Do you use the wood stove? Maybe you could take everything except the tv off the mantel, center it and replace the basket with a bigger one filled with wood logs. I think the mantel looks good.

I use the wood stove. Center what? The tv?

Sorry I hit post too soon. i meant it's a "pellet stove" no logs required.

Is that the only place for the TV?

Yes 😩

“…center it and replace the basket with a bigger one filled with wood logs.”

Yes…something larger with more focus next to the pellet stove to ”balance” the hearth. `Once that’s done you can center the TV with nothing else on the mantel.

Ok thank you!

Two options:

Move the tv to the left, currently, all of your visual weight is on the right side of the area. Then, get a larger and more substantial basket and center it on the brick area at the bottom, and move the picture to the right. The green thingies should be removed.

OR - center the tv, and get a larger, more substantial basket, FILLED with something that draws the eyes, on the bottom. The TV is appearing too heavy on the top - you need to balance the visual weight on the bottom. TV would be the only thing above (remove the greenery).

Yes, center the tv is what I meant.

I agree center the TV.