Love this! Thanks for addressing this concern, it is the bane of my existence to decorate around my t.v. At first I thought I should just get rid of it but Netflix is a need for me. Right? Lol Reply
Love this post! Weird question… what is the best cleaner for a tv? I have tried and few and feel like they leave streaks and don’t leave my tv looking clean. Reply
Hi Amy – Searching old posts as I age this exact scenario. White price fireplace with glass doors on both sides. What did you end up doing for hours? Reply
Hey Amy I use a damp microfiber towels. I wet with water, ring it out really good! Then wipe. Hope this helps you. Reply
Love this topic! Any suggestions for a TV mounted above the white painted brick fireplace? Our fireplace is in the center of the room too with door ways on both sides, so built-ins would look odd 🙁 That one was a compromise I couldn’t win with the hubs! Reply
Can all of the media equipment work through closed doors? This has been a debate between my husband and I recently; we are doing builds ins and are trying to decide between open shelving throughout, or open in the upper part and a few cabinets on the bottom. The cabinet doors are my husbands concern and he thinks every time you would turn your tv on you would have to open the door? Your input would be great:) thanks, Whitney Reply
There is a device you can buy that hooks to those things then you mount the small sensor on the outside.not sure what it’s called but my friends had one and it worked great Reply
There are now universal remotes (that can control everything in your house) and infrared sensors that work through walls/doors and solve all of these problems:) Reply
Hello, I live in Atlanta, GA. and Studio McGee is my favorite design firm by far! I wish you were here!!!!! I have noticed you have a beautiful camel leather sofa/sectionals in your work. I have been looking for that exact color and I was wondering if you would not mind sharing your source? Thank you, Christine Reply
Hi! Thank you so much! ! One of our favorites is this couch is chestnut leather. http://www.serenaandlily.com/barton-sofa/mBRTNSF.html?utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=pjdatafeed#fo_c=745&fo_k=c09408aac2830205d15c331e31eefd82&fo_s=pepperjam&source=pjn&subid=73861 Reply
Hi there!!! Love love love your work. Can you tell me where the couch from your windsong project is from???Looking for that exact color for my playroom.-Jenny Reply
I would never have thought to paint the wall a dark color so that the tv is hidden. Great idea! Reply
Can anyone else not stand to have the TV to high. it strains my neck and looks odd. like a painting to high, eye level is a must our family Reply
Hello. How did you mount that Frame TV on the last picture, the stone fireplace from the modern lake house? We have a stacked stone fireplace, so it’s not exactly smooth, and I’ve thought about putting a Frame TV above the fireplace on that stacked stone, but can’t figure out how without damaging the stone. How on earth did you do it? or did you photoshop out the wire? Thank you. Reply
Thank you for this blog! But. Of course, one more question/condition…, When you use the Samsung frame with a tv over the fireplace, any other suggestions how to Hide the equipment/sound bar from sitting on the mantle or being attached to the wall underneath the tv? It was suggested by a “tv installer” person, that the sound bar be front and center for sound quality. Surely, something else can be done? Thx. M Reply
After years of resisting — I’m way too form over function for my own good! — I put a TV in my bedroom. To hide it I had a wooden rectangular frame build, about five inches thick, painted it the same color as the wall, and then mounted the TV on the wall inside it. Then I had a picture (same size) with it’s own frame installed on henges on the top inside edge of the frame. I used pneumatic arms on the inside the fame. When it’s open, it’s not as attractive as I might have wanted — the TV shows, Ha! — but it’s great otherwise. If I’m not watching TV, it’s closed and looks fantastic!Love all your stuff!Nicole Reply
This is a great post! Thank you for sharing. Do you have a formula for what size tv to put on a wall (ie how much space around the tv do you leave) if let’s say mounting above a fireplace? Reply
