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Sep 5, 2023 · Should you put art behind your TV? 'Why not? If you have a large wall behind your TV, it can look pretty boring and empty without some art,' says Jacky Chou. 'You can either choose one large piece of art that covers most of the wall or several smaller pieces to create visual intrigue.
- Kristin Hohenadel
- Layer the Mantel With Art. “I like to integrate wall-mounted TVs into the rest of the room by surrounding them with art, so that the TV becomes a part of a larger gallery wall,” says interior designer Erin Williamson.
- Turn It Into Off-Duty Art. Cuban-born, Florida-based interior designer Maite Granda chose a Frame TV mounted in a custom built-in wall unit. The beachy scene looks like a photograph when not in use that complements the setting and overall design.
- Distract With Wallpaper. For better or worse, placing a flat screen above the fireplace has become the modern equivalent of hanging an antique mirror or oil painting over the hearth.
- Paint the TV Wall Black. "I don’t really have a big desire to 100% hide my TV in my house because I don’t mind seeing them in spaces," A Beautiful Mess blogger Emma Chapman writes.
- Paint The Wall Behind Your TV Dark
- Use A Dark Console
- Get A Samsung Frame
- Hide The TV Wires
- Create An Art Gallery Wall Around Your TV
- Layer Artwork
- Use Shelves
- Hide Your TV Entirely
- Use Backlighting
- Paint An Abstract Mural
Until manufacturers start making television LED screens white, most of us are stuck with a gigantic black rectangle on our walls when our TV is off. Unless you own one of these. Painting the wall that sits directly behind your TV a dark color will make your big black screen recede into the wall so that it becomes much less of an eyesore. You don’t ...
Another great way to balance out the big dark rectangular screen, is to add a dark piece of furniture below it. This way you’re taking the black from the screen and treating it as a part of the color palette, instead of forcefully trying to disguise it. Repeating the black in the console makes the darkness from the TV screen look intentional.
(not sponsored! I wish, ha) Samsung has done a very good job at getting the word out about this premium product, namely by gifting the Frame to all the most influential home decor and interior design bloggers, vloggers and Instagrammers. The first time I saw a photo of the Samsung FrameI could NOT believe it was actually a TV screen. If you’ve neve...
This isn’t really a way to decorate around your TV per se, it’s more a general MUST for when you’re just generally trying to improve your TV decor situation. I don’t know about you, but I think there are few things that are more unsightly than dangling black wires. If you’re wall mounting your TV – which honestly, you really probably should because...
Try incorporating your TV into a gallery wall. This is a great idea for decorating around a wall mounted TV, but your TV doesn’t have to be wall mounted to do this – this method also lends itself wonderfully to TVs on stands. In fact, this is probably one of the best ways to decorate a wall behind a tv on a stand. To create your gallery, you can ei...
Layering artwork behind your TV is essentially a variation on the gallery wall theme we discussed above. If your TV is on a stand, you can also layer the artwork partially behind the TV – it integrates the TV even more into the gallery wall.
If you’ve already got a gallery wall in your room, or don’t want to go through the (sometimes agonizing) process of figuring out artwork, then using shelves around your TV might be for you. Hanging shelves around your TV can be a great way to blend your TV with your decor. Place whatever decor items you like on the shelves, be it books, artwork, pl...
If you are one of those people that just doesn’t want to see that black box when it’s not in use, you may be willing to go to great lengths to conceal your TV. like are you seeing the gif above? lol There are some very clever ways to entirely disguise your TV, but they can be costly or extremely involved and elaborate DIYs.
I have had backlighting behind my TV for years and love it! Backlighting your tv with an rgb light strip creates a really immersive effect when you’re watching your favorite show in the evening. I find that in the evening at least, the lighting around the TV essentially becomes part of the decor itself. I especially like to switch the color to matc...
Paint a custom color block mural to camouflage your TV screen *and* pimp up your space all at once. The black segment of the mural cleverly renders the TV above practically invisible. This yellow geometric mural is incredibly easy to recreate as a DIY. All you need is some house paint and masking tape. I’m confident you could pull off a mural like ...
- Arlyn Hernandez
- Keep Things Symmetrical. Above: Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason, founders of Aphrochic, have a totally gorgeous home in Brooklyn. Their subtle, symmetrical arrangement of art around their TV is a nice way to fill some of the white space on the wall without distracting the eye too much from whatever they might be bingeing!
- Go Full-On Gallery. Right off the bat, putting your TV up against a dark wall like Savannah and Mike did in their Montreal home is smart if you want the black hole to disappear a little bit.
- Opt For Oversized. The whimsical Charleston home of Millie Sims makes no apologies. While most people might think it’s a no-no to hide art behind a television, in this instance, over-scale canvases work perfectly as you see enough of the pieces that the art isn’t a “waste.”
- Try Perfectly Imperfect. If you’re working with a long stretch of wall, and prefer green leafy art straight from nature over framed prints, try this setup spotted in Aysu Sener‘s Dutch abode for size.
Jan 21, 2024 · You can create a gallery wall around your TV, use shelving or art to frame it, or choose a wall color that complements the TV. The idea is to gracefully weave the TV into your wall's aesthetic narrative.
Apr 21, 2023 · Get creative with stencils or wall decals. Customize your own TV wall with stencils and paint, or with sticker decals for walls. You can leave the rest of the wall plain, or fill in the gaps between with artwork.
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Decorating around a wall mounted TV doesn’t have to entail adding art and books to your space. If you like a minimal aesthetic, placing symmetrical items on either side of your TV is a great way to make the space feel intentional, without going overboard.
