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I can’t decide! help me pick one pls!

8 months ago

Hi guys! I really need your help — I downloaded this app because, for the life of me, I can not make this decision.

I bought a sideboard that will sit under the TV (it’s a Samsung Frame, which will be mounted once I decide whether I’m keeping it). The bezel for the Frame will be dark walnut to match the sideboard.

The TV is 55” and the sideboard is 160 cm. I do like the sideboard — dark wood, minimal, curved, marble slab — but I can’t get it out of my head that it feels small for the TV. Or maybe it just feels small because the wall itself is quite large and blank?

I keep thinking that a 180 cm sideboard would look better in the space and feel more proportional to the TV.

Please ignore the children’s mat — I’ll be getting a rug once the sideboard decision is made. Sofa included for scale.

SHOULD I:
1. Keep the sideboard! If so, how do I make it look better? Right now it feels a bit dinky to me.
2. Return it and get a 180 cm one? I’ve attached a photo of the one I’m considering getting. Let me know if it read designer. Just worried that it’s less architectural and more decorative. Also not sure if ribbed furniture is going to be going out soon as it’s everywhere!

I’d appreciate any feedback

Comments (12)

  • 8 months ago

    I do think it would look better if it was power and slightly longer.

  • 8 months ago
    last modified: 8 months ago

    If you get the longer side table it will shift the tv to right side closer to the curtains. I am assuming you will center the tv over the side table. If the tv shifts to the right, then will it still be in a good place for tv viewing?

    Could you take a picture of the other side of the room? I feel like the art next to the curtains and plant are in the wrong place. Are the curtains covering a sliding door or a large window?

  • 8 months ago
    last modified: 8 months ago

    I wouldn't keep the frame. The guys on the Waveform tech podcast in their CES 2026 comments on these products have noted poor quality for tv performance.


  • PRO
    8 months ago

    We can't see the WHOLE room, minus the playmat on the floor, a few piles : )?

    Then there is the chair, the too small tree in corner...

    Is the console too small? Yes it could be longer. But lets see the WHOLE of the room? All angles?

    BTW... The frame TV concept has been around a while. You can put "art" on ANY smart tv for a lot less $$$$ and an app on your phone. You tube. : ) even revolving,

  • 8 months ago

    I love my frame TV.

    Yes, you can use an app to display art on almost any smart TV. However, to achieve the full effect, you’ll want a TV with a matte (anti-glare) screen, a flush wall mount, and the ability to add a well-designed frame

  • 8 months ago

    I don’t think the dark walnut complements the lighter furniture finishes at all. Are you replacing other furniture? If not, consider a lighter finish console that is lower and longer. The current one is a beautiful piece, gives me the vibe of dining room buffet. (No other decor on console once you select one.)

  • PRO
    8 months ago

    IMO the cabinets needs to be longer and with no decor on it .BTW either cm or inches pick one .

  • 8 months ago

    Thanks guys for responding. Going to answer all questions here:
    The pictures on the wall are all leaving — the accent chair used to be under it, hence the lower placement of it.

    The chair and tree are there to just add to the space, fill it in so to speak.

    The frame tv is staying — it’s not a return that can be made any longer. The frame tv will be placed in the centre of the sideboard, and the sideboard will be at the centre of the sofa.

    The doors are sliding doors out to the back. The current placement of the sideboard is pretty much centre of the sofa.
    The kitchen is dark walnut (see photo) hence why I wanted to bring that into the living space as the kitchen can be seen from living area! Before everything was light, and it was giving too much Scandi vibes which I don’t want.

    I’ve chosen to buy a sideboard instead of an actual tv console for two reasons: for increased storage space & my toddler can’t climb or reach the decorative pieces etc!

    I’ve put a measuring tape on the floor to show what 180cm would look like compared to the current 160cm

  • 8 months ago
    last modified: 8 months ago

    Look at DecoTVFrames for aftermarket frames for the Frame TV. I have this black/gold one on mine, which complements other art frames in my family room.





  • 8 months ago

    General rule of thumb is that the TV ishould be approximately 3/4 the width of the sideboard.

  • 8 months ago

    My 55” is mounted over a 6’ credenza (almost 183 cm ).… looks right to me.

  • 8 months ago

    Are you sure the tape measure is showing correctly? Isn't that just a difference of ~8"? The tape in the picture looks longer than that but could just be the picture.

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