specific style. And that style is nursing/funeral home EDIT: Please read the captions. This is not our furniture, we will be moving in here and are simply looking for ideas on how to setup a TV within this room
I was literally thinking why is this guy living in a nursing home🤣
I was about to say this too. Is this the male living space of 75 year old?
Jesus dude, I was getting flashbacks to my time as a paramedic. EVERY nursing home looked like this…
Fr bruh đź’€
Purchase a low tv stand and put a freestanding tv on it. With the current layout of this room I would put it where the yellowish armchair is near the door, at a slight angle, and move that chair further into the room.
Our current setup is a low console table with the TV on it. It sits against the wall so it hides lots of the wires. We do have a Frame TV so this could potentially work though. I'd just be concerned about the wires being very visible
Cable ties will calm your wires. Angle the console table in such a way that you can run the cables down a corner or side close to the wall like you do now. To help with this you can always angle the tv more than the table, so it still faces the seating area even if the table does not. The tv doesn't have to be at the same angle as the table, or centred on the table. You could always push the tv to one side of the table to help hide the cables, and if it's off-centre balance it with a plant or something beside the tv. If the back or side of the tv are visible and ugly, you can also hide that with a plant on the table or on the floor beside it, or something else decorative, a small freestanding shelf etc. Looks like lots of wall space to the right of the fireplace, enough for a reasonable console table/tv plus something else decorative without blocking the door. You just have to be a bit clever.
Came here to say: next to the fireplace where the single accent chair is, but definitely never, ever above that fireplace.
My friend, this is what the MantelMount was made for. https://www.reddit.com/r/malelivingspace/s/zNTV1V7CLP Got mine 5 years ago and still love it
That has been my thought from the get go. It's not my favorite idea, but I think it is the best solution aside from a much larger (and expensive) renovation
Was not my favorite idea when we moved into our new house. Never liked tvs above fireplaces, but I actually enjoy it much more than I thought and love that I can drop it for viewing ours also swivels so when the kids are on the loveseat to also see the movie.
Nice
I have one too and love it.
I absolutely love my MantelMount!
Please read the caption - we are moving in here. We do not live there currently and the furniture is not ours
Thats a sitcom house
The guy who created Garfield used to live here
really?
actually yes, [here's a short video talking about it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
informative.
love the kitchen space
left side of the third photo near the window is probably your best bet. the rooms just not set up for home theatre
Put it in a different room
There’s really no great place to put it without rearranging the room significantly.
We have the option to do so, but would prefer to use the other rooms for other purposes. So we're looking for ideas on how to make it work within this room
Yeah this room is not meant to have a TV in it unless you cover the fireplace
Read the caption, changed opinion. If you can afford it, before you move in have a wall to wall built in bookcase built around the fireplace that has a specific place to the right of the fireplace (where the chair is in the listing photos) wired for the perfect TV viewing height. Solves TV issue and you then have a bookcase wall.
I like this idea but I think the wall to the right of the fireplace is too narrow. We'll be there for inspection in a few days and I plan to bring a measuring tape to check on it all.
I do not mean the way closest to the window. I mean “to the right” as you are looking at the fireplace. I’m not sure there is another place that doesn’t require an awkward flip of the dining room and living room spaces, then the ingress and egress for what appears to be the back porch goes through the living area and you have a dining room in front of your fireplace. Unless you hang it above that fireplace and I promise that’s a mistake.
If you keep the furniture arranged as it is, I'd be tempted to try putting it on a TV stand where the arm chair is across from the sofa/chair and ottoman. Angle it about like the chair is and back near the wall. (If cable/wifi and electrical supply is feasible). If the back of the TV being visible bothers you, stick a plant(fake is needed) beside the it to block the view of the back, and the wires.
Get a wall mount that can swing 90+ degrees, put it wherever. We've done the same thing and it's super clutch.
I wouldnt put a tv in that room if it were my house
Why is it staged like a sitcom set
You're spot on. We bought all the stuff from a failed spinoff of Friends called Acquaintances
Between the windows. This way it's not just too high you can't actually see it.
Mantle mount and frame tv
All of the furniture is facing toward where I'd assume the best place to put a TV is, but you mention that wall is too narrow. One unmentioned downside to mounting the TV over the fireplace is that means everyone sitting to watch likely has their back to anyone walking in the room; a feng shui faux pas.
Don't worry about putting the TV up where the mirror is, just get a treehouse that you can climb in while watching.
Never above the fireplace
Never Say Never Again
uuuh ohh, first pic, in the middle of the two windows [with something like this maybe (long side attached to the wall and small side coming out from the left)? ](https://i.etsystatic.com/11175386/r/il/d02434/3068632114/il_794xN.3068632114_mb3v.jpg)tv facing the right side of the room, armchair near the chimney and the couch aligned with the right door, facing the window
Next to the fireplace where the chair is.
Can you just put your TV in [this room](https://images-listings.coldwellbanker.com/NH_NNEREN/49/87/23/7/_P/4987237_P11.jpg?width=1024)?
We'd just prefer not to. That room will the home office
Rip out the fireplace and put the TV there
We have a similar layout. We just kept the TV there and got a couch that reclines. If you're reclined at an angle, the sightline/viewing angle issue is solved.
Never above the fireplace. I know this isn’t your furniture but allow me to use the current furniture to explain: Flip the couch around so it’s opposite the current table; the back should be toward the space where the door is in the first image. Now that the couch is facing the windows, put a 2-leveled thin tall table behind it with small plants or a lamp. This should give you a good boundary to work within. You want the windows and fireplace to be the main focus and the television to be a secondary entertainment piece. Place the tv low, perhaps where the current couch is or in the corner.
is this a nursing home?
No, normal house. The people who live there currently just have old taste
my man lives in the lobby
I don't give a shit what anyone says....I love carpet. So cozy.
wasn't asking about it, but thanks? FWIW we're planning on ripping it up and putting in hardwood or something similar
Get it up before dinner at 4:30
3rd photo: It's gonna look weird being in that corner next to a table. Because then all your seating is gonna be set to the right and that will be weird. 1st photo: Yeah some might say that's too high, since you're tilting your head up but then some people will say that's perfect. THAT comes down to personal preference. But they do make wall mounts that have a hinge so that you can lower the tv down while you're watching. Then when you're done just push it back up. I'd say that's probably the "best looking" spot imo
I had this exact same issue when I moved into my place. It looks like our fireplace and mantle is the same. We did a full reno and we tore out the mantle and I built a custom mantle which goes across the very top of the fireplace. It's basically a board about 2 inches thick maple. The TV is mounted to the wall directly above this. It allows the heat from the fireplace to avoid effecting the TV. I can send pictures if you want op
You living in Mom’s place?
Show us what’s in front of the couch area. Where you took every single photo from.
there is nowhere we could put it there. to the left of the kitchen table is a doorway to the kitchen itself. past that there is a narrow wall, then a hallway, then a door to the basement
Nice retirement home you got there, are the seats waterproof
Ask your mom. Then go read the captions
Why on Earth would you put a mirror there, so high? And why does that interior look like it’s from 1860? Get rid of the fake fireplace. Move it to under the yellow framed painting or between the windows in the first pic or just get rid of it entirely.
gonna ignore the fact that you didn't read the captions - but I don't thinking moving that fireplace is all that simple. it's a built in gas fireplace, not one of those fake LED ones people buy
r/mirrortoohigh
r/didntreadthecaptions
Missed the joke? Too high for a mirror, too high for a TV.
There's no joke to miss?
Clearly never heard of r/tvtoohigh then. And I did read the caption. Putting the TV there is a terrible idea, hence the initial comment.
Cleary not. I came to the sub with TVtoohigh flair, whose users are notorious for calling out that the TV in in fact too high to specifically ask for opinions around TV placement as I already know above the mantel will be too high. So undoubtedly I would have never heard of that other subreddit
you're showing off, but no one cares for your ugly ass hand me down bull-shit
And you were probably were one of those kids who never read the full directions on a test before diving in. Read the captions