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A TV and fireplace should not be place in the room together but in case they need to complement each other placement is key as it can to lead to muscle strain and become an unwelcome feature above the fireplace thus when positioning the TV one should consider alternatives other than placing it above the fireplace such as the, perpendicular or the opposite wall if the TV is large enough or beside the fireplace if space allows for it. In case the TV needs to be mounted in such a way where it sits a little above the eye level using a tilt or pull down mount could suffice most issues along those lines. If that is at all possible try using either a small room closet or a home theatre specifically made for watching anything on TV as it may help as well.
TV too high is definitely a highly underrated one.
Another similar trend (especially in Taiwan and Southeast Asia) is mounting floorstanding (or tower) loudspeakers on mantelpieces and media consoles. It's a fantastic way to make your speakers sound like much cheaper ones!
I just found you, Raynard, but I love that your philosophy is to not sacrifice practicality for fashion. Hubby and I removed the television from our living room almost twenty years ago and have never looked back. We actually have had more than one person ask us what we DO in that room! HAHAHAHAHA! It always cracks me up when I answer that we talk, read, etc.; the look of pure astonishment that we would actually do that with each other all over their faces is priceless! (btw, we have been married for 40 yrs this past summer which is why half the people are so amazed that we would WANT to spend time together chatting!).
Every single thing that you said resonated with me - hubby always said we would only have a house with a chandelier over the tub if he needed the insurance money! Sometimes I think that our grandmothers had better kitchens than we do as their were so purposeful. I remember going to both of my grandmothers houses and pull-out chopping boards, pantries, flour cupboards with the sifter as part of it, and so many more! We may have the better appliances, but they had the better tools that would align perfectly with my life now.
We currently live in the Canadian Arctic, where form is soooooo low on the scale of priorities. The thing that I miss is having a great backsplash - there is not even one centimetre - but we do almost no frying on the stove, so my biggest thing to contend with is steam from a soup pot making rivulets down the wall. When we build our retirement home in a few years, I hope we find a Designer with your sensibilities. I loved the examples you showed of how to correct the problems! Hugz from the Canadian Arctic❣️❣️❣️
Good Info!
I keep trying to tell my husband he put the TV too high up on the wall, that it should be eye level when sitting (not standing), but he disagrees and won’t move it (in reality doesn’t want to redo work already done).
And a special thanks for your comments on the "sports bar" placement of TVs. Someone must have told them that the greatest benefit of flatscreen TVs is you can hang them on a wall like a painting… except you seldom evaluate a painting sitting down or stare up at it for hours from that position.
As a licensed Architect I agree with you on all of your comments, and if you want another 500 pet peeves I could tell you.
I designed a house that sold for 10 million dollars in Southampton NY and the main light source in the master bath was the deco. incandescent bulbs.
If you looked at yourself in the mirror your face was dark with horror movie shadows.
- but I have designed fully recessed TVs above fireplaces with 20 plus foot ceilings and they can be done tastefully and functionally.