Brilliant Ideas for Your Television Feature Wall
The TV is still the centre of most living rooms, so we should make sure it's integrated into the decor
When it comes to most living rooms, there’s no doubt that the TV is the centre of attention. This usually translates into a TV wall with a different treatment, be it paint, wallpaper, cladding or even tiles.
Here are some examples of TV feature walls and tips on how to create one.
Tip: Eye level for someone seated is about 107 centimetres from the floor, but how high or low your sofa is and also how tall you are should be taken into consideration. Sit on your sofa and measure where your eye level is for comfortable viewing.
Find the Perfect Height for Your TV
Find the Perfect Height for Your TV
Stand out or sink in
You either make the TV stand out or do the opposite and have it fade into the background.
The black wall in this Star Wars-inspired apartment helps make the TV disappear.
You either make the TV stand out or do the opposite and have it fade into the background.
The black wall in this Star Wars-inspired apartment helps make the TV disappear.
Get the look: This version of the dark wall is actually covered in tinted mirrors, both to camouflage the TV and to make the room feel larger.
Get the look: A band of black helps hide the TV when it’s switched off.
Get the look: Can you see the TV? It’s not easy to spot thanks to the black cabinetry.
Use built-in shelves
Another way to create a TV feature wall is to create built-ins.
Another way to create a TV feature wall is to create built-ins.
Get the look: The clever use of black separates the rustic timber to create the feel of industrial style in this industrial look home.
Get the look: This example has done both – a black wall and cabinets.
Get the look: The shelves here frame the TV against the double-height wall much like a large painting.
Combination of light and dark
You don’t always have to try to hide the television. In this example, the whole wall of pale timber is the backdrop.
Hide the TV out in the Open
You don’t always have to try to hide the television. In this example, the whole wall of pale timber is the backdrop.
Hide the TV out in the Open
Get the look: A dark marble background helps the TV blend in with the lighter shelving around it.
Get the look: A series of rectangles – TV, bricks, stepped console and even the rug – create a pleasant rhythm.
Get The Look: Using two tones on the feature wall makes the TV look like a graphic decorative detail.
Camouflage the television
When the TV’s not wanted, it’s hidden by a painting.
When the TV’s not wanted, it’s hidden by a painting.
Get the look: The shelving unit on the right actually slides across to hide the TV.
Read about this living room’s bespoke TV wall
Read about this living room’s bespoke TV wall
Make the TV the feature
These die-hard soccer fans used their team’s colours to highlight their screen.
These die-hard soccer fans used their team’s colours to highlight their screen.
Get the look: The contrast of different materials (tile, veneer and laminate) subtly demarcate the bar from the screening area from the bookshelf.
Get the look: This TV wall slides to reveal the entrance to the bedroom.
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Which wall do you like best? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to save your favourite images, bookmark the story, and join in the conversation.
Which wall do you like best? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to save your favourite images, bookmark the story, and join in the conversation.