I'd like to see the one the OP posted when open. It has hinges on either end. If it opens on hinges, then you cannot have anything in front/on the chest.

Here is our TV when closed. I never turn it on and wanted it closed when DH was not home. TV is 46" wide. We're both tall, so bottom of panels are 6' from floor and easy to slide open/closed with one finger.

Article here, with open picture. Here is another article, with two more hidden TV article linked at the end.

I always liked the way they hid it behind botanical prints in this pic.

Annie, that is similar to one I saw years ago.

I also had a picture of a four panel screen hanging over the FP, and originally looked for wallpaper or fabric to do in panels, but could never find either that was what I wanted or did not fade into nothing from across the room.

I want to turn ours into a mirror someday.

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Allison - Do you have any details on the hardware they used on yours? TIA

They used two pair of heavy duty sliding drawer glides (black). The right side is one panel, left two panels, when open. You can see the glides in the "open" photo, but what you cannot tell from that photo is that the glides are mounted on wood strips.. not just into the wall. More sturdy that way, as the panels are fairly heavy. As you can also see in the "open" photo, the edges (top, bottom and sides) all wrap so that it looks like a finished "box" (and you cannot see behind panels). Hope that makes sense.

Allison -- you're right, they bi-fold open so there couldn't be anything on the chest in front unless the TV watcher cleaned off the top every time. I think, though, that this idea would work without needing to have a console or chest under the TV. Hmmm.....

Thanks, Cyn, for the flip around idea. Isn't that creative?!