7 Stylish Ways to Bring a TV Into a Family Room
Custom built-ins, clever furniture arrangements and attractive wall treatments balance good design with screen time
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Family rooms and televisions seem to go hand-in-hand in most homes, but that doesn’t mean your screen has to dominate the look of your family room. Take inspiration from these seven popular new family rooms, featuring some clever design ideas for stylishly integrating a TV.
Family rooms and televisions seem to go hand-in-hand in most homes, but that doesn’t mean your screen has to dominate the look of your family room. Take inspiration from these seven popular new family rooms, featuring some clever design ideas for stylishly integrating a TV.
2. Built-in Home Bar
Another great way to integrate a TV into a family room is by adding custom built-ins. This San Francisco family room designed by TRG Architecture + Interior Design features a built-in around the TV that includes a mix of drawers and open shelves. To the left, a built-in bar with blue cabinets provides a fun spot to pour a beverage while watching a movie.
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Another great way to integrate a TV into a family room is by adding custom built-ins. This San Francisco family room designed by TRG Architecture + Interior Design features a built-in around the TV that includes a mix of drawers and open shelves. To the left, a built-in bar with blue cabinets provides a fun spot to pour a beverage while watching a movie.
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3. Framed Above Fireplace
Mounting a flat-screen TV above a fireplace is a design debate we’ve discussed on Houzz before, and for those of you in favor of it, take some inspiration from this Boston family room designed by the team at Patrick Ahearn Architect. A custom frame helps integrate the TV and hide wires that run into the wall.
Mounting a flat-screen TV above a fireplace is a design debate we’ve discussed on Houzz before, and for those of you in favor of it, take some inspiration from this Boston family room designed by the team at Patrick Ahearn Architect. A custom frame helps integrate the TV and hide wires that run into the wall.
4. Arrangement With a View
One way to soften the presence of a TV mounted above a fireplace is to change up the room’s focal point. The design team at Five Star Interiors took advantage of this family room’s stunning views of the Austin, Texas, landscape by creating a furniture arrangement that emphasizes the view rather than the fireplace.
One way to soften the presence of a TV mounted above a fireplace is to change up the room’s focal point. The design team at Five Star Interiors took advantage of this family room’s stunning views of the Austin, Texas, landscape by creating a furniture arrangement that emphasizes the view rather than the fireplace.
5. Side Show
As this Ohio family room shows, there’s no reason a TV has to be mounted above the fireplace. The team at Legacy Builders Group instead mounted the TV to the side of the fireplace and added a built-in cabinet underneath to conceal TV equipment.
As this Ohio family room shows, there’s no reason a TV has to be mounted above the fireplace. The team at Legacy Builders Group instead mounted the TV to the side of the fireplace and added a built-in cabinet underneath to conceal TV equipment.
6. Low and Lounge-y
The flat-screen in this midcentury-inspired family room by Novak + Huizenga Studio is also offset. Keeping the TV lower on the wall is ideal when paired with a low-slung sofa because it keeps viewers from having to crane their neck up.
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The flat-screen in this midcentury-inspired family room by Novak + Huizenga Studio is also offset. Keeping the TV lower on the wall is ideal when paired with a low-slung sofa because it keeps viewers from having to crane their neck up.
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7. Sculptural TV Stand
Just because you have a flat-screen doesn’t mean you have to mount it on the wall. There’s a bevy of sculptural TV stands on the market that might look better in your home. Designer Orna Gurevich added a stainless steel easel-inspired TV stand to this contemporary family room in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tell us: Which TV setup is your favorite? Share your thoughts in the Comments.
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Just because you have a flat-screen doesn’t mean you have to mount it on the wall. There’s a bevy of sculptural TV stands on the market that might look better in your home. Designer Orna Gurevich added a stainless steel easel-inspired TV stand to this contemporary family room in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Tell us: Which TV setup is your favorite? Share your thoughts in the Comments.
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A large flat-screen TV takes up a fair amount of wall space, so finding ways to add interest to that wall other than changing up paint color can be tricky. The team at Leslie Cotter Interiors covered the wall behind the flat-screen in this Lexington, Kentucky, family room in shiplap, which adds texture and a classic touch.
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