It was time to move the cable box.
How to hide cable box tv over fireplace.
But back to the tv part because the only place one was over the fireplace.
It s more function than form and stuff.
We just bought a new 55 inch flat screen tv and i d like to hang it over the fireplace in our family room.
We all have things about houses we don t like.
For over a year now it has driven me nuts.
One thing we were worried about when we decided to mount the tv on the wall is what to do with all of the cords wires cable box and other system components.
Cue the sketch drama music.
For over a year now we have had our cable box dvd player and appletv sitting on a shelf to the right of our fireplace.
When we got a new loveseat the shelf made it impossible for someone to walk behind the loveseat.
When we got a new loveseat the shelf made it impossible for someone to walk behind the loveseat.
The space was too crammed.
We then had a cable company install a cable receptacle on the wall directly to the left of the brick fireplace.
How to hide cables and wires.
Originally we hid some of the components and the xbox 360 inside the fireplace mantel but one day j had an idea to move all of the components into the hall closet which is just around.
We are moving to a newly constructed home and the family tv is supposed to go on the wall above the gas fireplace in the family room cable hookup is there already.
The fireplace mantle is not deep enough to put a cable box on it plus i don t think it would look so nice being front and center like that.
But my husband s afraid that heat from the fireplace will mess with it.
For over a year now we have had our cable box dvd player and appletv sitting on a shelf to the right of our fireplace.
It can be a great solution when you want to hide tv wires over a fireplace.
Its major disadvantage is that the cables are not so easy to access under the trim work if you need to remove or add one in the future.
Mount tv to wall mount.
This rise in tvs over the fireplace trend has been mine for a while.