Ideas to hide / minimise / make a big ugly TV look better!
Simon
9 years ago
We've recently completed an extension which has opened up our kitchen into a newly built living / dining family space. The TV in the room will be the one that gets watched the most in the house and the room is pretty big so we're going for another 50 inch screen (The current TV will be replaced with a new one which has no frame and will therefore be a little smaller).
The TV dominates the room and it's the first thing you see when you walk into the room so we're looking for ideas to hide it / make it blend in / stand out less. The stand it's on now is totally temporary and we know something lower and wider would look much better.
Happy to go with something bespoke or something 'off the shelf'. Our style is Scandinavian / mid century modern.
Any help massively appreciated :-)
The TV dominates the room and it's the first thing you see when you walk into the room so we're looking for ideas to hide it / make it blend in / stand out less. The stand it's on now is totally temporary and we know something lower and wider would look much better.
Happy to go with something bespoke or something 'off the shelf'. Our style is Scandinavian / mid century modern.
Any help massively appreciated :-)
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8 years agoSaw this on Houzz and so impressed I downloaded the photos for my other half to see
Susanna Leigh
8 years ago
PROiCubed Home Cinema Ltd
8 years agoAlternatively, make the TV disappear altogether when not in use.
A flip TV bracket we installed late 2014
PROUser
8 years agoMount it in a dark display cabinet the same colour as the sofa, that way it will blend into the background. It would be best to try and colour match to the sofa, so if you find a display cabinet that you like, you can paint it or get it painted to match. This will ensure that it sits perfectly in the room. You can also paint the wall behind it, up over the doors and down the otherside and have a lower unit, keeping the same dark colour.
Thomas Hanks
8 years ago
Christine Johnstone