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TV in the bedroom, bathroom or living room?

Emmeline Westin

9 years ago

You might've seen our Big UK Houzz Report flying around on social media, especially since it was featured in the Sunday Times! The report reveals what Brits' homes look like on the inside (and outside) and there were quite a few surprises.

For instance, 52% have a Smart TV in their living room; nearly 40% have a TV in their bedroom and 6% have their telly in the bathroom!

Where do you keep your TV(s)?

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User

9 years ago

Nowhere!

Comments (39)

yoboseiyo
9 years ago
living room only.
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Daman of Witham
9 years ago
We sell quite a few TVs in Bathrooms. Especially with luxurious baths. All you need is a Jacuzzi Bath, a TV & a sky box, you will never leave the Bathroom!
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We have a mirror tv at the end of our bath. Used it about 4 times in 5 years!! Even the kids don’t use it. Wouldn’t bother honestly. They also echo in the bathroom due to the tiles & the way the speakers are (waterproof) sounds tinny, not like watching standard tv. Although may be better quality ones now. It could ruin the aesthetics of a beautiful Burlington bathroom? That in itself is the feature. Your house - your rules!
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Blackman Plumbing Supply
9 years ago
Living Room and Bedroom. But why not put one near the tub for a little entertainment! If the budget allows, it isn't such a bad idea.
User
9 years ago
Sunroom, living room, in 2 bedrooms, and basement.
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River Valley Cabinet Works
9 years ago
Yeah, maybe they should re-think the smart TV in the bedroom and bathroom. Don't those have a camera self-contained? One hack and you'll be sharing more info with the world than you ever intended.
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/23900255/is-your-smart-tv-watching-you
Arkadiusz Gmitruk
9 years ago
As a sliding wardrobe company I must say that we fit flat TV's four customers inside new wardrobes in their bedrooms. Most popular is the one where one the wardrobe wall a chimney breast occur.
armygirl1987
9 years ago
Living room and both bedroom.
User
9 years ago
Kitchen, living room, library, master and office/guest room.
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Iron Rose Home
9 years ago
only living room :)
Wijaya Randu
9 years ago
Family room and in master bedroom
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
9 years ago
I would never have a T.V. in the bedroom we have one in the kitchen and we have a media room for the other one.
Snaggy
9 years ago
Sitting room ...small one in the kitchen
Patricia Pelgrims
9 years ago
Only in sitting room.
Gina P
9 years ago
we have one in our open concept living dining sitting room. Also in family room and two bedrooms.
condomary
9 years ago
One in the living area. I stream to the ipad in the kitchen sometimes for news. Got rid of the bedroom one as it was never used and was there only because I had the tv and a cable outlet.
makaloco
9 years ago
Don't have one. If I did, I'd try to put it in the study, or barring that, the living room. Both rooms have layout and wall space issues, so it would be small.
vickicz
9 years ago
Living room only.
amellee
9 years ago
It'll seriously affect my well being if I have telies folloving me from bedroom to bathroom kitchen into living room. Living room only and only for certain program not as a background noise.
beachhair
9 years ago
I have a blissful TV-free home :)
Linus Reimann-Kaißer
9 years ago
No TV.
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LineBox Studio
9 years ago
No TV
pavinia
9 years ago
Confined to the living room for me too!
jn267
9 years ago
Interesting to see so many have no TV! Does that mean they watch online or do they all do something more interesting?
User
9 years ago
I'm not ashamed to say we have five TVs throughout the house and don't feel it makes me any less intellectual or any more mindless because I do. So much of the time they are off, but I enjoy watching a variety of shows from the informational and thought provoking to the frivolous and inane, and do so guilt free. I also love to read. I would never give up having a TV, I see absolutely no advantage in doing so.
Jessica Kerry Mack
9 years ago
Currently one TV in the living room suffices. Depending on the house I've always had one in the family room/den and sometimes one in the kitchen if the one in the family room wasn't audible from the kitchen. I like to listen to the news/weather while getting ready in the morning since I like to know if I need rain gear/snow gear and whether I need to leave early due to traffic delays. I would NEVER put one in my bedroom. I can think of many other things I'd rather do there!
armygirl1987
9 years ago
Here we go again with the tv or no tv in the bedroom.
Lynda
9 years ago
We have one in the living room, study, 3 bedrooms, downstairs living room, theatre room, gym, and laundry room. Sounds like we watch TV a lot, but we really don't. Lol. I just like to have it available if there is something I want to watch. And, I have to have something on when I'm exercising or folding clothes. :-)
Lynda
9 years ago
Oh, and I have never thought of having one in the bathroom - lol.
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Michelle Yorke Interior Design LLC
9 years ago
Kitchen, great room, bedroom. No bathroom!
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ParrotUncle
9 years ago
I think Living room is the best option. We can not stay too long in tub, it is not healthy. As well as in bedroom, it is harmful to our eyes when you watch TV lying in bed. So Living Room.
makaloco
9 years ago
jn267, on the "no TV" question: I haven't had one since the mid-'80s and rarely watched it then. News came from radio and in print. Now I get it online, but I still select articles and avoid videos. I've always preferred music over extraneous "talking noise" at home and have never used TV as background, as many of my friends seem to do. The fact that I'm the world's worst multi-tasker may have something to do with it, but I don't think I do anything more interesting than anyone else does.
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Spotdeco
9 years ago
Living room only -- spend enough time looking at screens during the day
Susan Kipngeno
9 years ago
In the living room only but if my master bathroom was huge I would have one in there. But not in my bedroom. That is my retreat.
pavinia
9 years ago
I don't think I'd ever leave my bath if I had one in the bathroom!
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Sound Advice
7 years ago
I have TV's in bedrooms and living room, but have installed many TV's in clients bathrooms.
tamp75
7 years ago
Living room only but when our laundry room is finished, I'd consider putting a small one in for ironing times.
Angie
7 years ago
Sitting room is the only tv in the house, but we stream online to the computer in the kitchen if we want to watch something while we eat. Usually Bake Off!
Angie
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ProofVision
7 years ago
a TV in the bathroom is the ultimate road to relaxation!

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