His reasoning:
1) The TV will be in the middle of the built-in wall so viewing will be optimal for everyone.
2) The TV will be higher so everyone in the room can see it better.
Now, I think the rooms above are lovely. And certainly no offense to anyone that has a TV mounted above the fireplace. For some people I think it works wonderfully. My reasoning for not wanting to do so:
1) Our living room's actual seating area will be roughly the same size it is now (around 17x18). I do not like to crane my neck and look up to see the TV. Our current TV is at eye-level and is the perfect height for viewing.
2) His point 2 is invalid because our great room area will also be roughly the same viewing distance and everyone can see our TV at its current height just fine...even from the sink on the back wall in the kitchen.
3) When you mount a TV over the fireplace, the heat shortens its life and voids the warranty.
4) Our current TV is a 55" LCD and can't be mounted. We will have to buy a new mountable TV just for this purpose. No big deal as we'll have to buy him a new TV for his "man" room anyway. But still...
5) I would like the area above the fireplace to be a place to decorate and to be a focal point. Not a TV.
So the real point of controversy (to me) is whether, the TV being slightly off centered (his #2 point) is a big deal for people. Something to think about.
I haven't been able to find as many photos of built-ins with the TV NOT over the fireplace. But here are some halfway decent examples:
Frank Shirley Architects
Mahoney Architects and Interiors
Sullivan Conard Architects
M. Eric Honeycutt
8 comments:
Ok so I totally get your point about not wanting the TV over the fireplace... we had a similar argument with my hubby .. but in the end I had to let him win the battle (just this once)
First of all I had to make sure there would still be enough room between the top of the mantle and bottom of the tv to still be able to decorate with whatever my heard desired (approx 15 in)
Secondly, I am planning to make a custom frame around the tv so that when it's off it looks almost like a picture frame hanging above the fireplace ... I know that they also sell special screens that you can put over your tv to make it look like a mirror when it's not in use (idk really how expensive it is but maybe worth looking into)
And finally third as long as he found a way to hide all the cables inside the walls it was fine with me. Personally I hate having things off center so having the tv on the side of the fireplace was never an option I wanted to consider .. however you may want think about putting it on the other wall to the right or left (I don't know if you will have walls there or if that is an option for you) Sorry for the long comment but had to put my 2 cents in ;)
BTW I'm a new follower ... and sort of in a similar situation as you are .. we aren't building a house from the ground up like you guys are.. but we did buy our dream house 2 months ago and completely gutted the place .. so now we are kind of starting from scratch and completely remodeling room by room... hopefully we'll be able to share some ideas!
Thanks aLena! I obviously don't have many followers to this point. So I appreciate it. I haven't been a very active blogger prior to this. I'm picking up the pace though and getting more active. I seem to be picking up a few people here and there! So thank you! I appreciate you coming to visit and sticking around!
Thank you for the ideas. You gave me something to think about, that's for sure. Although I know the basic shape and configuration of the great room, we don't have the official plans yet. I've seen the initial sketch. But it's being revised. The wall on one side will be windows to the backyard. I'm not sure if we will have a wall on the other side or not. I'll keep you posted!
Oh boy. I can sort of see where your man is coming from. I wouldn't want to pay thousands dollars on something and then not showing it off :)
Good luck with your decision :)
B is building a house
I appreciate for those man who have furnished this luxurious house. I like the last one which consist white cabinets and flooring color.
I'm glad that I've found this decordreams.blogspot.com web site. I don't have much to add to the conversation, but I'm right there with you. Your post said exactly what I have been thinking. Good to see you posting again.
Thanks for coming by my blog! I think we may end up doing it over the fireplace after all. We don't plan on having a high mantle and will have it tilt down. I can't believe I'm actually pondering this. Wow. But I've seen a couple of examples where I actually like the look and the symmetry it gives with the bookcases on either side. I'll do a separate post about it on another day. :)
its just a fabulous furniture ,tv over fireplace is also a concept where you can enjoy your meal as well as watching tv.
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