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Coley
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TV over fireplace?
We have a fireplace in our LR - honestly, I don't think we will EVER use it. DH isn't home enough and I know myself, I wouldn't start it without him. My questions are
A) Do you have your TV over your fireplace (if you have a fireplace)?
B) Do you use your fireplace with it up there?
C) Can you share a picture of it with me?
TIA 
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Posted 8/27/09 6:02 PM  |
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mandasue
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Re: TV over fireplace?
i have a fireplace in my living room, we made that a formal living room and are making the basement our media/family room
i personally hate a tv over a fireplace, i think it takes away from the feature, which is the fireplace......JMO
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| Posted 8/27/09 6:32 PM |
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Coley
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Posted by mandasue
i have a fireplace in my living room, we made that a formal living room and are making the basement our media/family room
i personally hate a tv over a fireplace, i think it takes away from the feature, which is the fireplace......JMO
We only have one living room now- our formal living room upstairs we are changing into a diningroom (since we could use a larger diningroom than 2 LRs)...
I am at a loss of where to put the TV unless we get a short accent type stand for it to sit on...
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| Posted 8/27/09 6:35 PM |
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mandasue
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Amanda
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Posted by Coley
Posted by mandasue
i have a fireplace in my living room, we made that a formal living room and are making the basement our media/family room
i personally hate a tv over a fireplace, i think it takes away from the feature, which is the fireplace......JMO
We only have one living room now- our formal living room upstairs we are changing into a diningroom (since we could use a larger diningroom than 2 LRs)...
I am at a loss of where to put the TV unless we get a short accent type stand for it to sit on...
what shape is the room and what kind of mantel do you have?
do you have any pictures?
a lot people do it, i just personally am not a fan......and i worry about the heat from the fireplace and the tv.....
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| Posted 8/27/09 6:37 PM |
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Coley
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Posted by mandasue
Posted by Coley
Posted by mandasue
i have a fireplace in my living room, we made that a formal living room and are making the basement our media/family room
i personally hate a tv over a fireplace, i think it takes away from the feature, which is the fireplace......JMO
We only have one living room now- our formal living room upstairs we are changing into a diningroom (since we could use a larger diningroom than 2 LRs)...
I am at a loss of where to put the TV unless we get a short accent type stand for it to sit on...
what shape is the room and what kind of mantel do you have?
do you have any pictures?
a lot people do it, i just personally am not a fan......and i worry about the heat from the fireplace and the tv.....
Here is the room - it has the previous owner's furniture and decor inside. TIA
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| Posted 8/27/09 6:41 PM |
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jerseychick
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Re: TV over fireplace?
A. Yes
B. Sometimes, not frequently though
C. Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 8/27/09 6:53 PM |
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Acerone
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Posted by Coley
We have a fireplace in our LR - honestly, I don't think we will EVER use it. DH isn't home enough and I know myself, I wouldn't start it without him. My questions are
A) Do you have your TV over your fireplace (if you have a fireplace)?
B) Do you use your fireplace with it up there?
C) Can you share a picture of it with me?
TIA
You can see a few on Google image... Although I'm not a fan of this look...
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| Posted 8/27/09 7:05 PM |
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Coley
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Posted by jerseychick
A. Yes
B. Sometimes, not frequently though
C.
Thanks 
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| Posted 8/27/09 7:09 PM |
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Coley
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Posted by Acerone
Posted by Coley
We have a fireplace in our LR - honestly, I don't think we will EVER use it. DH isn't home enough and I know myself, I wouldn't start it without him. My questions are
A) Do you have your TV over your fireplace (if you have a fireplace)?
B) Do you use your fireplace with it up there?
C) Can you share a picture of it with me?
TIA
You can see a few on Google image... Although I'm not a fan of this look...
Thanks - I am thinking if it just doesn't flow in the room - I may get one of these for next to the fireplace..
Something along these lines - not this exactly, but just to give you an idea...
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| Posted 8/27/09 7:11 PM |
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Acerone
I hate ants and ugly people.
Member since 3/07 6437 total posts
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Posted by Coley
Posted by Acerone
Posted by Coley
We have a fireplace in our LR - honestly, I don't think we will EVER use it. DH isn't home enough and I know myself, I wouldn't start it without him. My questions are
A) Do you have your TV over your fireplace (if you have a fireplace)?
B) Do you use your fireplace with it up there?
C) Can you share a picture of it with me?
TIA
You can see a few on Google image... Although I'm not a fan of this look...
Thanks - I am thinking if it just doesn't flow in the room - I may get one of these for next to the fireplace..
Something along these lines - not this exactly, but just to give you an idea...
IMAGE
I like this stand....
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| Posted 8/27/09 7:25 PM |
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mandasue
LIF Adolescent
Member since 3/09 772 total posts
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Amanda
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Something along these lines - not this exactly, but just to give you an idea...
I like this stand....
i like it too, and i like that better than over the tv
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| Posted 8/27/09 7:28 PM |
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Palebride
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Re: TV over fireplace?
We have our tv over the fireplace. It was my husband's idea, and I was totally against it and fought him for months. Then I realized that we don't have a formal living room and we spend most of our time in there, so we put it up.
It's actually pretty great. Anyone in the room can see it, and it doesn't take up any floor space.
We use the fireplace all the time in the winter and have never had a problem.
I have to see if I can find a picture....
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| Posted 8/27/09 8:36 PM |
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Salason
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Re: TV over fireplace?
Our new LR is not that dissimilar to yours (including the brick on the FP) and we're putting it on a TV stand kitty corned on the corner of the wall to the left of the FP. I'm not sure I'm a fan of the TV over the FP.
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| Posted 8/28/09 10:12 AM |
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Janice
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Re: TV over fireplace?
I wasn't a fan of tv over fireplace, I wanted ours on a sideboard or buffet.
I am not a fanentertainment centers at all either.
But in our house the living room is built to have TV over fireplace, or we would have an empty hole over fireplace.
its growing on me, its a very clean look.
since the spot is bigger then the TV, we are putting a shelf in, just have to buy more paint
 then we will put dvr and dvd under that, it will lift TV to a central position.
the wall to left...we are in a slight argument. he wants a bench, I want a sideboard.
  
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