Alcove TV Unit, TV is 0.5cm too big! What about ceiling speakers?
toonvdp
5 years ago
We have an open plan kitchen / living room and are looking to create more space by getting some built in alcove shelves and units in the style attached.
The problem is that the alcove space (between outside wall and fire place) is 96cm wide and smallest 43inch TV I have found is 96.5cm wide (from Sony). I really wouldn't want to go down a size since it would only be 40 inch then and a bit small for the room. I could either place the the TV at a small angle (not ideal) or wall mount it and let the edges of the TV overlap slightly with the fireplace wall. What would be preferred or any other ideas please?
The next thing is what to do with the sound. Since it is open plan, there is usually quite a bit of noise coming from the kitchen so would be nice to have good sound and it seems that new flat screens have pretty poor speakers. I have a sound bar a the moment but I don't like the fact that it comes with a separate remote control and need to be turned on every time, which I reality I don't do (too many remote controls already). I am thinking now to have speakers in the ceiling, does anyone have experience with this? How is the quality?
Many thanks for taking the time to read this and looking forward to any ideas!
Tony
, Fulham
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Comments (26)Christine, wow, that's a ton of ideas, thank you very much! We already thought of these sockets with USB included, and will definitely get those for all desk and bed areas. It's such a small improvement but I am so excited about it already! Also love your suggestions for hiding cables. I hope we won't have to (rather have all cables in the walls and have them come out where we want them to) but if that's not possible, in particular around the fireplace area then this will be very valuable, so thank you. Not so concerned about soundproofing the floor - we live in a similar flat right now, hardwood floors and underfloor heating, and we walk around in socks with no issues. It is more the kids' bedrooms that are facing the fireplace that I am concerned with. Son is playing online games with kids from around the world and well, yes, there is a lot of screaming that comes with that. Sitting right in front of the doors won't be very relaxing for us when he yells on top of his lungs "FXCK YOU!!!" (and yes, I do tell him off). I love the partitioning, wall slider, shelves gallery - definitely something to investigate later. I think we may have to move in first to get a feel of the space. I don't want to cram it with furniture and create a maze if not needed. But it may help regulate the space and make it cosier. As for the TV placement, if you have a look at the photo I just shared, we are thinking about either having a TV shelf with a smaller TV (not 55 inch as we have now) or maybe a bracket or pole solution which we mount to the side of the fireplace if the brickwork (I believe it's bricks, will need to check) does support it. This would allow us to move the TV set around so that we can watch from different angles. But when looking at the fireplace as it is right now I think the architect envisioned the TV mounted right there on top....See MoreJonathan
5 years agoJust another thought.... could you remove this upright and the one I assume is on the other side to claw back a few additional mm?
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5 years agoHi Tony. I think having the tv at an angle and building the cupboard out a little is probably the best option if you didn’t want to downsize the tv. Regarding speakers, ceiling speakers are a good idea if you’re in the construction phase, they usually come in pairs (left and right) and four would be more than adequate for a large room. You would need the ceiling speaker hoods as well for fire and sound protection. Also the necessary wiring would need to be hidden and all speaker wires go to an AV receiver which then connects to tv ( I think...not really an expert on this). Have a look at Richer sounds website, they should have lots of info: https://www.richersounds.com/hi-fi/in-wall-ceiling-speakers.html @ Jonathan, I can feel my hubby’s horrified look if he heard you say that TVs alone have adequate speakers ;-) (he is a perfectionist when it comes to tech stuff mind). We prefer freestanding speakers so we can upgrade as and when. And finally is the fireplace already existing? If not (at the risk of offending other Houzzers:)) maybe consider tv set into chimney breast above a low ribbon style fire, perhaps bio ethanol fuel as these wouldn’t need a flue. Tv above fire is usually a big no no as the tv is too high up and would cause neck strain but the modern styles could work well. Some photos for inspiration (click to enlarge)
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