Less symmetrical, tall plants in front of the receptacles, something on the tv console to hide the wires, etc. Love your art pieces, just rearrange them until you find what you like.

Add more floating shelves in various sizes and levels add a long one above the tv. Place some whimsical objects or pictures on them. Will look great

I say that ljhoch got it :)
and that you could be doing the same , you TV look sort of lost there .

Instead of that speaker perhaps you could get a sound bar and rest it on the cabinet this would keep things balanced .

What about a faux fireplace, with bookcases on both sides. Depending on paint you could make it modern or traditional.

i'd love to see more of this space!! i'd consider: painting a subtle, wide, tone on tone, horizonal stripe across this wall; flanking the tv stand with either a pair of bookshelves in a painted finish to match the tv piece...or just one bookshelf to the left of the tv, and rehang all of the art and floating shelves to the right side....symmetry is very traditional, go for an asymmetrical look on this wall for a more modern inspired look; consider adding a chair to face toward the sofa; and look for an appropriately sized angular basket with a cover to place under the tv to conceal the wiring. keep us posted!!

I am really interested in these replies I have almost the exact same wall in my house with an odd triangle window which is making a fun challenge.

I love ljhoch's idea! Great composition!

From a home theater perspective, the cabinet is too big and the TV is way too high for proper viewing unless everyone is standing in that room. Also, you shouldn't put anything on top of the sub-woofer. I would build out some lower shelves instead of the cabinet. Also you could use a bigger TV.

How about something like this that is not built in and comes in 6 pieces?

Move your TV ..placing it on an attractive corner cabinet. , place a sofa table along the wall..with attractive picture above it

Consider adding classic library-style panelling to a height above the top of the TV, which will help consolidate whatever you place within that frame into a tighter composition. Add a large tree or tall branches in a tall container on the left side to help balance and frame the TV, and a bench (which would extend the line of the console) or an attractive chair on the right, with some of your art above it.

I actually have the same problem. My room is dominated by this big black box!!!! HELP!

I agree with groveraxle's great suggestions...also I suggest electric plugs be relocated behind the TV, because the wires are unsightly. This is a cheap handyman change. Perhaps ditch the nick knacks from the console and put the speaker in that space.

Betsyk, go to the main discussions page and start your own dilemma with that photo you posted here. You'll get lots of help. ;-)

I suggest to include a book shelf of the same dimensions as the wall to put the TV and include some books , bottles a plant or a TV installed to the wall and a table made of wood as in this image

There are a lot of nice suggestions here. Faced with this problem ourselves in a remodel, we decided to build it into the wall. We opened a space between the studs high enough for the TV and a shelf below and above for remotes and DVDs. We also left enough room on inside the opening on either side of the TV for a Suspa gas spring (www.suspa.com); these springs will open and close with a light tug and the company will make a custom one for your application at a very reasonable cost (ours were around $60 a pair). My husband (reading over my shoulder) says not to forget the motorized TV mount that allows us to position the TV itself as we wish. We mounted a door/cover using a continuous hinge at the top and painted it to match the wall. On the door we will have a piece of art. .... All in all, we are very happy with our solution, as we did not wish our TV to be a prominent feature in the house. Additionally, it is next to a fireplace and there was no way to balance the two nicely. ..... I did not post a picture because, though the cabinet is built and the springs mounted, the TV is not yet mounted and there is no art in place. If you are really interested, though, I can send pics of the cabinet itself. Email me at baker_eliz@yahoo.com if you want them; I don't know if I'll be back to this discussion or not and I don't know how to follow the disucssion and receive an alert when new messages are posted. Specs on the gas springs and motorized mount can also be provided.

LESS IS MORE! Go for a minimalist look. Hire someone to run the wires behind the wall from the TV to the components. As someone else recommended, go for an asymmetrical look. Your current piece of furniture is too small for the wall. Elongate the look by adding a shelf or two on both sides of the unit, but at different heights. They'll also serve to hide the wall outlets. Above the current console, add asymmetrical shelving as shown in the photos below, but don't feel you have to fill up the shelves. Leave some empty space. For atmosphere, add under shelf LED lighting strips

Change the color of the back walk. that will bring everything else in place.

Maybe try going with the ceiling angle--large plant on left side,then tv & console maybe lower the tv a tad,put the sub-woofer in the cabinet replacing the wood panel with screening. Cover wires with a wire cap. Also put whatever is on the sub-woofer into the console shelving to clean up the look even if some of the art pieces must be moved. Place the 2 floating shelves to the right of the tv one mid way (height) of the tv screen and the other about a foot--9 inches?? above the tv screen and to the right of the 1st with a little overlap-have to do it by eye--you may even have to buy a third shelf to put below the first and more to the right but you don't want to line it up with the 2nd shelf again you have to eyeball it --try black paper the size of the shelves and tape it up to get the idea before you put holes in the wall, then place items on shelves and assorted pictures/mirrors around shelves over tv down to plant letting the tops of the pictures/mirrors zig zag following the ceiling angle down to the plant ( the plant can be higher than tv the dark-black pot will anchor it) so the pictures maybe lower than the plant which actually put a nice break in the slope which keeps the look from being to predicable. Again use paper in the size of your art work to work out arrangement before you put holes in the wall and if you hate the look it just cost paper ,tape and time! but at least its fun to do and easier to rearrange. The idea is to get a whole wall collage that doesn't feature the tv but still let you easily use it. Good luck and enjoy the journey.
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my friend mounted his tv above the fireplace and placed the sound bar on the mantle, which you could do a similar thing with a properly sized floating shelf to match the width of the TV. he bought some cable channels that hide the extra large cables and then painted them to match the wall; it really turned out nice and is a good compromise if you can't afford to cut into the drywall professionally. If I could only get him to do it at my house now ....lol

@Robin....LUVVVV your design of the blue-gray wall pictured above. Clean with interesting dimensional features. Elegant and peaceful. Wish it was my TV wall!
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I think Groveraxle always has good design advice. The photoshopped picture is awesome!

You need to get rid of the symmetry and take advantage of the angled ceiling. On the left, notice the distance between your shelf and the ceiling. Now compare to the right side... It feels cramped on the left and bare on the right making your symmetrical decor seem lopsided. Mimic the ceiling with your wall decor, for example, smaller pictures to the left and larger to the right, or one shelf on one side of your TV and two shelves on the right side of your TV. I would also use a lower and longer cabinet than the one you have for a better balance of wall space. Good luck!

I think the wall needs more drama. Try painting (free style) some tree branches or trees that are a shade or two darker than what is on the walls. That will take the eye upward yet still blend well with what you have.

Your wall is boring because you tried to make a feature wall with your floating shelves ,portraits & worst of all the big black cupboard stand at the bottom. Its too cluttered.
If you want a feature wall then remove tv & put it somewhere else. If one had to watch tv then there are so many distractions there that your eyes are drawn to too many things.
Lets start with a tv wall . Keep it simple .Use this example if you go into a cinema do they have a whole lot of portraits & decor next to the screen....nope.So do the same
Start with a tv/plasma stand thats 1,8 -2metres in length & place it at bottom or maximum 20cm from the bottom if u want it floating.The width of tv/plasma stand should be not more that 40cm & depth 40cm as well. Then take your small speakers & flank them next to your tv ie. on both sides of your tv. Your subwoofer should be on the floor to give maximum base sound or have it built/custom made into your stand. If you still want to keep pics on walls move all of them to far left & arrange them in ascending order because your wall at the top is descending but as far away from your tv as possible,maybe move your tv more to right. This will give you a contemporary look. By separating the two you can have more appreciation for your portraits & decor plus it then relaxes the eyes.The black cupboard move it out completely , It will look great elsewhere but right now it is taking up too much place(height is wrong)
Whatever you do take away the clutter. Check out the contemporary look for tv walls in Houzz. Hope this helps.

Stair-step the pictures and shelves along with the TV aligning with the angle of the ceiling. I would start with the premise that the TV is staying where it's at and working the rest into the scene. Try laying everything out on the floor, perhaps using a pillow or something in place of the TV so you can get an ideal of what looks good.

In essence what you are doing is hanging artwork on your wall and your TV and shelves are part of the art.

I saw someone decorate around their TV by placing a shelf above their TV and it looked great. Though I'm not sure exactly how to work that in for your stuff.

I decorated around my TV with framed family photos and did them in a stair step fashion to match the ceiling. I do not mean that the bottom of the pictures should be in stair step. They can even be a fairly straight line but not perfect so you don't have to worry about hanging them perfectly.

I ended up loving mine and wish I had a way to take a picture and post it but I don't at the moment. I hope my description makes a little sense.

Reclaimed barn wood works well

I think the very best thing you could do is throw out the TV. Put a beautiful piece of artwork in its place, get the family together for an evening of actually talking to each other! What a concept!

Color the cupboard white,and putt the tv on it.
Lose the pictures and put the shelves obove the tv.You nead to
color them white.
And putt some vases or plants next to the cupboard

I would first hide your TV cords in the wall. You can find something for that at the hardware store. Also I would make you TV become art by adding a nice picture frame around it.

So that the shelves and pictures hung don't look like they are just floating there, maybe add two seat benches (one on each side) of the TV entertainment center topped with throw pillows...maybe like this bench:

attachment is more appealing

Nothing is wrong with it. It looks fine.

Too much clutter around the tv distracts your viewing. Simply painting a wide section of the wall behind the console all the way to the ceiling in a dark color, sets apart the tv while not distracting your view. Also, making a large frame around the tv using molding helps to make it seem more decorative. A fireplace tv console is a very nice touch as well.

You can get rid of those wires for your equipment with one of these.
http://go.iogear.com/lp/GW3DHDKIT/
I have my equipment in a media closet and transmit the signal to my living room. Then comes the creative part of filling that space.

since you have an asymmetrical wall (rising ceiling pitch) you can use that to your advantage and create a "balanced" asymmetry around the tv. Put more shelves on the side with the higher ceiling but place them staggered. You can work a picture gallery around the spaces too. Bookcases, or a wall unit might also be nice to help fill the space a little better. But definitely break the visual line (everything is too lined up with the tv top) and give it more movement.

decorative mirrors (small, multiple pieces) will add some fun and give some depts.

I agree with those who say to go with an asymmetrical arrangement. Currently, your décor feels lopsided because of the slant of the ceiling. We put our TV on a coffee table with shelves to keep the TV at eye level when we're sitting. I find it's easier on the neck. Then we put artwork around it. Some people might consider it too busy, but it's our busy-ness, and we love it. It also makes the TV a component of the wall, not the focal point of the wall. Just rearrange things until you find something that works for you.

I would suggest replacing the TV with something larger because that wall is so wide. And I recently found this awesome picture hanging tool that lets you rehang stuff in a minute so it's not a frustrating task of redoing all that hard work to get straight. It's a tape measure that has an attached sliding bubble level and 2 small metal pointers that dimple the wall for you. I got it at www.hangomatic.com

I would take everything off of the wall except for the TV. The console under the TV is not long enough to "ground" everything on the wall.

I agree with the longer console under the TV. The wall is too cluttered. There are too many things on the wall and even though it is symmetrical, it does not balance the top with the bottom. A large piece of artwork might do.

Take it down the wall. No big deal and there's no need to hang it on with those nasty cables.

Sorry when I said to replace TV with something larger. Was a larger TV. Then hide the cables behind the wall. Electricians can easily do that and get the hangomatic so you do the job fast. Then you won't need as many other items around it. The larger TV will be enough.

you don't need an electrician to hide the wires, punch a small hole in the wall behind the tv and another by the outlet, tape wires together and using a 5$ snake from the hardware store, pull the wires through. takes minutes if no obstructions.

I just replaced my large entertainment unit and having the same problem. I hung family pictures and used an old wall art that was in my garage to help distract from the black box. I'm still working on it but this might give you some ideas. Excuse the pink walls.....too much glare from morning sun.

I think Jennycoop and ljhoch got it - if you are using a cabinet for god's sake don't hang it on a wall like a piece of art - set it on the cabinet with proper height and viewing distance ... Well jmho

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A simple yet detailed look is key for a wall/area like yours! When too much is hanging on the wall it can look cluttered and be distracting. This picture below is a great example!

Get rid of the wires/cables. It takes a few hours and couple of bucks to get the stuff you need from your hardware store/home improvement center to cut a holes in the walls run the cable through them and mount the brush or what ever system you want to frame the openings that hidden by the stand and tv to disappear the wires and cables. You may need to replace the cables with longer ones since they are taking winding less direct route now to snake behind the furniture and tv, but the appearance is 100% better when the wires are hidden. Don't worry the holes you make are easily patchable by beginner DIY'er with kits from your home improvement center, so you can reverse it in the future if you need to.