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An ideal living room is functional, chic, and transitions seamlessly between social hour and movie night. The entire room is tied together by its fixtures, electronics, and furniture. In which case, if you’ve recently wall mounted your TV, it might be time to “blend it in.”

If you’re wondering how to successfully work from home or just looking to improve your productivity and comfort while working at home, the solution may be in your workspace. Everything from your desk chair to your coffee maker can impact your efficiency and workflow. But with just a few simple upgrades, you can transform any room into a sleek, efficient work station. 

Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, life has hardly been “business as usual.” Instead of going into the office each day, you might be working solely from home for the first time in your life. Although you don’t miss your commute (and who could blame you), there’s no doubt that the transition from office life to WFH life is challenging.

As TVs have gotten thinner in size but drastically better in image quality, wall mounting has become increasingly popular. Mounting a TV on the wall can help to save space by doing away with large, clunky entertainment consoles, while providing a cleaner, neater, more organized look with no wires,  cables or cords in sight. Learn more here on how to hide TV wires.

You’ve got big plans. You’ve recently bought a new flatscreen television and you know exactly where you want it—impressively wall-mounted in your den, free from all electrical cables and wires, for a sleek and modern look. But, as you learn how to choose a tv wall mount and prepare for the task at hand, you realize one consideration you hadn’t yet thought about: where to put a cable box console for your wall-mounted TV?

Do you have a television that you want to mount to a wall but are not sure how high to put it? This can be tricky, since you want the flat screen be high enough to look good on your wall while being low enough to achieve the ideal viewing angle. There are many things to consider before drilling holes into the wall such as its size, the layout of the room, and what your personal preferences are for comfortable viewing.

As TVs have become thinner while providing greater visual fidelity, wall mounting has become the go-to solution for setting up screens in a home setting. While fixed TV mounts offer simplicity and a clean aesthetic, tilted mounts are becoming more popular as a means of getting the best viewing experience while allowing adjustments on the fly for different TV viewing situations and the ability to hide wires.

Are you considering mounting your television over your fireplace? Determining the perfect place for your TV can be a challenge. If mounting your TV above your fireplace seems like the best option for your space, it’s important to understand the benefits and drawbacks of this mounting location, as well as the potential safety concerns to ensure that you are happy with your choice. To help you get a better idea of what to do, we’ve created this guide that will walk you through the pros, cons, and safety considerations related to mounting your TV over a fireplace. 

Have you recently moved or gotten the urge to rearrange your home? Maybe you thought that mounting your TV in a corner would be the perfect way to make use of your new space. However, choosing this location may raise a number of questions. How will you attach it to the wall? Will it be sturdy enough to weather any accidental bumps or seismic activity that can occur? Will it enhance the overall look of the room or detract from it? If you’ve found yourself asking these questions when considering where to place your TV, you’re not alone.