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Oct 23, 2014 · When you're wall-mounting a TV, there are a few mistakes that are easy to make. If you can avoid them, then your new TV will look great on your wall.
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- Common TV Wall Mistakes
- Ditch The dated “Entertainment Center”
- Stop Using This Stand!
- TV Is Wider Than The Wall
- TV Is Hung Too High
- TV Console Is Too Small
- Surrounding Artwork Is Not Well Planned
- Getting The “Sofa to TV” Distance Wrong
- Assuming You Shouldn’T Hang Over The Fireplace
- Using Crazy Wall Mounts
Today we’ll be discussing some mistakes that many homeowners make when trying to integrate a television into their design scheme. The most common TV wall mistakes people make are usually related in some way to scale, distance or proportion. We’re going to look at all that and more!
The goal here is to blend your TV into the decor. For example, integrating your TV into a gorgeous built-in is great! There’s nothing wrong with drawing attention to a media center if it’s a really beautiful piece of design. But big, bulky entertainment centers are usually not beautiful pieces of design; they are meant to be practical, but often ju...
I think we’ve all seen this old chestnut enough to safely say: it’s time for us to never see this TV stand, or any derivative of it, ever again. It’s possibly one of the saddest looking TV stands I’ve ever seen. Sure, you can put it in a boardroom or something, but it has no place in anyone’s living room.
There is nothing more visually jarring than a TV jutting out from the sides of a wall. So, let’s say you move into your new home and there is only one logical spot to place the TV in the living room. And that spot happens to be a piece of wall (or section of your fireplace) that is only 40″ wide. This means that your 50″ TV is *not* going to look g...
Ahh, another classic. The general rule of thumb for TV height is that the center of your screen should be positioned at eye level or just below. You don’t want to be craning your neck upward to be watching TV for extended periods of time. That being said, if you have a very, very big room, you *can* afford to hang the TV higher up, because your sea...
Anyone can see that the image above is pretty silly. 😂 But is it always that obvious when your TV is too big for your console or TV stand? Nope! Otherwise it wouldn’t be such a common mistake. I recommend getting a console that is at least a few inches wider than the width of your TV (on both sides!). It’s important to remember that TVs are measur...
If you’re thinking of hanging a gallery wall around your TV, it’s a great idea! Just make sure you plan out how it’s going to look before taking to the hammer and nails. It’s easy to imagine something in your head, but when you go to execute, it doesn’t exactly turn out the way you’d imagined it. Happens to us all! If you’re going to place artwork ...
There is a lot of debate over what the “correct” distance should be between TV and the sofa. There are some guidelines certainly that one can follow, but it really boils down to personal preference. To read some of the different opinions on the matter, you can check out these articles, which present very reasonable, sound arguments. 1. PC MAG – How...
Over the past decade and a half or so, fear has been created around hanging a TV over the fireplace. This used to be true with plasma TVs, but plasma technology isn’t really used anymore. Generally, you can very safely hang your TV over the fireplace. The only thing you need to make sure of is that the temperature of the area below the TV stays und...
Ok I’ll admit that full motion and extendable tv arms can be super handy, but they are also super ugly. 🤣 Having your giant TV hanging midair is not a great look. Ideally, your television’s wall mount is as invisible as possible. But if you must resort to using one of those TV arms, at least try to use the least visually invasive one you can find....
Sep 24, 2023 · For some people, a wall mount has never entered their mind, but some of the best TVs available today look better on the wall and some are even designed to be mounted (here’s looking at...
Dec 30, 2023 · In this comprehensive tutorial, you will learn the art of tilting your TV wall mount like a pro. Our step-by-step guide, accompanied by detailed visual demonstrations, will enable you to...
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- Not reading the instructions when hanging your TV. I know we all hate reading documentation, but do yourself a favour and read up on the best practice procedures.
- Hanging the wall mounted TV above a Fireplace. As many houses are laid out with a fireplace as their focal point, you can see why it would seem like such an obvious place to locate your TV.
- Not considering sun exposure when positioning your wall mounted TV. A frequent after thought, that ends up with you having to keep your blinds shut in order to watch the TV!
- Wall mounting your TV too high or too low. We spend on average 718 hours per year watching live TV alone www.perfecthome.co.uk . Wall mount your TV at the wrong height and with that volume of repetition you’re going to give yourself neck strain with a side effect of headaches.
May 24, 2024 · 1. Too high on the wall. Family watching TV wall mounted (Image credit: Shutterstock) If you’ve ever been to the movies and sat right at the front, it’s not the greatest position when...
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May 5, 2020 · Having your TV mounted on wall with tilting or full-motion wall mounts may be the ideal solution with the option that enables you to adjust your TV to any angle you wish to ignore sun exposure and to reach the ideal height for mounting TV.
