The key to this setup is whether the viewing angle for the TV works. For us this resulted in a slightly higher than normal viewing height, but one which was acceptable. This depends on: 1. Eye height of whoever will be sitting on your sofa facing the TV 2. Height of the back of the seating facing your sofa 3. Distances between viewer and chair and between chair and TV 4. Size of your TV The above will determine what height to set your TV so that the bottom of the TV is visible past the chair. There's a lot to think about actually. E.g. (a) chairbacks too tall will lead to the TV placement being too high, which would make it uncomfortable to see the top of the screen. So don't choose high wingback chesterfields. (b) Assuming your viewing height is above the chairback height, then the greater the distance from the chairback to the TV, the lower the TV can go, which usually would be closer to the ideal viewing height (c) shorter people will have different viewing heights, so what works for you might not work for others, or might result in the TV not being fully visible if laying down, for example So you need to think carefully what works for your room and your furniture plus TV

Hello again, Jayk. The disagreement was about the value of fireplaces. I love them; you don't! I only discovered I loved them when I got one - this is the first home in which I've had one and up till now I've thought they were a pain, assuming they should be the focus of a room without my permission. But we agree on the technology side. It is unbelievable, isn't it, that something that we use every day (most of us, anyway) such as a television should be so prescriptively ugly. You'd think they could come up with something better that suits enough of us to be a financial success for the technology company. The way southernpointofview has fitted those two televisions in is impressive but I don't have that sort of furniture. I want a discreet wall-mounted television on an arm so I can swing it out and back. Sounds simple ...

I would like to answer your question in three different ways: 1- If you are considering redoing the whole living room then I would suggest changing the sofas, they are huge for a room this size, I do not know how many of you at home but if it's only for a small family I would look into getting one sofa ( regular sofa ) and an armchair. For the TV wall, I would consider BESTA from IKEA to help with all your storage needs.

I also think it looks like Stiffkey blue - it’s lovely. I’m also a big fan of a similar colour called Breton Blue - it’s a Dulux colour that used to be in their Timeless Classics range (not sure if that exists anymore), but is available to be mixed in their trade paints from a Dulux centre.