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Can I hang a TV over the fireplace?
If you adhere to certain rules and methods of placement, you will be able to form not only a beautiful, but also a safe design that will concentrate all attention on itself.
Pros and cons table
Let's consider the most popular opinions of designers about the relevance of such a solution.
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| This combination allows you to form a single compositional center and create an accent wall. | Not all fireplace models are suitable for placing a TV over them. This combination does not quite meet safety rules, since due to the warm air emanating from the fireplace, television equipment heats up a lot and this badly affects its service life. |
| This combination significantly saves space, which is especially important for small rooms. | The glare of the fire can draw attention to itself and distract from watching TV. |
| This arrangement frees up more walls in the room. | A TV panel placed too high causes inconvenience and discomfort when viewing. |
Neck becomes numb. TV is often watched either from the bed or from the sofa, and placing the TV over the fireplace we shift the viewing angle and this significantly affects the viewing convenience. Such a decision is both unhealthy and simply inconvenient. |
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For some models, the angle of view significantly affects the image quality. |
Types of fireplaces
There are several varieties:
- Electric fireplace. It is a conventional electric heater made in the form of a fireplace. This model simulates a live flame and heats the room.
- Biofireplace. This type does not imply the installation of a chimney. It runs on special biofuel that does not emit harmful substances and odors.
- Wood-burning. A real hearth that requires wood burning. A wood burning fireplace exudes natural warmth and requires a separate storage space for the logs.
- False fireplace. A decorative false fireplace is a design solution that is perfect for decorating any interior.
Various models of fireplaces allow you to choose the most suitable option, both for decorating a country cottage, a wooden house, and for a city apartment. They undoubtedly become the most beautiful and memorable decor element, giving the room more coziness and at the same time spectacularity.
In the photo there is a small living room with a plasma TV located above a white false fireplace.
Photo in the interior of the apartment
Examples of the design of various rooms.
Living room
The combination of a TV with a fireplace is quite common in the living room. This tandem allows you to fill the room with special comfort and contribute to a pleasant and quiet evening with your family or friends.
Bedroom
The devices harmoniously combined in color and design will make the bedroom more comfortable and fill the atmosphere with uniqueness and soulfulness.
The photo shows a black plasma TV over a biofireplace in the bedroom interior.
Dining room
A TV set located above the fireplace, opposite the dining table or on a free wall is a win-win option for the dining room, which provides the opportunity to combine a comfortable pastime with watching your favorite TV programs or movies.
How to position the TV and fireplace?
The most popular types of accommodation.
In a drywall niche
A built-in fireplace and TV are often located in a specially designed drywall niche. By placing the TV screen in a separate recess, you can also protect it from heating and the effects of heat flow emanating from the hearth.
Corner
This corner design allows you to save space as much as possible and rationally use the usable area, which will be especially useful in the design of small rooms.
On one wall
Placement options on one wall:
- Horizontally fireplace under the TV. This arrangement allows you to maximally save usable space and leave other walls in the room free for decor with various decorative elements.
- Offset location. So that such an arrangement does not look asymmetrical, and the wall does not seem empty, it is very important to correctly think over the composition, design, size and shape of the devices.
A well-thought-out arrangement of the TV with a fireplace below, taking into account the size of the room and the overall interior solution, will create a truly harmonious composition.
On opposite walls
This placement is not the best, as the flames reflected on the TV screen can interfere with viewing. However, this will be considered a personal choice for everyone.
On adjacent walls
This is the most successful option. The TV set in front of the sofa and the hearth located on the side form two functional zones that do not distract from each other.
Built into furniture
A TV and a fireplace built into a wardrobe, rack, wall or furniture structure with shelves on the sides will become an interesting accent and a functional and practical decor element that does not overload the overall look of the room.
The photo shows a living room in light colors with a TV and a wood-burning fireplace with white cabinets on the sides.
Hidden
If the TV does not match the interior and is not combined with the fireplace, the TV panel can be hidden in a special niche with sliding doors or using other camouflage systems that can not only hide the plasma, but also become an excellent wall decoration.
Ideas in various styles
Decorating ideas for popular style solutions.
Provence
Original, unique and at the same time elegant and multifaceted Provencal design requires a special approach to decoration. Elegant flat TVs over a raised fireplace, biofireplace or wood-burning fireplace, with a fireplace area in light colors, decorated with natural and ecological materials will become the main component of the French style.
Modern
A flat TV and an electric fireplace with a strict and laconic design will perfectly complement a rational and most functional modern interior.
The photo shows a TV over the electric fireplace in the interior of the kitchen, made in a modern style.
Classical
For exquisite classics, a strict-shaped TV or a TV-model framed by a baguette, molding or stucco, placed over an U-shaped hearth, faced with wood, marble or granite, will be appropriate.
Loft
A modern TV and fireplace will be an unusual solution for a loft, which will allow you to go beyond the usual and look at the design in a completely new way.
Pictured is a loft-style living room with a modern TV over a fireplace, located on a brick wall.
Accommodation recommendations from professionals
A few practical tips:
- It is desirable to place the television screen at a height of 150 to 170 cm above the floor plane. This figure is the most optimal for modern plasma with a diameter of up to 42 inches.
- In order to protect the TV from heat and heat, you can hang it in a special niche made of wall panels and drywall or install a wide mantelpiece.
- If the fireplace is not large, then the best option would be to place the TV panel at a convenient height on the side of the hearth.
Photo gallery
The TV set over the fireplace undoubtedly becomes a strong and self-sufficient accent that attracts attention. Taking into account the layout, a competent and serious approach to combining these two objects, you can get a harmonious installation that will take its rightful place in any interior.
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