If you really don’t want to hang the tv, don’t! Center it on the wall to the right in your first photo, on top of a console in which you can hide all the wiring and boxes, etc. Then, balance it with your couch, facing it, on the other side of the room. Symmetry achieved! Good luck in your new home!

In our new house, we put the TV inside the fireplace opening. We love it! On the occasions when we want to use the fireplace (1-2 times per year), the TV slides out easily enough and can be stored.

Love the idea of sliding your tv in and out. Very cool. Thanks for your suggestion. The only issue I have with putting tv on the right wall is that it will not be visible from kitchen.

That looks awesome Beverly. Thanks for the idea!

You can hang the tv on the wall with a pivot so that it can be seen from the kitchen.

Good call ptreckel

You can't put the TV on the wall to the right because all you'll see is reflection of the light coming in through the windows behind the couch. Yes, light blocking drapwes would solve that, but all the time as you watch TV? No.

Put it to the left of the fireplace, wall-mounted on a swing arm so that it can be angled slightly, if needed (if you put it to the right of the FP, you'll still have the reflection problem)..

Thank you for your comment tatts. What would you recommend we put in the right corner of fireplace to balance out the LR?

Do you watch a lot of television? If not, think of loosing it all together. I am on no crusade but I think television content is pretty deplorable. But thats another conversation. Consider loosing it anyhow. Your life will be all the much better.

Oh yea, have you considered a mirror above the fireplace?

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