I think it would look great if you mounted the tv above the fireplace. Some people say that's a no no but I like it. I think you should keep the fireplace. It adds some character to the room. I have a fireplace I never intend on using and I'm up north where it's snowing right now! It's just something nice to look at.

This is a real estate listing photo of a house we actually considered buying a while back. Maybe it will give you some ideas:

Yes, you can duplicate that wall with a TV instead of a fireplace. Just be sure you get the proportions right and it will look good.

Just be cognizant that the TV will be difficult to light with a match and the chimney probably won't vent very well.

Yes, it will look great

Thanks everyone! I appreciate your time!

Great just a nice feature wall

If you do this, I'd buy an identical spare tv just in case.

Make sure you allow for the cable box, wiring, electrical needs! You will need to be able to access the box AND use the remote. The TV will also need "breathing space" around it in order to dissipate heat.

Please read?: ) She is not using a fireplace. The tv REPLACES the fireplace! I would only add, consider making the wall wider than you believe you will need. Nobody downsizes a television. Get a qualified sound guy, and an IR repeater.....and hide all the components and cable box wherever is conveniently HIDDEN. Basement or wherever a closet.

instead of building it into the limestone, why not have it mounted after, that way you won't be stuck with one size of tv, maybe not the look you are going for?

Thanks everyone! we have decided no fireplace - it looks too bulky on the wall, tv wins. We taped out what the tv wall would look like. Any comments?

And Chiflipper - we will move all cables higher on the wall so they can be accessed by a pull-out tv frame (if possible?) and we go wireless instead of using receivers etc. Thanks for the reminder about heat dissipation - any suggestions on how much space is needed?

Jennifer, we discussed having it float on the limestone but am concerned it won't give the clean look we are hoping for.

Loving all of your help! Thank you!

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You'll need to frame it out so you can have a return. Not too shallow, not too deep. Is this on an outside wall? You might want to make it deep enough to fit a slim linear insert if your needs change or for resale. Make sure you know how the corners will work. Looks like you will have to change some of the can lights for sure. Even if you go wireless, you will need the genie box for cable. And you may want a sound bar in there somewhere. I'd consult a home theatre specialist. Also looks like your crown will have to go. And plan the stone layout so the tile size comes out perfect for the height of your wall and maybe you can avoid that little trim piece you see at the top in your inspiration pic. Good luck!

@beeezer

First, an IR repeater allows a cable box/dvd/ ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE. ( infra red repeater)

Second..........widen the proposed limestone by a foot at least in both directions! If it's the focal point, make it so! What are you saving the side drywall areas FOR!!?? Use up 50% of that blank wall total with the stone.

Third: get a very good mason on board now, along with a framer/electrician/sound guy. Have your stone selection in decided and a sample there. The wall will need a least a framing with one by fours.....it will probably need MESH ( the mason) ...because that limestone needs to adhere well to something. Sound and elecrtical guys together please, because you will need the duplex behind the tv, it has to plug in: ) and you want zero wires. The tv doesn't need an arm, or swivel it can mount flat, they are all vewry sleek today. All you need is the bracket to hold it .

Decide too, if you want the crown to return around the limestone.....

and please don't put the tv higher than plus six inches to where it is now taped

Thanks Jan!

Question - we have the limestone wall set at 72" because the limestone slab we like comes in that size - I may be confined by that measurement. What do you think? My other concern about making it wider is that it might start looking like a box - but interested to hear what your thoughts. Attached is another photo I love - with slab limestone.

Thank you so much for your input! The reason we were thinking of having a pull out tv is so that future owners could access all the receiver plugs etc - but we have an AV room and are planning to go with the IR solution. Sounds like the pullout isn't necessary?

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Does it have to be slab? I have this picture.

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The photo you covet is multiple horizontal slabs!!! (plural) not one single slab. Look at the very fine lines of white where the cuts were made and joined. You may need multiple slab, but I 'd use MORE of the wall. In any case, many materials can give you the look!! You need only the IR repeater as far as function.

why not use large format limestone tiles? That's what we did on this fireplace in a house we were flipping. (I just have to include the lovely before shot!)

Beth - Could you have put a strip of the stone on or above the mirror? I'm not judging; I'm asking for future reference. It looks a million times better.

suzy, if it would have been for our own house, we would have done it differently. prob taken down the mirror. but since it was just for a turn around to sell, we did the minimum to make it look good. but to answer your question, I suppose we could have run a strip of tile up there somehow. That's almost 14ft up in the air. didn't want to have to do much up there since we had only a ladder and no scaffold.

Keep in mind that: 1. TV's all eventually die, and 2. technology constantly changes. Craig's List and garage sales are full of "armoires" that were designed for 10 year old TV's that no one wants. Don't lock yourself into an expensive set-up that will likely become obsolete in a few short years.

fireplace has to stay. Ambience ambience. Don't lose that. A modern flatscreen mounted above is just fine. It's been done a lot.

Can you please READ post and thread, folks? She has a blank WALL! she lives in Florida! she simply wants a tv on a great looking focal point. Read the post. I beg : )

keep the fireplace put tv above with a tilt bracket.