Recessed Hidden Tv Above Fireplace

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Recessed hidden tv above fireplace.

How to mount a tv above a fireplace and hide wires for wall mounted tv. If your tv is recessed into the wall a bit decorative doors might be a good option although you ll need to ensure that you have enough clearance on either side of your tv such that the doors can open easily. Blend the sliding doors by painting it as the same color with the mantel and walls this also lets the fireplace stand out on its own. Click here for free digital estimate no truth in myths.

Therefore i have a tv. Decorative way to hide a tv over a mantel. Full tutorial including wall mount electrical box and hiding wires thank you to lg. Hanging a flat screen above a mantel or on a brick fireplace s face results in a dual purpose entertainment center that becomes a room s visual centerpiece.

It s just placed behind some sentimental art. The tv hearth partnership frees up valuable floor space allows you to focus furniture arrangements on a single wall and generates pleasing views for channel surfers and fire watchers alike. If the fireplace is the focal point of your room. To create such a niche cut into the drywall then re frame it with 2x4 boards to create a 6x8 inch recessed area.

If it s not recessed you can still add doors but you ll first need to frame them so that the frame can go around the tv. The tv has a bad rap as a decor offender especially when you mount the flat screen version over a fireplace mantel. Mounting a tv over a gas fireplace is safe. Install sliding doors to hide in your television when not in used and to keep the warm ambiance of the living room.

There s more about all of that and why we chose what we did here. Sliding door idea to hide a tv over the fireplace. The heat or soot from the fireplace combustion will detrimentally affect the bottom edge or insides of the tv mounted above the mantel on a stone or brick fireplace. Only mount a tv above a fireplace if temperatures in that spot do not surpass 100 degrees fahrenheit.

This method works especially well above fireplaces because it shields the tv from the heat of an active fire. Whether you ve seen it at a friend s house or spotted it in a photo mounting your tv above the fireplace has somehow become a recent trend. We basically just recessed the tv when we rebuilt the mantel and then made sure our art was big enough to sufficiently cover it. The angle of an lcd tv against the fireplace will strain your neck.