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Posted on 7/17/18 at 10:45 pm to Sao
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Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:44 am to lnomm34
I still don't understand why you didn't just put it above the fireplace. Are you really that worried that someone will think you're trashy? Also, it looks like its above your second fireplace, anyways.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 3:01 am to dboy8713
Don't have a TV in the living room. I have a man cave/tv room. 
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:29 am to dboy8713
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Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:57 am to fishfighter
This won’t be the main tv room, we’ll have a separate party room. In our current house we have a living room and a den. Pre-kids we only had a tv in the den because that’s all we needed and only walked through the living room. Once the kids came and we would always pile into the den, we decided to put a tv in the living room so someone would actually use it.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 6:59 am to MyNameIsNobody
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well that will not help the op, I don't see a fire place...
Posted on 7/18/18 at 7:24 am to poochie
We have ours in the opposite corner of the fireplace on a piece of furniture. It was difficult to find something tall enough that I liked to put it on because for some stupid reason a lot of media consoles are low.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 7:29 am to CorkSoaker
Beacause that's eye level when you're sitting on your couch. You stand up to watch TV?
Posted on 7/18/18 at 7:35 am to poochie
Google 'living room layout fireplace and tv' for some examples. The idea I like the most is putting your tv in a built in bookshelf like this one
Posted on 7/18/18 at 7:48 am to lnomm34
1. Why is the mantel not above the fireplace?
2. Why is the tv still over the fireplace?
3. Learn to photoshop better
ETA: It appears this photo isn't shopped. TV does look strange in that location, however.
2. Why is the tv still over the fireplace?
3. Learn to photoshop better
ETA: It appears this photo isn't shopped. TV does look strange in that location, however.
This post was edited on 7/18/18 at 7:52 am
Posted on 7/18/18 at 7:53 am to BugAC
The mantle is above the fireplace. The tv is above the nook for firewood
Posted on 7/18/18 at 8:03 am to poochie
You post pics of your living room setup.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 8:39 am to Sao
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Just ribbing you. Looks like a great home.
The room looks really good but the TV placement looks stupid. That is not a joke.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 8:40 am to Red5LSU
Posted on 7/18/18 at 8:53 am to dboy8713
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I still don't understand why you didn't just put it above the fireplace.
I can tell you why I didn't. I hated it. We put it over the fireplace in our home. It's miserable cocking your neck up to watch tv. You have to tilt tv down when watching as well, so that the picture is best. Looks crappy when pulled out and tilted down. Finally, you ruin any chance at decorating the mantle.
We bought a nice antique looking, long TV table and put it on the side wall. We then built our furniture facing it, but having the fireplace where it's actual useful, and can be enjoyed when sitting on the sofa. We then decorated the mantle nicely, and put up a nice piece of art where the TV was.
Now, when you walk into the house, your eyes are drawn to a nicely decorated fireplace and mantle. Not to a huge big screen tv mounted above it, tilted forward, with nothing on the mantle.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:07 am to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:29 am to poochie
Our house has the open concept kitchen/breakfast area/family room (imagine a giant rectangle). The fireplace is on the long wall of the rectangle with a window on either side.
We put our tv on a media console against the short wall. We then have a couch that faces the tv, and a loveseat that faces the fireplace, with a coffee table that you can reach from both.
We put our tv on a media console against the short wall. We then have a couch that faces the tv, and a loveseat that faces the fireplace, with a coffee table that you can reach from both.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 9:48 am to Gaston
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Beacause that's eye level when you're sitting on your couch. You stand up to watch TV?
Is the mantle over the fireplace eye level? And, yes most of my tv time I’m either standing up washing dishes or folding clothes.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 10:52 am to poochie
We had a similar problem. Wife hates a tv over the fireplace. Look into ways to hide TVs. Some are suggested already. The pull down tv, tv barn doors, hidden in your built ins, etc. houzz will go bonkers with a few searches.
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