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Help with wall in master bedroom.

10 years ago

Master Bedroom · More Info

Master Bedroom · More Info

Could really use some help with this wall. The mirror on the floor used to be above the dresser until spouse wanted big TV in bedroom. TV is staying where it is. I'll live with it but could use some help on this wall if, in fact, it can be helped!! Thank you!

Comments (10)

  • 10 years ago

    I don't think the pie table is helping. I assume the lamp was on the dresser? I think some might suggest you mount the tv on the wall to reclaim your dresser.

    M Mush thanked tfitz1006
  • 10 years ago

    I am not a fan of big TVs in the master bedroom for various reasons with an exception being if the room is large enough to have a seating area and the TV can be hidden inside a cabinet. In your case, your room is not big enough for that, but I understand you're keeping it there regardless.

    Given that, I would at least mount it on the wall so it's not sitting on your dresser. I, personally, if forced to do this would come up with some way to hang a piece of art over it that could be moved only when actually watching it, I'd figure out a way to hide that, that's how much I would hate this.

    Again, I digress. In terms of "decorating that wall" ... once the TV is hanging I wouldn't do anything else on that wall. I would decorate the top of the dresser and leave it at that. I would remove that little table, that makes no sense to have a table there in front of a door. I would not try to hang that mirror on that wall, that will not work. I'm not a big fan of mirrors in a bedroom anyway. For the standing mirror, paint it black so that it matches better with your bedroom furniture color and find another place for it ... walk in closets are great for that if you have the room. Otherwise I wouldn't try to "decorate" with that in the room, it's too dated.

    M Mush thanked cpaul1
  • 10 years ago

    Mounting the TV on the wall will probably eventually happen -- baby steps. But, in the meantime . . . I guess I am really trying to find a place for the mirror. It is a very nice mirror and I hate not using it somewhere. Having a hard time in other parts of the house to place it. Yes, the pie table is an eyesore. I already have one occasional table in the room next to a chair. You can sort of see it in the other mirror. Should I just forget about the mirror in there. What should I put on either side of the dresser. Another chair??? Another occasional chair?? Get one of those tall leaning mirrors and put it on one side of the dresser??

  • 10 years ago
    Yeah I sympathize with you. I had to compromise and take down my dresser mirror so my husband could have the tv in the master bedroom too. It is a nice mirror, but if you can't find someplace else for it in another room, I'd suggest just storing it in your basement for awhile. Things change over time, and you might find a good use for it some time down the road as you evolve your house, move, etc.
    M Mush thanked baileysr
  • 10 years ago

    Ha!! Yeah, I'll wrap up the mirror and put it away.

    Also, as has been suggested, I'll take away the table on the side (it was my mom's, only reason I hung onto it) and try to do something with the cheval mirror. Either paint it or get something new. I need a full length mirror and no room in closet. I think that will be in a positive direction. Next step - hang the TV - I wish!

  • 10 years ago

    This is a very pretty mirror. Have you thought of placing it somewhere else in the house, dining room, maybe above the entry foyer table or even the bathroom. Bathroom mirrors have taken a big change in style. You already have the stand up mirror so you don't want to crowd the room. Can you place the stand-up mirror in that corner diagonally facing the bed? I don't know what the rest of the room looks like so I don't know if this is possible.

    I would also get rid of the pie table, it looks displaced. The lamp can go in the family or living room or even in another bedroom. IN some cases, I would suggest to put it on the dining room buffet or sideboard table.

    I am not a fan of a TV in the bedroom but sometimes we have to sacrifice for our spouse and it really isn't a big deal since most of your visitors do not enter your bedroom. We do not have a TV in our bedroom, that must explain how we have 4 kids.

    Good luck!

  • 10 years ago

    Thank you R. Robulock. It is actually very good quality -- got it from Ethan Allen around 20 years ago. Believe me, I have looked all around the house for a place for it. I could probably put it on one of the walls in the dining room. Only my master and the dining room still have gold tones. I have taken the pie table out. Willing to take the stand-up mirror out too. It would be great if I could put the Ethan Allen mirror on the wall on either side of the dresser. Wasn't real sure if that would be too weird.

  • 10 years ago

    The EA mirror would look fine mounted on the wall next to the tv, on either side. Make sure the top of the mirror is higher than the top of the tv. It would look best if you could use a piece of art on the other side of the tv, instead of the floor mirror, so you don't have two mirrors on that wall.

    M Mush thanked calidesign
  • 10 years ago

    I also have a family pie table. It's on our staircase landing. Maybe there's a little spot in your home for it, perhaps with a nice plant on it.

    M Mush thanked tfitz1006
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