Ways To Hide A Tv Above A Fireplace

Decorative way to hide a tv over a mantel.

Ways to hide a tv above a fireplace.

Tv over fireplace seems to be a very common set up for homes now. But often that s the ideal place. And when the tv is on it is behind the glass so perhaps doesn t have quite as clear of a picture. A tv is an obvious eyesore in any room but that doesn t mean you have to choose between style and movie marathons.

But back to the tv part because the only place one was over the fireplace. We all have things about houses we don t like. The tv has a bad rap as a decor offender especially when you mount the flat screen version over a fireplace mantel. Cue the sketch drama music.

The area above the fireplace is often warmer than other wall surfaces in your home. This rise in tvs over the fireplace trend has been mine for a while. It s not advisable to mount a tv above a fireplace because excess heat and electronics don t mix. Some of our favorite designers let us in on clever ways to hide your tv.

My tv will just be hung on a flat wall so i ll have to start by building a boxed frame around the tv and then mount the frames on that. Of course that tv is set back into the fireplace overmantel so that when the cover is closed the pictures look like they re hung directly on the overmantel. Tvs can also be concealed behind two way mirror and only show through the mirror when the tv is on.