You're very lucky to have all that space to build in a space to house your TV. You may need to get another beefy mantel that you can extend straight across to the wall, though. (Or maybe it's possible to match it. Put a big bunch of white birch logs in the fireplace so you don't have two big black holes if you do place your TV to the side even though this attractive homeowner hasn't gotten around to that yet!

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Ha! I didn’t see your commentbefore I submitted mine, housegal

You can’t float the sofa? This might be a furniture issue instead of a tv issue.

We've seen one wall; not enough to make a proper analysis of the issues in your space. If all your furniture is lined up against the walls, there are bigger fish to fry than TV.

Can we see the rest of the room? All the more reason to float the sofa so it faces two major focal points--fireplace and TV. Please, please, people when you pose a Design Dilemma, show the room from all angles. Commentors often come up with solutions the DD poster may not have considered. It may well be that the sofa can't be floated, but let's see the rest of the room.

Just saw your comment, OP. Why can't the sofa be floated even if there is a sunroom opposite?

Dimensions?

Is this your only living/family/tv room?

How many of you typically watch tv at one time? Do you prefer sitting in chairs or sofa to view the tv?

Yes the tv need to go next to the fireplace. Get a sectional or two swivel chairs and a love seat.

OK, since you tried everyone's solution and it didn't work, then you're probably stuck. The sofa and TV are obviously way too oversized for the room you have. Can you watch TV from just the two leather chairs? If so, then move the TV exactly like the photo above, which shows the exact solution everyone is suggesting. That would open up your lovely fireplace, which seems a shame to hide behind the TV. It would help to remove the folding chairs unless you need them there all the time.

Not a Pro.

You say " We have tried the sofa on the wall facing the fireplace and it didn't like the way it looked"

That maybe because you don't like looking at the back of a sofa.

If you add a very narrow sofa table, (with some decorative items on it) behind the sofa when facing the fireplace, it may give you a look you may feel comfortable with.

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I say, if this is your TV room...make it the best darn TV room for two you can :-)

Get rid of the sofa. If you have a guest who wants to watch a show with you, grab a wicker chair from the sunroom and bring it in.

Put the TV on the hearth to the right of the fireplace.

Scoot the chairs closer to the TV and all the way to the right so the TV is directly ahead of you and you can run cords under the end tables/chairs without creating a trip hazard.

Put the chairs right next to each other. Dedicate an end table and lamp to each chair. That way you can turn and see your sweetie while watching TV <3. Also, it's nice for each person have their own space to set/ store things you enjoy having near your TV chair.

The corner near the kitchen (?) would be a great spot to bring in a corner of full height bookcases to display books and special pictures and things.

Length of room? right now I like benjesbride's idea -- unless 2 swivel chairs worked along side wall also...

Jane said above " It is 21 x 13.4"

Hi Jane, furniture does not have to go against all the walls. You can do some builtins next to the fp, position the couch facing the tv and fp, add console table behind the couch to anchor, add a very large rug and create seating upon the rug for a cozy and functional feel. play with it and have fun, good luck, best, Debra

I hope you find a cozy solution, Jane. My good friends have a nice, snug room off their kitchen with a lovely window, a TV and just a double recliner for the two of them. It's probably their favorite room.

If it's generally just two of you watching TV, leave the seating as it is (with a modification I'll get to in a minute) and put the TV to the right of the fireplace. Then bring in folding chairs or chairs from the sun room when others want to watch. One person could actually lay on the sofa and watch the way it is now.

Whether you move the TV as recommended or not, pull the rug back so it's under the front feet of the sofa, then pull both recliners up so their front feet are on the rug as well. The room will feel more cohesive and function better for conversation when you aren't watching the toob.

I just realized that everything in this room reclines so you probably can't pull the furniture much closer. So I got you a bigger rug to tie the pieces together.

I think you have to create a new furnishing arrangement for the room because the TV to the right of your fireplace seems like the only logical place to install it.

Swivel chairs to replace sofa [what?] - well that way you can watch tv over his shoulder, and take his popcorn....or watch with him where the recliners are, and hold hands a bit. :)

Ooh, look, now you can get another chair in here:

Putting the TV over the mantel will NOT be aesthetically pleasing.

Please don't put the tv above the mantel. It is not comfortable watching a tv that high up and it is not an attractive design idea. A couple of recliners that also swivel may be an answer to your problem.

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The fireplace and the TV are the obvious focal points of the room. I think you must put the TV to the right of the fireplace, whether as pictured in some posts above, or in a built-in media center/bookcase that complements your fireplace. And, as others have said, please don’t put the TV above the fireplace. My advice is to try floating the sofa so it faces the fireplace — AGAIN – or perhaps, as others have said, getting two recliners that face that way. When I’ve floated the sofa in a room for that purpose, I’ve always put a long slim table behind the sofa, as some have suggested. That way, you don’t see the back of the sofa staring at you and you’re able to use the table as a divider, and often you can use a light on the table. Good luck!!