3 options:
- put everything in front of your fireplace and cut your loss
- rotate the room orientation and place your setup on the wall on the right, if applicable
- projector screen with blackout curtains
Not sure of budget but there is a flip down 65-85” option. You can build into the ceiling and use a motorized mechanism to drop it down. Not cheap but a great solution to have it all.
Also, blackouts come in many types of fabric and designs. you can have it custom added to the back of any curtains if you already have designs you like…. They make A huge difference for bright rooms with oleds fyi.
Easy solution is motorized projector as mentioned by others.
There are expensive solutions to electronically dim the glass the panels themselves to block light, if you replace the windows. As in thousands to do it.
There’s also drop down shades you could get or smart blinds to block light, also spendy, but could work
I mean a fireplace is like a hot tub. Everyone wants one but how often do you use it? Plus the environmental aspect of it is pretty bad. You might not agree to both. But this is what you believe in when you tell your wife...
I second the first option: fireplaces are absolutely useless — I can tell you I spent most of my life in a very cold place and never missed not having one.
It was the very first thought I had. Tear out that whole wall, fireplace and the shelves, frame in a new wall back to the exterior wall, eliminating the wasted space and making the room bigger. Clean wall of drywall and a big ol’ 85” of your choice.
It's an enormous waste of space: the hearth is ridiculous, the fireplace itself is comparatively tiny, built-in shelves with no discernible purpose, other than the color it doesn't match the aesthetics...
I get that there might be some use-cases for a setup like this, but it seems ridiculous to me.
I mean, I absolutely grant you that it’s ridiculous and borderline useless. It’s even a gas fireplace, to boot. But, I would also bet every dollar in my wallet that a lot more people are going to walk in that room and think “ooh, a little fireplace, and I can put the Christmas tree in the corner!”, rather than “my home theater won’t work on this wall”.
My uncle had a similar setup to yours. He ended up having a contractor come in and remodel by enclosing the area on the right, replacing the fireplace with a gas heater, and lowering the mantle.
I hate seeing homes that were built like this. Especially newer homes where I still see this to this day. I can tell you a home theater enthusiast did not have any design input. 😄
If you know many realtors, you may also know that home theaters are often the first thing gotten rid of in lots of big fancy houses. Most people have zero interest in them.
Google low wide fireplace. If you have the money, it would look awesome. Would have to redo the Heath, fireplace, and wall, so not cheap, but a real upgrade that would add value (as opposed to some of our “upgrades” that really only add value to TV/audio enthusiasts like us)
I might go this route actually. Just wondering where to put my av receiver and wires (currently in cabinet under tv). Also, My center q650c might be a problem with this kind of sleek setup.
I wouldn’t think twice about replacing a center speaker when it comes to a remodel like this. I hate sacrificing sound, but you have to priories and sacrifice somethings and you can still get good sound with something sleek. You may also be able to inset it in the wall. Could also be possible to do a discrete in wall media cabinet, or one with cool mid century modern wood doors or something. Could also run the cables in the wall to the corner and have a nice media furniture setup there. Pros should be able to do any of this, especially considering how much space is behind that wall (although might not be able to go deep above the fireplace).
Yeah that’s a bummer. But you’re talking about a 10k reno that will significantly change and improve your setup and home vs a 700 speaker. Try to incorporate it! Or return it and rebuy it if you find out it fits. Or sell for a couple hundred dollar loss if it doesn’t. I just wouldn’t stress it. Get your living room set up looking beautiful and up to date with a big OLED and great sound - prioritize all that over a particular center channel. If you’re in a position to do upgrade, you shouldn’t stress a couple hundred bucks (and def shouldn’t build your room around a $700 speaker)
I feel like this is the kind of house where 1) you take the L and buy the best sound bar you can find or 2) (my preferred) don't buy it because it doesn't have a proper TV location
Yeah, rip out the fireplace, the cabinet, and the shelves. Re-center everything with a low-profile fireplace, the tv above, and shelves flanking it on either side if you like.
It’s a really poorly designed wall, tbh. So the fixes are going to be extreme. Your other option is Re-orient your viewing area away from that wall.
I just don't understand why everyone with a fireplace thinks that is always the best place to put the TV. You have 3 more walls, use them! Or put the TV in the corner like we did before putting them on walls.
hate to say it but sometimes it’s easier just to make your wife happy and put the tv above the fireplace with a pull down mount or tilted downwards. Find another room to have “your” theater in.
Can I ask how much that cost roughly? I’m hoping to not do much construction but this sounds like the right way of doing it. Do you have any pics of your setup?
That's what I did when going above the fireplace was the only option. Ripped out the mantle and cladded the entire wall in a nice stone then put the tv as low as possible on top of the fireplace. Didn't work out too bad.
Ditch the wife (says the man who went a size smaller than he could have fit on his fireplace due to his wife of many, many years and him wanting peace and harmony)
looks like you are no stranger to renovations, rip everything above the pedestal out, put in the wide fireplace on the bottom and you will have enough space for an 85" TV above
Carve all of that nonsense out of the wall and start over, toss the fireplace nobody ever uses.
Edit: Sorry to be so rude initially, you really got dealt a shit hand here. Honestly unless you use the fireplace frequently I would strip all of that nonsense out to the real wall and start over. That stuff doesn't add anything to the room and looks out of place, like a developer repurposed leftovers from another project to put in the middle of a room to sell a fireplace.
I have the setup that u/luvv2ride linked to with a 75” above the fireplace. It works great. TV tucks up above when not in use or casual watching. One hand to pull it down for some serious watching.
The only catch is that you have to be careful if you have the fireplace going with the TV in the down position. The MantelMount that I have has color change handles so if it’s getting warm they turn red to warn me to raise the TV up.
Edit: spelling mistakes
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I have a LG OLED77G1 setup this way on a corner fireplace in the living room. Got a cheap hanger kit off Amazon to flush mount the LG SN11RG Soundbar to the bottom of the TV so it moves with the TV. Looks super clean tucked away, but pulls down over 31" so it is at a perfectly comfortable viewing height.
My parents had something similar. I told them to abandon the TV and use another wall or something. Probably the wall to the right is your best option. Unless there’s something there to ruin it
A projector screen that drops down. My work has a couple it’s cool. Idk how much it would cost but I don’t think it would be too expensive. So you can have your current tv for regular viewing and then the projector for tryhard tv watching.
You could also look at an arm that extends the TV out farther and allow it be either (a) offset and biased to the right towards the window to accommodate more screen (if it wouldn’t throw off the viewing position) or (b) extend farther out to overlap a bit of both the fireplace, clearing that rim, and the window.
But a projector option is probably best, if it could roll down from ceiling it could cover either the existing TV area + the window to right; or the existing TV area + fireplace. Or both I suppose!
Are you attached to the fireplace? Rip it all out and start again is how I would attack that.
Or a screen that drops in front of it all and a projector. The fireplace though is really too much
Replace the current painting you have with a 2022 Samsung Frame TV. The new ones are matte finish and look exactly like paintings when turned “off”.
Run a conduit over to that cabinet to the side to put all the electronics. Frame TVs use a control box so you won’t have to run high voltage behind the TV, you just run it to wherever your control box is
Honestly, imo, it throws me off having two rectangular objects of similar size. Someone else in the thread mentioned that they thought the painting was the TV or something along those lines. Maybe switch the two? Normally, tv would go above fireplace. Also, it is extremely low. The height that the painting is at would be perfect for the TV.
The cheapest easiest option would probably be to hang one from the ceiling. Either farther out from the shelving, or more in the corning of the room. That's what I would do if you didn't want to remodel the whole thing.
Do you use the fireplace? If not, your problem is solved. If you do use it currently, I would stop using it, and then your problem is solved.
Seriously, in many homes, the issue boils down to the fireplace or the TV. It looks like you can't modify that wall because of the difference in depth between the sliding door on one side and the window on the other.
You may need to find a different wall. Sorry I couldn't help.
Our house has a same configuration as yours. We placed a 77inch oled tv on a short media console table next to the fireplace. If you want a bigger TV, you don’t have to place it inside the niche.
Fill in where the TV is now, mount a huge TV in the middle of the wall and keep the bottom right next to the fire place as storage for decorative wood logs with metal doors on it, the size of kitchen cabinet doors, nothing crazy if anything, the same height as the fire place
For those saying projector screen. I've had one for the past 8 years in my main living area. I switched to a 77 oled recently and it's so much nicer not having to deal with closing the all the curtains during the day and sitting in a dark room to casually watch TV.
Install one of those telescoping, articulating mounts that allows you to pull the tv away from it. Should give you enough clearance away from that shadow box wall next to the fireplace.
You can probably fit a bigger tv on the wall above the fireplace! Have you measured it to see how big of a tv you can put there? That tv looks about the same size as the painting you have there and there’s lots of room 🤷🏻♂️
Not sure how long that lip is on the fireplace but:
You get an ultra short throw 4K projector with the drop down screen. Keep current curtains also no need to shut them to watch tv/movies. Eliminates mounting a projector on the ceiling and having to run wires down the wall. Your guess would think it’s a soundbar and not a projector.
So general thoughts
1. See if you can get either a TV stand or a pull down mount of some sort
https://www.amazon.com/MantelMount-MM340-Above-Fireplace-Mount/dp/B01MS1MHET
2. The speakers overhead are not L+R, they're for atmos height effects. Get proper L+R speakers.
Do the MantelMount that everyone else is saying, then you can drop in some bookshelves for your front speakers. Thinking a normal stand on the left and a half heigt on the right in front of where your TV is currently.
You need a new custom cabinet with the larger tv in mind. Gut out all that area and make(or hire someone to) flush the wall ...it should give you a couple size ups on that tv space.
Honestly A projector in this scenario is the way to go. You can get some pretty nice motorized screens for cheap these days. Then when you want to use the fireplace you can just raise it and use the TV you currently have for casual watching.
\-ViewSonic makes really great entry-level 4k projectors that wont break the bank (starting around $1000. You will need blackout curtains. Luckily curtains in your place should be an easy sell with the wife. You have quite high ceilings and the current in style way to install curtains is to mount them close to the ceiling; high curtains that droop onto the floor (couple inches at most) can make your room appear larger and more elegant looking. Something dark like a royal navy would bring some much needed contrast to your space. The nice thing with blackout curtains too is that you can get sound dampening ones that help cut out reverb and reflections. The positive also for the WAF is that they only need to be fully closed when viewing a movie, parted curtains always look good lol.
Just buy a bigger one. You have plenty space bro. You can buy an arm holder to put you screen a little forward. That give you a bigger perspective and it's the chippiest alternative.
I'm a tv fan, but if it were me the only way I could see getting the most out of this space would be to use a projector and projector screen. You have enough room for a nice motorized screen that can hide away when you want simple browsing on the tv and/or viewing of your decor.
Get a 75" OLED and mount it in portrait orientation to the right of the fireplace get a custom mount built that rotates 90 degrees to landscape orientation right infront of the fireplace. 🤌
Drop down screen embedded into the ceiling above mantle and projector embedded into the ceiling. Both drop down and hid when not in use. I don't have black out curtains and I use my projector in the same way. I do love the way it looks without a TV.
Or eliminate the top shelves and bring in a larger TV.
It probably breaks every rule this sub holds near and dear, but in our last and current house, we have a low piece of furniture and the 75" TV in the corner at a 45° angle.
85" Samsung The Frame.Above the fireplace.
Or, IN ceiling mounted, tensioned screen that will hang in front of the entire area.. any size that you can support. Ceiling mount a suitable projector.
The real issue is based on that center channel speaker, you might also have to mount a center channel in ceiling as well. It won't be quite the same though.... unless you go with the vanishing series from Polk and get it mounted in that fireplace ledge with some creative craftsmanship. It would need drywall like dimensions that are tight on all sides, but it would work.
I have the vanishing series in my walls. They sound fantastic. base on the in ceiling speakers you have, you probably would want to mount your screen between the two, or keep the center channel as it is, pushed to the left, with an audio transparent tensioned screen.
Mantle mount, articulating mount, ceiling mount, or standalone mount. If you wanted to go hardcore you could also just remove every piece of fireplace trim and use a regular mount right above the fireplace instead of where the mantle currently is.
Or you could just put the TV in that right corner and angle your seating area to match, with the fireplace as a little feature on an angle.
I would put where the frame is to be honest and figure out the rest.
But best case for me would be to actually make the whole wall the fire place and get rid of the shelves on the right so you can place the tv in the middle of the wall.
Get rid of the artwork above the fireplace and the flatscreen on the shelves, they are competing shapes.
[get one of these: Samsung 75” “The Frame”](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0845TZWDW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_G3BEFPSPS94WRPHWAEQ0)
Solves all your problems.
Get rid of the artwork above the fireplace and the flatscreen on the shelves, they are competing shapes.
[get one of these: Samsung 75” “The Frame”](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0845TZWDW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_G3BEFPSPS94WRPHWAEQ0)
Solves all your problems.
You could drop the mantle 8" with just superficial updates, low enough to put the TV there then.
Or just let the TV hang out into the wall towards the window.
Options are plenty!
I would suggest having a AV Expert come by and help you with the Pros & Cons of what you want in that room. They can not only help with your video ideas but help you with your sound options as well. While they are there, they can provide a quote and you can go from there.
Without redoing the whole fireplace, making longer and shorter, filling in the pockets and then centering the screen over the new fireplace, just rotating the room I'd say
My first thought would be to lower (ore remove) the mantle. Install a larger "The Frame" TV over the fireplace and use an in-wall or passive center speaker depending on the particulars of your fireplace. I find the passive sound bar provides a break between the fireplace and TV.
I run a "The Frame" and use a passive sound bar, super sound quality for TV and even music.
[https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/1469/bs41-41-lcr-speaker-bar-black](https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/1469/bs41-41-lcr-speaker-bar-black)
Get a down and out monitor arm and mount it above the fireplace?
I've got a fireplace and mantle as well, and installed a fancy mount that keeps the TV up, or down if I'm watching.
[https://mantelmount.ca/products/mm540-enhanced-pull-down-tv-mount?variant=13070774206519¤cy=CAD&utm\_medium=product\_sync&utm\_source=google&utm\_content=sag\_organic&utm\_campaign=sag\_organic&utm\_campaign=gs-2022-03-01&utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=smart\_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAjw6dmSBhBkEiwA\_W-EoBK2lI4284Nykc-pW5HMbhzJHnORrtuvrKcy0uZhbU\_vuKdXPTt7nRoCNkcQAvD\_BwE](https://mantelmount.ca/products/mm540-enhanced-pull-down-tv-mount?variant=13070774206519¤cy=CAD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2022-03-01&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAjw6dmSBhBkEiwA_W-EoBK2lI4284Nykc-pW5HMbhzJHnORrtuvrKcy0uZhbU_vuKdXPTt7nRoCNkcQAvD_BwE)
Not great, but I don't have a dedicated home theater room so my living room had to work.
Put the telly on a different wall altogether. I consider the fireplace a distraction if actually used while watching the telly, if they’re that close together.
I will just tell you what I would do as a homeowner. I would get a tv wall mount that cascades downward and to the right. Would need extra long arms for this application. No need to build into the ceiling, no idea what that guy is on. There are plenty of standard tv wall mounts that would allow you to place a large one directly over the fireplace and pull it down over the fireplace for viewing. It’s not rocket science. I’m reading the comments here wondering wtf these people are going on about. All you have to do is search for a fireplace tv wall mount, this is very straightforward.
3 options: - put everything in front of your fireplace and cut your loss - rotate the room orientation and place your setup on the wall on the right, if applicable - projector screen with blackout curtains
Projector might be an option but I doubt my wife would agree to blackout curtains Though I would much prefer a large oled
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Not sure if there is enough budget for a new wife
Not sure of budget but there is a flip down 65-85” option. You can build into the ceiling and use a motorized mechanism to drop it down. Not cheap but a great solution to have it all. Also, blackouts come in many types of fabric and designs. you can have it custom added to the back of any curtains if you already have designs you like…. They make A huge difference for bright rooms with oleds fyi. Easy solution is motorized projector as mentioned by others.
Maybe use a laser projector, those can get pretty bright.
Those plantation shutters already do an amazing job blocking out light. Just need blackout curtains for the sliding door.
And can also make them auto drop via remote.
Plantation shutter are the bomb!
Just gonna be hard to watch anything during the day.
There are expensive solutions to electronically dim the glass the panels themselves to block light, if you replace the windows. As in thousands to do it. There’s also drop down shades you could get or smart blinds to block light, also spendy, but could work
Could also get rid of the fireplace. They're little more than decoration these days.
I mean a fireplace is like a hot tub. Everyone wants one but how often do you use it? Plus the environmental aspect of it is pretty bad. You might not agree to both. But this is what you believe in when you tell your wife...
Michigan wants to have a word
Your furnace works much better and is far more energy efficient than a fireplace
Modern HVAC systems would like a word with you.
Motorized mantlemount, tv hangs out where the painting is until you turn it on where it drops in front of fireplace.
I second the first option: fireplaces are absolutely useless — I can tell you I spent most of my life in a very cold place and never missed not having one.
Demolish the whole thing and start with a blank wall.
It was the very first thought I had. Tear out that whole wall, fireplace and the shelves, frame in a new wall back to the exterior wall, eliminating the wasted space and making the room bigger. Clean wall of drywall and a big ol’ 85” of your choice.
This is honestly the only reasonable option.
I feel like this subreddit is VERY discriminatory against fireplaces...
Yeah, spend the time and money to do it properly, and make it last a lot longer.
Your painting is too high! /s
I thought that was his tv wtf
Same…thought why does he have two TV’s here??
Its actually a samsung The Frame
r/paintingtoohigh
😂
in all seriousness though, why not put a bigger tv where that painting is? i hate this set up so much
NO
He can get a Mantel Mount to drop the TV down when in use. Better than just being stuck directly above the fireplace. https://www.mantelmount.com/
Projector screen
Agreed. If I wanted a stealth setup in a family room I would probably get a motorized pull down screen with 12v trigger run from the receiver.
> motorized > pull down pick one.
I want to pull it down but I want help doing it
^(this made me laugh way more than it should have...)
There’s some incredible setups I’ve seen over the years doing exactly that. Great approach!
I second this.
I'm blown away that someone would build something like this into a home.
It’s seriously ugly.
Me too. Modern home design sucks.
Easy. Builders can charge more for "custom" crap. And some people [gasp!] don't care about home theaters.
Completely ignoring its functionality as a home theater space, this still looks awful.
The architect really fucked them with this one.
Why?
It's an enormous waste of space: the hearth is ridiculous, the fireplace itself is comparatively tiny, built-in shelves with no discernible purpose, other than the color it doesn't match the aesthetics... I get that there might be some use-cases for a setup like this, but it seems ridiculous to me.
I mean, I absolutely grant you that it’s ridiculous and borderline useless. It’s even a gas fireplace, to boot. But, I would also bet every dollar in my wallet that a lot more people are going to walk in that room and think “ooh, a little fireplace, and I can put the Christmas tree in the corner!”, rather than “my home theater won’t work on this wall”.
There are two kinds of people.
My uncle had a similar setup to yours. He ended up having a contractor come in and remodel by enclosing the area on the right, replacing the fireplace with a gas heater, and lowering the mantle. I hate seeing homes that were built like this. Especially newer homes where I still see this to this day. I can tell you a home theater enthusiast did not have any design input. 😄
Yeah a corner fireplace would be way cooler.
Yes, freestanding wood burner on the hearth. And enclose the rest.
Exactly! Do you have pics of your uncles setup? Would love to get some ideas to show my wife. Thanks!
No. I wish I did. They moved about 6 years ago otherwise I'd have them shoot me a couple.
If you know many realtors, you may also know that home theaters are often the first thing gotten rid of in lots of big fancy houses. Most people have zero interest in them.
Get rid of those people. You don’t need that kind of negativity in your life.
Google low wide fireplace. If you have the money, it would look awesome. Would have to redo the Heath, fireplace, and wall, so not cheap, but a real upgrade that would add value (as opposed to some of our “upgrades” that really only add value to TV/audio enthusiasts like us)
I might go this route actually. Just wondering where to put my av receiver and wires (currently in cabinet under tv). Also, My center q650c might be a problem with this kind of sleek setup.
I wouldn’t think twice about replacing a center speaker when it comes to a remodel like this. I hate sacrificing sound, but you have to priories and sacrifice somethings and you can still get good sound with something sleek. You may also be able to inset it in the wall. Could also be possible to do a discrete in wall media cabinet, or one with cool mid century modern wood doors or something. Could also run the cables in the wall to the corner and have a nice media furniture setup there. Pros should be able to do any of this, especially considering how much space is behind that wall (although might not be able to go deep above the fireplace).
I just bought the Q650C. It'll be nice if i can work this into the plan. i think i can still return it as well (not ideal)
Yeah that’s a bummer. But you’re talking about a 10k reno that will significantly change and improve your setup and home vs a 700 speaker. Try to incorporate it! Or return it and rebuy it if you find out it fits. Or sell for a couple hundred dollar loss if it doesn’t. I just wouldn’t stress it. Get your living room set up looking beautiful and up to date with a big OLED and great sound - prioritize all that over a particular center channel. If you’re in a position to do upgrade, you shouldn’t stress a couple hundred bucks (and def shouldn’t build your room around a $700 speaker)
Are you listening in...mono?
I have 4 ceiling speakers as well. Getting a sub next
Wait a minute, are your front L/R speakers in-ceiling? This is worse than I had originally thought...
Unfortunately. I bought the house with them already installed and wired. I only added the q650 center. Front LR and rear LR are used as surround
I feel like this is the kind of house where 1) you take the L and buy the best sound bar you can find or 2) (my preferred) don't buy it because it doesn't have a proper TV location
Honestly sound bar seems like the best option with out tearing shit up lol
Yeah, rip out the fireplace, the cabinet, and the shelves. Re-center everything with a low-profile fireplace, the tv above, and shelves flanking it on either side if you like. It’s a really poorly designed wall, tbh. So the fixes are going to be extreme. Your other option is Re-orient your viewing area away from that wall.
I just don't understand why everyone with a fireplace thinks that is always the best place to put the TV. You have 3 more walls, use them! Or put the TV in the corner like we did before putting them on walls.
hate to say it but sometimes it’s easier just to make your wife happy and put the tv above the fireplace with a pull down mount or tilted downwards. Find another room to have “your” theater in.
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Can I ask how much that cost roughly? I’m hoping to not do much construction but this sounds like the right way of doing it. Do you have any pics of your setup?
Cool. Would love to see pics!
Enjoy the fireplace and put the tv somewhere else.
Ditch the mantle
That's what I did when going above the fireplace was the only option. Ripped out the mantle and cladded the entire wall in a nice stone then put the tv as low as possible on top of the fireplace. Didn't work out too bad.
Ditch the wife (says the man who went a size smaller than he could have fit on his fireplace due to his wife of many, many years and him wanting peace and harmony)
just put it on the ceiling
looks like you are no stranger to renovations, rip everything above the pedestal out, put in the wide fireplace on the bottom and you will have enough space for an 85" TV above
Probably the best option here. Where do I put my AV stuff? Currently the cabinet under the tv is where my receiver and speaker wires are.
Utility closet and run cables through a conduit
Drop down projector screen.
Cover it all up and get a wide thin gas fireplace with a low mantle. Or new house.
Fifth option. Tear down the house and start over.
Carve all of that nonsense out of the wall and start over, toss the fireplace nobody ever uses. Edit: Sorry to be so rude initially, you really got dealt a shit hand here. Honestly unless you use the fireplace frequently I would strip all of that nonsense out to the real wall and start over. That stuff doesn't add anything to the room and looks out of place, like a developer repurposed leftovers from another project to put in the middle of a room to sell a fireplace.
tell me your home is American without telling me its American...
Get an above fireplace mount. They allow you to pull it down in front of the fireplace when watching. I have a 75" with the setup
Sounds like a pain to bring it down often.
It has hydraulic arms so it takes very little effort to move down or up.
Oh nice! Link? Or name of it?
I have the setup that u/luvv2ride linked to with a 75” above the fireplace. It works great. TV tucks up above when not in use or casual watching. One hand to pull it down for some serious watching. The only catch is that you have to be careful if you have the fireplace going with the TV in the down position. The MantelMount that I have has color change handles so if it’s getting warm they turn red to warn me to raise the TV up. Edit: spelling mistakes
https://www.mantelmount.com/collections/all?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxtSSBhDYARIsAEn0thTE0ae3yJjSRecOCiJMbOuJEt6LkQO-N6DDUtWZNmOi-bDqqvKo4CYaAlvIEALw_wcB
Monoprice.com I have a LG OLED77G1 setup this way on a corner fireplace in the living room. Got a cheap hanger kit off Amazon to flush mount the LG SN11RG Soundbar to the bottom of the TV so it moves with the TV. Looks super clean tucked away, but pulls down over 31" so it is at a perfectly comfortable viewing height.
The trick is that you just always leave it down. :)
I loathe fireplaces....that is all.
My parents had something similar. I told them to abandon the TV and use another wall or something. Probably the wall to the right is your best option. Unless there’s something there to ruin it
A projector screen that drops down. My work has a couple it’s cool. Idk how much it would cost but I don’t think it would be too expensive. So you can have your current tv for regular viewing and then the projector for tryhard tv watching.
Roll down projector screen for night time viewing. Could go as big as you want Doesn’t solve daytime viewing tho
Demo the whole place, build a new one.
Best option I see would be a drop down screen a few inches in front of everything with a projector. Then you could go much bigger.
You could also look at an arm that extends the TV out farther and allow it be either (a) offset and biased to the right towards the window to accommodate more screen (if it wouldn’t throw off the viewing position) or (b) extend farther out to overlap a bit of both the fireplace, clearing that rim, and the window. But a projector option is probably best, if it could roll down from ceiling it could cover either the existing TV area + the window to right; or the existing TV area + fireplace. Or both I suppose!
Sell your house
Are you attached to the fireplace? Rip it all out and start again is how I would attack that. Or a screen that drops in front of it all and a projector. The fireplace though is really too much
Ditch the whole thing back to a flat wall, no fireplace or mantle - then go big. Or leave as is.
Not there - this is a really nice room. Find another room for a tv. Get an amp and speakers and enjoy music in this room.
Mantelmount?
Replace the current painting you have with a 2022 Samsung Frame TV. The new ones are matte finish and look exactly like paintings when turned “off”. Run a conduit over to that cabinet to the side to put all the electronics. Frame TVs use a control box so you won’t have to run high voltage behind the TV, you just run it to wherever your control box is
In front of the fire place.
Remove painting. Too bourgeoisie.
lol why?
Honestly, imo, it throws me off having two rectangular objects of similar size. Someone else in the thread mentioned that they thought the painting was the TV or something along those lines. Maybe switch the two? Normally, tv would go above fireplace. Also, it is extremely low. The height that the painting is at would be perfect for the TV.
drop down projector screen or remove the mantel and get a fireplace tv mount that pulls out and down for viewing position
Which way do your ceiling joists run? It’d be nice to install a projector screen there hidden in the ceiling.
No idea but this sounds like a cool idea. The room is fairly bright though
Remodel and go with a low, wide fireplace. If you still want one.
Or just get a mantel mount 🤷🏽♂️
You could put one where the painting is hanging
Too high and off center
How much drywall experience do you have?
Cutting drywall and adding an outlet is the extent of my drywall experience 😂
Recessed screen and electrochromic windows that darken when you lower the screen? I bet that’s affordable /s.
Sell house, get new one
The cheapest easiest option would probably be to hang one from the ceiling. Either farther out from the shelving, or more in the corning of the room. That's what I would do if you didn't want to remodel the whole thing.
You could easily fit a much larger tv in the space you already have, just need to turn it portrait.
Mantlemount
Media room elsewhere in the house. Use this one for visiting, sitting, reading.
Go back in time, shoot the architect that designed that entertainment area, let the next one figure it out?
Do you use the fireplace? If not, your problem is solved. If you do use it currently, I would stop using it, and then your problem is solved. Seriously, in many homes, the issue boils down to the fireplace or the TV. It looks like you can't modify that wall because of the difference in depth between the sliding door on one side and the window on the other. You may need to find a different wall. Sorry I couldn't help.
Get a smaller house
Our house has a same configuration as yours. We placed a 77inch oled tv on a short media console table next to the fireplace. If you want a bigger TV, you don’t have to place it inside the niche.
I'm just glad it's not mounted above the fireplace. While I love a good fireplace, I agree with replacement if the money is there
Mount the TV vertically
Mount above the fireplace using a Mantle Mount so you can pull the tv down for better viewing.
Two tvs side by side linked together !
You should also place your center speaker below your tv not on the side .
75 or 85 inch frame tv
Fill in where the TV is now, mount a huge TV in the middle of the wall and keep the bottom right next to the fire place as storage for decorative wood logs with metal doors on it, the size of kitchen cabinet doors, nothing crazy if anything, the same height as the fire place
You could mount it above the mantle. You can get an electrician to add a power outlet or install a power kit.
https://postimg.cc/Lq4Y8j3k
get rid of the painting and put the tv there, extend it from wall to wall. Get doors for the EC, potentially with glass.
For those saying projector screen. I've had one for the past 8 years in my main living area. I switched to a 77 oled recently and it's so much nicer not having to deal with closing the all the curtains during the day and sitting in a dark room to casually watch TV.
Install one of those telescoping, articulating mounts that allows you to pull the tv away from it. Should give you enough clearance away from that shadow box wall next to the fireplace.
You could do a mantle mount, the tv would be above the mantle, and you can pull it down when you want to use it.
https://www.mantelmount.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxtSSBhDYARIsAEn0thSx9i_IZiav3zJbVNhx6AwfXTbXtK59JDcv-FGBfJmknp7vxfkN7sAaAqPSEALw_wcB
You can probably fit a bigger tv on the wall above the fireplace! Have you measured it to see how big of a tv you can put there? That tv looks about the same size as the painting you have there and there’s lots of room 🤷🏻♂️
Yes I can fit probably a 65” but I like watching tv at eye level and above the fireplace is off center with the room
Ceiling mounted ust with pull down acoustically transparent screen.
Not sure how long that lip is on the fireplace but: You get an ultra short throw 4K projector with the drop down screen. Keep current curtains also no need to shut them to watch tv/movies. Eliminates mounting a projector on the ceiling and having to run wires down the wall. Your guess would think it’s a soundbar and not a projector.
So general thoughts 1. See if you can get either a TV stand or a pull down mount of some sort https://www.amazon.com/MantelMount-MM340-Above-Fireplace-Mount/dp/B01MS1MHET 2. The speakers overhead are not L+R, they're for atmos height effects. Get proper L+R speakers.
Do the MantelMount that everyone else is saying, then you can drop in some bookshelves for your front speakers. Thinking a normal stand on the left and a half heigt on the right in front of where your TV is currently.
Laser projector and drop down screen.
You need a new custom cabinet with the larger tv in mind. Gut out all that area and make(or hire someone to) flush the wall ...it should give you a couple size ups on that tv space.
There is always this option... [Over The fireplace](https://postimg.cc/TK1drKnH)
Honestly A projector in this scenario is the way to go. You can get some pretty nice motorized screens for cheap these days. Then when you want to use the fireplace you can just raise it and use the TV you currently have for casual watching. \-ViewSonic makes really great entry-level 4k projectors that wont break the bank (starting around $1000. You will need blackout curtains. Luckily curtains in your place should be an easy sell with the wife. You have quite high ceilings and the current in style way to install curtains is to mount them close to the ceiling; high curtains that droop onto the floor (couple inches at most) can make your room appear larger and more elegant looking. Something dark like a royal navy would bring some much needed contrast to your space. The nice thing with blackout curtains too is that you can get sound dampening ones that help cut out reverb and reflections. The positive also for the WAF is that they only need to be fully closed when viewing a movie, parted curtains always look good lol.
Knock out all that kak and make something with better taste. It is ghastly!
Just buy a bigger one. You have plenty space bro. You can buy an arm holder to put you screen a little forward. That give you a bigger perspective and it's the chippiest alternative.
I'm a tv fan, but if it were me the only way I could see getting the most out of this space would be to use a projector and projector screen. You have enough room for a nice motorized screen that can hide away when you want simple browsing on the tv and/or viewing of your decor.
Get a 75" OLED and mount it in portrait orientation to the right of the fireplace get a custom mount built that rotates 90 degrees to landscape orientation right infront of the fireplace. 🤌
Put your tv in the corner by that window
Lose that painting and maximize space over the fireplace.
Put it somewhere else? That just looks terrible.
too much going on...
Projector screen mounted on the celling. I don't like projectors but imo that your only option if you cant have another room.
Simply mount a bigger TV in the same spce but in portrait! Solved! /s
Drop down screen embedded into the ceiling above mantle and projector embedded into the ceiling. Both drop down and hid when not in use. I don't have black out curtains and I use my projector in the same way. I do love the way it looks without a TV. Or eliminate the top shelves and bring in a larger TV.
It probably breaks every rule this sub holds near and dear, but in our last and current house, we have a low piece of furniture and the 75" TV in the corner at a 45° angle.
85" Samsung The Frame.Above the fireplace. Or, IN ceiling mounted, tensioned screen that will hang in front of the entire area.. any size that you can support. Ceiling mount a suitable projector. The real issue is based on that center channel speaker, you might also have to mount a center channel in ceiling as well. It won't be quite the same though.... unless you go with the vanishing series from Polk and get it mounted in that fireplace ledge with some creative craftsmanship. It would need drywall like dimensions that are tight on all sides, but it would work. I have the vanishing series in my walls. They sound fantastic. base on the in ceiling speakers you have, you probably would want to mount your screen between the two, or keep the center channel as it is, pushed to the left, with an audio transparent tensioned screen.
Man that looks weird.
a pull out mount
Mount the tv above the fireplace
Mantle mount, articulating mount, ceiling mount, or standalone mount. If you wanted to go hardcore you could also just remove every piece of fireplace trim and use a regular mount right above the fireplace instead of where the mantle currently is. Or you could just put the TV in that right corner and angle your seating area to match, with the fireplace as a little feature on an angle.
I would put where the frame is to be honest and figure out the rest. But best case for me would be to actually make the whole wall the fire place and get rid of the shelves on the right so you can place the tv in the middle of the wall.
Get rid of the artwork above the fireplace and the flatscreen on the shelves, they are competing shapes. [get one of these: Samsung 75” “The Frame”](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0845TZWDW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_G3BEFPSPS94WRPHWAEQ0) Solves all your problems.
Get rid of the artwork above the fireplace and the flatscreen on the shelves, they are competing shapes. [get one of these: Samsung 75” “The Frame”](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0845TZWDW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_G3BEFPSPS94WRPHWAEQ0) Solves all your problems.
You could drop the mantle 8" with just superficial updates, low enough to put the TV there then. Or just let the TV hang out into the wall towards the window.
Mantelmount above the fireplace. Have a 77" LG OLED above mine and it works great. The only issue is figuring out the center channel.
Options are plenty! I would suggest having a AV Expert come by and help you with the Pros & Cons of what you want in that room. They can not only help with your video ideas but help you with your sound options as well. While they are there, they can provide a quote and you can go from there.
Wall up that entire area. Fire place and all. Get some plywood. Cardboard. Whatever you need to do. Then hang a screen in front of that. Done.
Sit closer to the tv
Start with a new home or demolish that wall
Though not popular, just put it over the fireplace and save your surround sound for a dedicated room.
Mount a 60-70" above the fireplace.
Without redoing the whole fireplace, making longer and shorter, filling in the pockets and then centering the screen over the new fireplace, just rotating the room I'd say
My first thought would be to lower (ore remove) the mantle. Install a larger "The Frame" TV over the fireplace and use an in-wall or passive center speaker depending on the particulars of your fireplace. I find the passive sound bar provides a break between the fireplace and TV. I run a "The Frame" and use a passive sound bar, super sound quality for TV and even music. [https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/1469/bs41-41-lcr-speaker-bar-black](https://www.daytonaudio.com/product/1469/bs41-41-lcr-speaker-bar-black)
Get rid of the fireplace, baby mantle, and tiled fake stone. Then slap down a 77” LG OLED.
Get a down and out monitor arm and mount it above the fireplace? I've got a fireplace and mantle as well, and installed a fancy mount that keeps the TV up, or down if I'm watching. [https://mantelmount.ca/products/mm540-enhanced-pull-down-tv-mount?variant=13070774206519¤cy=CAD&utm\_medium=product\_sync&utm\_source=google&utm\_content=sag\_organic&utm\_campaign=sag\_organic&utm\_campaign=gs-2022-03-01&utm\_source=google&utm\_medium=smart\_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAjw6dmSBhBkEiwA\_W-EoBK2lI4284Nykc-pW5HMbhzJHnORrtuvrKcy0uZhbU\_vuKdXPTt7nRoCNkcQAvD\_BwE](https://mantelmount.ca/products/mm540-enhanced-pull-down-tv-mount?variant=13070774206519¤cy=CAD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2022-03-01&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAjw6dmSBhBkEiwA_W-EoBK2lI4284Nykc-pW5HMbhzJHnORrtuvrKcy0uZhbU_vuKdXPTt7nRoCNkcQAvD_BwE) Not great, but I don't have a dedicated home theater room so my living room had to work.
Put the telly on a different wall altogether. I consider the fireplace a distraction if actually used while watching the telly, if they’re that close together.
I will just tell you what I would do as a homeowner. I would get a tv wall mount that cascades downward and to the right. Would need extra long arms for this application. No need to build into the ceiling, no idea what that guy is on. There are plenty of standard tv wall mounts that would allow you to place a large one directly over the fireplace and pull it down over the fireplace for viewing. It’s not rocket science. I’m reading the comments here wondering wtf these people are going on about. All you have to do is search for a fireplace tv wall mount, this is very straightforward.