is this tv stand width appropriate?
Sonal Tripathi
5 years ago
Just bought a beautiful tv stand for my 65” tv. It is 130cm wide but he tv is 145cm. We don’t have room for a longer stand so finding one for the specific size was difficult. This stand is beautiful and goes with the decor etc but is the width too small for the tv does it look bad?
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Jo L
5 years ago
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Comments (5)Great comments thanks. Interesting to consider breaking the area up. So far we'd been focussed on as open plan as possible with quite a contemporary 'free hanging' type woodburner Fire. But maybe we could utilise the old timber chimney to create a separation between The dining and living areas open on all four sides. I've attached a picture of it (actually there are two there right now, bit tricky to see in the photo but hope you get the idea. This 'barn level' is what will become the floor of the plan you're considering). I like this idea of using this, could make a great centrepiece and use some of the existing traditional building materials which we'd like to maximise but probably it makes my layout dilemma even harder as when facing the fireplace (which would have to be further left than on the plan I guess) we'd be facing completely away from the view and probably TV. Mmm more thinking needed but nice idea. Maybe the 'mobile' TV stand idea could help this. The other slight consideration is that one day the place may be rented to a chalet holiday company so the dining and sitting spaces have to have enough room to seat 12-14. Meaning we can't break it up too much. All views very welcome. Would love to hear your thoughts. Many thanks. Richard....See MoreIdeas to minimise the impact of a TV!
Comments (6)And you don't have to mount it on the wall. I prefer a TV standing on a piece of furniture. But that's a personal choice. Neither do you have to paint the wall a dark colour. It does work to camouflage the blackness of the TV, but then again, it also makes the room a bit darker, so you either like that or you may want to keep it light. You could of course also hide the TV behind a sliding panel. I know you have loads of books. You could have a bookcase, incorporate the TV, hang a panel on a ceiling track and slide it in front of the TV when you're not watching. Just an idea... :-)...See MoreTV stand/bookcase inspiration please!
Comments (8)Ok, how deep are the alcoves? are You able to do basic diy? I cut my Billy 10cm to fit into the space. It was worth it. I really like your fireplace surround. It would be really nice to get or install something to compliment it. go for billy/ besta combination. besta 120cm (60+60 combination) cabinet with legs and put a top 132cm to go for wall to wall. Complete with billy/besta wall cabinet above. If someone is able to do some diy you can add some side panels to look built in. Look on the YouTube, there are videos people do it. The on the other side take billy tall cabinets (80cm+80cm) as built in bookcases. go for white cabinets and combination of glass and solid doors. You would be also able to add some cabinet lights . Good luck. Let me know if you need help x...See MoreAlcove TV Unit, TV is 0.5cm too big! What about ceiling speakers?
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5 years agominnie101
5 years agoIf I'm honest (for me personally) the tv is too big for that wall and the stand. you could try painting the wall a dark colour though to help the tv blend in?
Sam Potter
5 years agoI agree with Minnie101. Paint your wall the same colour as the TV and they melt away when switched off. I did this (Valspar colour matched to F&B Downpipe ). It's not perfect yet as the TV is a hand me down and is an inch too wide to fix to the back wall of the alcove. I'm waiting for it to break so I can justify buying a slightly smaller one. And in the meantime it's sitting on a crazy red table base I found in the back lane behind the house, which doesn't really work in the space other, but which will eventually look fab in the right spot.
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