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Press Pause: Styling the Television
50 Clever Screen Selections for Shooting TV Rooms
Houzz Contributor. Hi There! I currently live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I'll describe as "collected."
I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.
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A few weeks ago, I wrote an ideabook about styling interior photographs and I mentioned that what's on the television screen can make a difference. Let's face it, a plain old set that's turned off is not usually the most attractive piece in a room, so why not use it to your advantage? Here's what some of the Houzz designers and photographers have chosen to screen lately.
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| The brilliant fish in this picture add color to the room and make us do a double-take, perhaps thinking for a moment that this is a fish tank. |
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| O...M....G....needs no words. Though I am enough of a nerd to know this is the last time we'll see Darth Vader without his crazy black getup and that heavy breathing issue. |
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by Gramophone
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| This set adds the glory of the gladiator to the room. |
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by Urban Landscape
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| This is really weird, and I kind of dig it. |
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| Here is one way to gain a water view! |
| Financial graphs let us know that this is one serious office. |
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| A cartoon instantly adds a kid-friendly vibe to this fancy media room. |
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| This is not the last time we'll see Johnny Depp. |
| I've been trying to figure out if this is Springsteen. |
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by Gramophone
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| This guy just kind of goes with the room, and his big head provides a focal point in this shot. |
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by Chris Snook
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| What movie would you put in for this room? I'm thinking some Teletubbies or maybe Xanadu would be fun with the purple accent wall. |
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by AMI Designs
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| The force is with this room. |
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Yowza.
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by Pampa Tiles USA
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| This one just makes me think of my second-favorite Chris Rock quote "That tiger didn't go crazy, that tiger went tiger!" |
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| Cheesehead appeal. Great for real estate brochures in Green Bay. |
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| The photographers cleverly picked up on the colors of the pool, adding to the connectivity between indoors and out. |
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| A close up like this one lets us know just how big that TV is: her head looks bigger than the theater seats. |
by Gramophone
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The structure in the scene adds to the architecture in the room. I think this is Evan Almighty.
| A black and white film matches the photography in the room. |
| You can't go wrong with Marilyn. |
| I told you Johnny would be back. I like the burst of technicolor this choice adds to the neutral colored room. |
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by Dave Kupec
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| This shot is begging for a Star Trek scene. |
| Her coloring actually matches this room. |
by elitehts.com
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This is one room where I won't advocate for a film to be playing. The bat cave needs some bat symbol concealment.
| Nothing pretties up a room like Catherine Zeta Jones. |
| This says "my wife may not let me eat wings in these chairs, but I can still watch the game in here." |
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Flanking Tony Montana with palm trees is fitting.
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by lascala.ca
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| I've heard this movie is really long, so I would certainly want to be sitting in a super luxe comfy chair like the ones pictured here while viewing it. |
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by Callaway Wyeth
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| Is the polo game adding bit of Ralph Lauren inspiration to the room? Perhaps this will inspire the furniture choices. |
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| There is some serious psychology going on here. |
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| I am really confused – is this a reflection? And if so, why isn't the "7" backwards? Please advise. |
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| A soft field of flowers adds a comforting feeling. |
| Global style. |
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| If I squint really hard I think I see a surfer. The point of this screen choice is to create a focal point in the middle of the photograph. |
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by Stonewood, LLC
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| This is a fun series of three that shows the difference between a set that's on and a set that's off. Here the set looks like a black hole. |
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by Stonewood, LLC
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| This is an improvement, but the scene is a bit cluttered. |
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This one is the best choice.
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by Gramophone
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| This adds a friendly feeling to the image. |
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by Gramophone
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| A perfect match to the room. |
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| Very calming and marshy, this choice resembles a landscape painting. |
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by Gast Architects
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| Another psych-out, this choice can fool you into thinking it's art. In fact, a Houzz member told me she bought a DVD of paintings to use for interior photography styling. I never would have thought of that. |
| I love the way they played the fire off the fire in the fireplace. Brilliant. |
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by Stonewood, LLC
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| What goes with classic caramel leather? Classic black and white. |
| A pastoral choice for a relaxed and airy room. |
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| This manly looking movie goes well with the masculine, rustic chic style of this room. |
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| The only thing that might go better with this furniture is Fantasia. |
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| I'm actually not sure if this is a television or a photograph over the fireplace. |
by Bjorg Magnea
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The colors on the screen play off the color on the fireplace, especially the solid gray on the left side.
| This is every sports fan's dream. |
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| Seriously, and I thought I was addicted to television? |
Ideabook published on April 28, 2011.
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What's your FAVORITE Chris Rock quote?
>>This one just makes me think of my second-favorite Chris Rock quote "That tiger didn't go crazy, that tiger went tiger!"
This is a great post as always Becky! I'd like to expand this topic further by saying that styling for a photo is just the tip of the iceberg for incorporating your tv into your decor. Personally, I think the tv is a great opportunity for continually evolving art as opposed to a single static painting. One artist who has created art for your television is Brian Eno. Check out his dvd, "77 Million Paintings". The colors and patterns continually and slowly evolve and shift.
Then there is also a website at www.ambiancevisuals.com where they have lots of dvd's with long playing beautiful visuals of all types of themes. Another great idea for a blog -- dontcha think?
With so many developers building homes with the decor-killing niche above the fireplace for the tv -- am I the only one who just despises this location for a tv? -- it helps to see the tv as a place for art. Ideally, I'd LOVE to have a visual that could just sort of endlessly evolve -- a little like those ethereal screen savers for computers. It's probably already been done. I just haven't found it yet.
The brightly checkered bed/viewing area made me laugh... the ultimate sports nap could happen there!!! and the bat cave OMG!!!
GREAT IDEA BOOK! I certainly need to review whats on my screen... but don't they have to rotate pictures so they don't burn an image on the screen or is that an old wives tale??