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Where to Put the TV When the Wall Won't Work

It can be a challenge to find the right spot for the television in today's open-plan homes, lofts, and rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows. In these cases, putting the TV against a wall can mean your seating will have its back to the rest of the room. Or it can mean you have big problems deciding whether to situate furniture to face the TV or face the view.

What if you could just get away from the wall and place your TV out in the middle of the room? Well you can! There are just a few essential elements to doing this successfully and having it look like it was meant to be.

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Here are the three essential elements to float your TV away from the wall.

1. Hide the back of the TV with cabinetry.
2. Place all your components inside the cabinet.
3. Use a power strip inside the cabinet so all cables and cords are contained inside the cabinet. You will then only need to deal with a single power cord emerging from the cabinet.

The cabinet in this photo fits the bill. Beautiful on all sides and plenty of room for components, cables, a power strip and cords. By keeping it no taller than is necessary it defines the TV and dining areas without dividing the room.

Tip: Floor-mounted electrical outlets are your friend. If you are installing a new outlet, place it right under the cabinet, and allow space under the cabinet for the plugs because they will stick up from the outlet a couple inches. Create an access panel in the bottom of the cabinet so you can reach the plug.

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In a living room like this, with floor-to-ceiling windows all the way around, walls for the TV are hard to come by. They’ve built a box to house the TV which matches the cabinet below. They are close enough to a wall to possibly have a wall outlet to plug into, but with all of those windows, they may have used a floor plug.

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Hiding the back of the TV makes seeing it from outside no worse than seeing the backs of chairs or other furniture. Again, it is essential that your cabinet has room to house the components and their cables.

Tip: If you don't want to see all of the extra components — dvd player, cable boxes, and so on — keep the doors of the cabinet opaque. You can install a device called an "IR repeater" (pronounced "eye-are-repeater") under the TV screen for each item you need to run with a remote. The IR repeater is very tiny so you can mount a few of them under the TV screen to run multiple components.

Susan Diana Harris Interior Design

A TV holder like the one in this photo hides the back of the TV and is nice looking from behind. It will not hide all of the cables, so I would recommend this type when you have just a minimum number of components. I would be tempted to place a box on the base of this that housed the components and their cables with a power strip inside. It is ideal to have no more than one power cord emerging from your cabinet.

Tip: If you cannot install a floor-mounted electrical outlet, then use the best cable cover you can get to hide the cord and make it lie flat on the floor as it runs to your wall outlet. Remember you are using a power strip inside your cabinet so you only have to hide one cord. I’ll say more about this later.

Sam Crawford Architects

I realize this TV is not in the middle of a room, but it sure could be. This TV cabinet has a motorized lift inside so you can raise the TV up to watch, then ...

Sam Crawford Architects

… lower it so the whole thing is hidden the rest of the time. I don’t know why I didn’t find scads of photos of these on Houzz, because I think they are the best thing since sliced bread! You can buy the motorized lifts separately and install them in any cabinet with enough space.

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Since the TV needs to descend into the cabinet, and you’ll also need some room for the motor, I would use a longer cabinet so that the components can be placed to either side of the TV instead of below it.

Hoedemaker Pfeiffer

People have been using motorized lifts in TV cabinets at the foot of a bed for years now. Look closely, and you can see the panel on the top of the cabinet where the TV comes up. The only difference in floating the cabinet in the main living area is that you can’t hide the cord under a bed.

Hiding the cord cover: If you can’t find a cord cover that matches your floor, here’s an idea. Self-adhesive contact paper comes in woodgrain and a multitude of colors. Buy contact paper that matches your floor as closely as possible and use it to wrap the cable cover. If you have carpeting, the cable covers are made of fabric with Velcro strips running the length of both sides. Make one out of wool or heavy felt to match your carpet as closely as possible.

I know some people don’t like to see cord covers, but ask yourself what bothers you more: a cord cover, sitting with your back to the room, or facing the wall instead of the view?

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How to hide a tv stylishly – 18 ways to disguise your telly

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Televisions aren't the most aesthetically pleasing items in our homes, so being able to hide a TV will help your decorating scheme along. But if you love hunkering down on the sofa to watch a movie under a blanket, the presence of a TV is just one of those things you have to live with.

The best TVs on the market are sleeker but larger than the boxy television sets of the past, but there are lots of clever ways to hide a TV – or at least camouflage it so it doesn't dominate.

How to hide a TV

Despite their mysterious absence in the shots of homes we see on Instagram, most of us have a telly somewhere in our home. Whether you want ways to conceal a TV above a fireplace, or to better incorporate one into your small living room ideas, keep reading for our top tips from designers and the Ideal Home team.

1. Distract with artwork

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A quick, renter-friendly fix is to hang up lots of artwork and photographs near the TV to distract the eye. ‘To draw attention away from the TV, cluster artwork in a relaxed, uneven way around it with uneven spacing between,' says Abigail Ahern, designer and owner of Atelier Abigail Ahern . 

Gallery wall ideas will make a statement and bring colour, pattern and personality, making the TV less of a focus. Put the YouTube fire on in winter and all of a sudden the TV is much less noticeable.

To help it blend in further, interior designer Ann Marie Cousins recommends a monochromatic scheme for your gallery wall. 'Pair your TV with monochrome abstract artwork and black and white photographs, complemented with black and white frames,' she says.

2. Paint the wall behind it a dark shade

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Navy blue living room ideas are having a moment right now, so a dark navy wall will feel on-trend and it'll make your TV disappear. Ideal Home Deputy Editor (digital), Becky Knight suggests painting the wall behind the telly a dark shade, as well as thinking carefully about placement. 

'I have a navy feature wall in my flat and it helps my 50-inch TV blend in. Set against a white wall it would feel a lot more overwhelming,' she says. 'The TV isn't right in the middle of the room either, which stops it from stealing the show.' Positioning the TV low down rather than up on the mantlepiece or chimney breast also has a big impact.

3. Invest in a smart TV

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It's an investment, but a smart TV, such as a Samsung Frame, is a great modern living room idea that will make your TV less obtrusive. If you're a confident DIYer, you could always fake it by creating a gold frame and displaying artwork on your telly.

'I think it's fascinating the way that televisions are now paintings above the fireplace,' says Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen . 'They're not lumps in the corner of the room. We're using all the benefits of 21st-century living but we're giving them a much more romantic, much more heritage spin.'

Alternatively, you can display family photos. Or to make the TV really disappear, take a photo of the wall and upload it to your smart TV so all that's visible is the frame.

4. Choose a curated look

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Disguise your TV by surrounding it with a carefully curated display of decor pieces, from vases and ornaments to wireless lamps and books. The gold, glass and ceramic items displayed in this built-in wall storage unit give the eye lots to take in, making the TV fade into the background. 

The symmetrical arrangement of the shelving and furniture gives the space a balanced and calming look, inviting you to take a book, mix a gin and tonic and recline in an armchair.

5. Put it in the corner

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Rule number one of hiding your TV is not putting it right in the middle of the space, or above the mantlepiece, as this puts the TV far too high up in your living room hierarchy. Slot it into a corner, as shown above. 

'Avoid hanging the TV in the centre of the room, as this can dominate the space,' agrees Alexandra Fryer, Home Design Stylist at John Lewis . 'If you can, position it to the side in an alcove amongst shelving, and paint the surrounding area a deep colour, allowing the TV to blend in.' If you're planning to have some built-in living room shelving ideas, incorporate some space to contain your TV.

6. Don't point all your furniture towards it

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How you arrange your furniture can influence how prominent your TV feels. Rather than angling everything towards the telly, which makes it really feel like the focus, position your sofa and chairs together to create a convivial setup, so that when people come over they can chat comfortably. The TV is still 100% visible, it's not the focal point of this living room.

7. Blend it into a grey shelving unit

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'A great way to detract your eye from focusing in on a TV is to install it within a beautifully fitted media unit,' says interior designer Shanade McAllister-Fisher . 'This will help blur the lines between the TV and your decor.'

Opting for a smaller TV and embedding it into a shelved media unit is a great solution. Unless you're a total film fanatic and need a bigger screen, don't rule out having something more compact. The proportions of this TV are in keeping with the rest of the shelving, and you can still enjoy a Netflix series or have something on in the background without a big TV looming down on you.

8. Hide it behind framed prints

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You really don't have to let that big black box overshadow your beautiful decorating scheme, and if you want to physically cover it, you could make a cabinet. DIYers can have a go at making this fabulous cabinet – mount identically framed pictures onto hinged MDF panels. Then fix batons to the wall. And there you have it, your own bespoke TV cover.

9. Fit a sliding panel

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It may look like a pretty country-style panelled wall, but the middle section of this bespoke solution slides aside to reveal an embedded flat screen. As well as to hide a TV, this is a great solution if you also have other media that needs to be tidied away, such as a collection of DVDs, CDs or vinyl.

To create this look, the TV is mounted on a wall bracket, then shallow cabinetry is built around it. If you have a surround sound system that you also use to play music, it's worth asking your furniture maker if mesh doors can be created. That way, speakers are hidden but the flow of sound isn't impeded.

‘We can create special mesh doors so that speakers are hidden but the flow of sound isn't impeded,' says Tim Newbold of furniture builder Domus .

There are also different types of brackets you can mount the TV on. ‘The most basic is a static arm, but you can also buy articulated brackets that mean the screen can be pulled forward or tilted for optimum viewing when the unit is open.'

10. Buy a hidden TV cabinet

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One obvious way to make sure your set doesn’t play the starring role is to hide it in clever living room storage ideas like a tall cabinet. This cupboard from The Dormy House (above) is almost guaranteed not to date thanks to its Shaker look.

‘Make sure the TV shelf is at a good viewing height when you're sitting down on your sofa,' says furniture designer Russell Pinch .

If you choose to hide a TV away like this, it's a good idea to use a four-way socket bar behind, inside the cupboard, so there's only one cable leaving the unit and you don't have to move it to unplug anything. Your cable hole needs to be about 5cm square to allow plugs to slot through.

11. Reduce its impact with a bold media unit

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Of the ways to disguise a TV, this may not achieve it completely, but you can at least deflect attention away from a wall-mounted flat screen by hanging it within a dramatic wall unit. This example combines rich walnut veneer, glass shelves and integrated spotlights that can be used to highlight bold accessories, not your telly.

By choosing a piece that blends with other furniture – in this case, the dining suite around the corner – its function doesn't scream ‘TV'.

Budget won't stretch or you have a small living room that won't accommodate a piece like this? Try hanging your TV against a dramatic feature wallpaper instead.

12. Get a bed with TV storage

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If you’re a box-set addict, you may well have a TV in your bedroom. Well, it beats waking up on the sofa at 2am with an imprint of the remote on your face.

But if you’d rather hide a TV – perhaps because you’re worried the kids might demand to have one in their bedroom, or you don’t want it cluttering up a dressing table or a chest of drawers – get yourself a bed with hidden storage for it.

13. Use a screen

Wooden screen from Natural Living - 10 ways with TVs

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One of the most simple and inexpensive ways to hide a TV is to put a decorative screen or room divider in front of it. The great thing about this solution is that even if you have a huge set, you should have no trouble finding a screen large enough to conceal it.

14. Buy a projector

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State-of-the-art projectors offer amazing high-resolution picture quality, as shown in this open plan living room, and let you watch on a screen of 100-inches plus. It’s exactly like being in the cinema but in the comfort of your own home. And best of all, said screen doesn’t have to be on display the whole time.

You can project straight onto a bare wall if it’s flat enough, and apply a special reflective paint to improve the image quality further. However, for a premium experience, we’d recommend splashing out on a motorised projector screen that can be hidden away when you’re not using it. You can even use it as an outdoor cinema.

For a full-on home cinema like this one by LairdKing, visit the CEDIA website to find the details of custom installation experts in your area. You can expect to pay anything from £15,000 to £90,000, depending on your wish list.

15. Choose a TV that's a work of art

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Can a TV ever be pretty? Samsung seems to think so. Its Serif TV has been created with input from French design experts Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, who have paid just as much attention to how the TV looks when it’s not being watched, so you don't even need to worry about how to hide a TV.

They've even invented something called ‘curtain mode’ – a halfway house between standby and on.  You can view a clock, set up a slideshow of photos, and access certain apps. Round the back, a woven fabric panel conceals the connectors, so your set should look good from every angle. Samsung isn't the only one to have reinvented a television as a sculpture. Bang & Olufsen and Loewe have super-stylish sets, too.

16. Hang a TV mirror

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'Many people don’t like the look of the black screen from a TV dominating the room which is why tech firms have created mirror TVs to create a stylish solution,' says Charlie Avara, Managing Director of All Done Design . 'Purchasing one of these TVs is perfect for hiding a TV.'

Overmantels has a great line of mirrors that incorporate TVs. Turn the TV off and it magically disappears, so that all you’re left with is your own beautiful reflection. This is a great option if you're looking for living room feature wall ideas.

You can choose the TV model and size you want and they will tailor the mirror to fit. You can also connect your TV Smart, 4K, or add Sky, Virgin, a Playstation and whatever else you like. And even upgrade the screen in the future without needing to buy a new mirror.

17. Mix your TV with shelving

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If you've not got the cash to splash on new furniture, why not take a decorative approach? Surround the TV with a mix of framed pictures and shelving in the same colour as the bezel of the screen, as shown in this rustic living room idea. This will make your set look like a deliberate part of the display and is also a savvy storage solution for a small space.

18. Buy a screen that's just the right size

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Don't forget to check the size, or you'll struggle to find ways to disguise a TV. A common mistake is to buy a screen that's too big. Ideally, the centre of the screen should be just below eye level when you view the television. This is because when we relax our heads tend to drop a little, so don't mount it too high.

‘If you have a screen that's too large, it's a bit like sitting in the front row of the cinema. You can't view the entire screen comfortably without moving your head,' says Gavin Sykes at Bang & Olufsen 's bracket supplier STB Brackets .

‘The size of screen is not determined by the size of your room. It's actually more important to consider where you plan to sit. Even if you have a huge space, you may not sit at the other side of the room to watch TV. So, as a general rule, you should try to sit four times the distance from the screen as the screen size.'

How do you hide a TV in plain sight?

'For most, the TV is a central part of the living room. At the same time, a TV in the living room has a difficult time functioning as a natural part of the interior design of the room,' say the experts at  Jysk . 'You can choose to let the television function as the eye-catcher of the room, or you can try to hide the TV in your living room design. Ultimately, it comes down to your own style. '

Or why not hide a TV by placing it in a recess so the screen is flush with the surrounding wall surface? ‘While this doesn't hide the TV, it does make it feel much more seamless than if it were simply mounted on the wall,' says Hugo Tugman, an architectural expert from Architect Your Home .

‘The depth of a flatscreen plus the mounting bracket is likely to be around 200mm. So a recess can be difficult to form as it means cutting away so much of a wall. Instead, you can "thicken" the wall where the TV is to be mounted by dry lining with plasterboard,' Hugo says.

How can I hide my TV in the bedroom?

Another neat trick to hide a TV in a bedroom is to find a space within bedroom storage like fitted wardrobes. Sure, you'll have to sacrifice precious handbag or shoe storage, but it's a price worth paying not to have a big black box dominating your space. Distraction techniques like hanging artwork around the TV will also help blend it into your bedroom scheme, and covering the screen with a blanket can also make the space feel more restful.

Amy Cutmore is Editor-in-Chief, Homes Audience, working across the Future Homes portfolio. She works on titles including Ideal Home, Homes & Gardens, Livingetc, Real Homes, Gardeningetc, Top Ten Reviews and Country Life. And she's a winner of the PPA's Digital Content Leader of the Year. A homes journalist for two decades, she has a strong background in technology and appliances, and has a small portfolio of rental properties, so can offer advice to renters and rentees, alike. 

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It is clear how to choose and place TV in the living room - INMYROOM

Today, a rare living room does without a TV. With the advent of flat screens, placing appliances on the wall has become a popular solution. How to do it competently and turn the notorious TV into a decorative center of the room, we tell together with the architect Nikita Morozov.

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Regular InMyRoom contributor, architect, head of KM Studio. He believes that the ideal interior should combine aesthetics and ergonomics and give impressions. nine0003

Ergonomic secrets: placing the TV correctly

1. Where should the TV be located?

On the wall

A long wall is almost always chosen to place the TV. The exception is living rooms, in which the integrity of the longitudinal walls is broken by window and door openings, and the end wall surface remains monolithic. nine0003

In a niche

Separately, I would like to note living rooms with recesses: if there are spacious empty niches in the rooms, it is better not to find a place for a TV. Here you can also install a sofa, armchairs and a coffee table, organizing a cozy and separate family cinema.

In the center of the room

If the living room is divided into several multi-functional areas, a logical question arises - how to decorate the TV area in the room? A good option is to install a household appliance in the center of the room in the area that is intended for relaxation. On the reverse side, the TV can be closed with a rack, cabinet or partition. Agree, the back of the device, put on public display, will not add aesthetics to the environment. nine0003

Not in front of a window

The location of the TV is dictated by the arrangement of the furniture in the room. First of all, decide from which point in the room (or several) you will watch it. It can be a sofa, a dining table, a kitchen work area, but other options are also possible.

And one more important point: if the screen is on the opposite wall from the window, it is likely that it will gleam and you will not see anything at all. The way out of this situation can be window blinds or tightly closing curtains with a blackout effect. nine0003

2. At what height should the TV be hung?

If you are going to watch TV in the kitchen, say, standing by the stove, stand at an imaginary (if you are currently renovating) or existing work surface, and then quickly shift your gaze to the section of the wall where you plan to mount the TV. The place where you looked (it will most likely be the level of your eyes or a little lower / higher) must be remembered and immediately carefully fixed, say, in chalk on the wall. This is supposed to be the center of the monitor. nine0003

The height of the TV is also dictated by the position in which you intend to watch it. The standards in this regard are rather arbitrary, so there can be nothing better than a personal double-check.

Using the same principle, you will be able to determine the comfortable height of the TV on the wall in any room where it is supposed to be.

3. How to fix the TV to the wall correctly?

If, in your planning, the location of the TV involves mounting it on the wall, you must first check the technical feasibility of this operation. Remember: you can’t hang a heavy monitor on a drywall wall. It will not withstand more than 30–35 kg and runs the risk of simply collapsing. nine0003

Remember: Do not hang a heavy monitor on a plasterboard wall. It will not withstand more than 30–35 kg and runs the risk of simply collapsing.

The monitor can be mounted on a brick or block wall using brackets. At the same time, make sure in advance that there is no wiring in the places where the dowels are supposed to be located.

Brackets are available with rigid fixation and adjustable. In any case, we recommend choosing the mobile option. Who knows - suddenly you need to change the angle of inclination or slightly rotate the screen in one direction or another. nine0003

4. Where to hide wires and cables?

There are three most common options:

If your apartment is currently under renovation

Plan ahead and properly prepare the location of the TV and the corresponding outlets for it. What you will definitely need: 2 ordinary outlets behind the monitor, 1 for the Internet and 1 TV. In them you will connect the plasma monitor itself, a tuner and / or a Wi-Fi adapter. All these outlets can be safely hidden behind the plasma monitor itself by placing the sockets at a distance of 8-10 cm from the top or bottom edge of the monitor (whichever is more convenient in your situation). nine0003

If there is a TV cabinet under the TV, on which other media equipment is supposed to stand, the sockets behind it will also not interfere with you. At a height of 25-30 cm from the floor, place a block for 4-5 outlets: even if you don’t need them now, technology does not stand still - it’s better to spend a little money now and save yourself from unnecessary problems with wires, sockets and carrying tomorrow.

If the repair has already been done

All wires can be hidden in the cable box and lead it neatly to the TV. Later, this box can be designed to match the style of the wall on which it is located - in order to disguise it as much as possible. nine0003

If the TV is in front of a window and you decide to use the electric curtain rod advice, plan another outlet under the ceiling where the curtain will hang (curtain specialists and an electrician will tell you more about this).

5. How to choose the diagonal size?

Many TV fans dream of having a large half-wall plasma. It is not difficult to buy such a TV, but before you do it, check how much the parameters of your room will allow you to look at such a monitor without harm to health. nine0003

Distance comfortable for the eyes from the monitor - 3-4 screen diagonals, in the case of LCD monitors - 2-3 diagonals.

That is, a 40-inch TV should be viewed from a distance of 80-120 or 120-160 inches (1 inch equals 2. 54 cm). Now we can calculate that the eyes of a person looking at a 40-inch plasma should be located 3-4 meters from it, and for LCD monitors - 2-3 meters.

6. Is it necessary to organize a separate local lighting above the TV? nine0232

Answer: no, it is not necessary, because the glare from the lamp will interfere with the perception of images on the screen. However, you don’t need to watch TV in complete darkness either: the contrast of a bright screen and the complete darkness of the surrounding space not only reduces viewing comfort, but can also adversely affect vision.

The best option is dim background lighting. For example, a chandelier with a dimmer set to minimum brightness. Or several spots, a beam of light from which can be directed into a wall or into a corner. Also suitable are built-in miniature LED lamps that produce dim limited light. Even local illumination of paintings or mirrors can successfully play the role of background lighting when watching TV.

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