How to hide a big TV

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I hate big TV’s, but my wife loves them. We looked at getting a Samsung ‘the frame’ as a compromise, but too expensive, so went for a 200 foot (or at least it seems like it) Hisense (ok, it’s 75”).

To be fair, the picture is fantastic.

However, in typical style, my wife spends most of her time watching films on her iPad, and we barely use the telly.

Including the media stuff (router, bt box, Xbox), what would the easiest way to ‘hide’ it, or at least make it less conspicuous? It’s a 250 year old house, very solid walls, so I want something at least reasonably sympathetic to a listed property. Best I can think is to box it in, with anything with any ‘depth’ (like the Xbox) mounted vertically. But we would need some form of roller/tambour type arrangement to easily watch tv, as there isn’t any room for opening doors on either side (which would look horrible in use anyway).

Any tips, or pictures of solutions welcome. Excuse the mess, the dogs had just murdered their new dog bed…

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juice said:

No suggestions, but just 1 Q. Why is your fire in the middle of the floor ?

It’s a spare fan heater. We have a multi fuel in a more obvious space.

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Simpo Two said:

juice said:

No suggestions, but just 1 Q. Why is your fire in the middle of the floor ?

To make way for the telly

The hard bit to hide is the big grey unit underneath. Is it actually needed or can it go in favour of something more discreet?

Nope, that can go - it’s from our old (much more modern) house, and wasn’t cheap, but hey, that’s what FB marketplace is for (not the wife, as previous poster suggested, I’m quite keen on her).

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dudleybloke said:

Take a picture of the wall then use that as a screensaver on the TV.

Interesting idea which I might pursue! Wall at back is brick/stone, so will need some chasing in, but I’m a geologist by training and know how to cut stone… (as well as destroy stuff, it’s a fine line)

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KAgantua said:

'A bit council'

Hey, I freely admitted I don’t like it!

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bristolbaron said:

I'd hide it in plain sight. Wall mount the tv, move the pictures around and add a couple of smaller ones to balance.

Forgive the shockingly bad paint attempt, but it'll give an idea what I'm talking about! It probably all wants to go a bit higher, which may leave space underneath for a decent sideboard more in keeping with the house, or something else which would hold the essentials.

Thanks for the great idea, I will raise it with the Mrs. Old unit is from our old house, which was much more modern and in keeping. Current place is 1825 and very idiosyncratic, and it just doesn’t work here (nor does the tv). Agree it could do with being a few inches higher.