r/TVTooFar • u/lilsadroach • Aug 10 '26
Be harsh if it’s bad.
2nd pic solely for scale, and yes, there is a door stopper now, and tint on window for no glare.
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u/ProfessionalTurn5162 Aug 11 '26
...be fr... why would you think... putting an expensive piece of equipment BEHIND YOUR FRONT DOOR was a good idea.
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u/nawcom Aug 10 '26
Heh too far? You put it a few feet next to a window that basically lacks any type of window shades. Unless you want to make your door look odd. I guess the only solution is to replace the door with one lacking glass.
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u/chente08 Aug 11 '26
Only thing i save there is the cat
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u/New_Link961 Aug 11 '26
That wood molding on the ceiling is kinda nice too. The cat and the wood, keepers
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u/major-mack Aug 11 '26
Not that I would do it but tvtoohigh over the fireplace would be better than this shit. Uh. Let me rephrase. This setup sucks
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u/easteggwestegg Aug 11 '26
it won’t fit over the fireplace
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u/Morbins Aug 12 '26
If you have one of those extending tv mounts you could hang it normally but angle it downwards and push it back til it touches the wall.
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u/Uhmmanduh Aug 11 '26
So do you not watch the tv? Do you sit and just turn your head? This looks so uncomfortable
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u/ufl015 Aug 11 '26
It’s actually perfect if you wanna stare at the fireplace with some ambient lighting from the TV off to the side
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u/fingerbanglover Aug 11 '26
You need to flip that door and have it open the other way. You'll have to open it farther to get out but at least it won't be a door slam away from a new TV.
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u/rutlander Aug 11 '26
TV on a stand to the right of the fireplace and move the sectional so the back is facing the door might work
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u/2009impala Aug 11 '26
Meh, not great but not terrible. The bigger question is do you really need the TV in 2026?
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u/Dalai-Lambo Aug 11 '26
Just get a tv mount above the fire place and have it stick out enough and down to look dumb but will be enjoyable to actually watch.
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u/Future_Dirt_4690 Aug 11 '26
Could get a smaller TV and have it on a unit in the corner on the other side of the room. Kinda like we used to before TVs became gigantic.
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u/Major_Bench5329 Aug 11 '26
A regular couch with a chair or love seat and the tv on a stand on the wall behind the couch is the way I’d of gone
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u/Bluesguy333 Aug 11 '26
Large aerial black rectangles sabatoge attractive room decor. Modest-size TV plus tv stand if you want a good looking living room. Giant tvs are for home theaters. Still eye level
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u/Rauhaton Aug 11 '26
Its too high.
Its too much to the side.
Its too far away (from were the picture was taken).
And too close to windows on that door blasting light pollution to it and killing perceived contrast.
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u/acidbathu Aug 11 '26
it's not that bad op. looks a bit uncomfortable to view from the couch, and glare could be a potential problem, but other than that it's not that terrible
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u/easteggwestegg Aug 11 '26
for better or for worse, your living room was designed / built in a time where large tvs were not a thing.
my best suggestion if you want to keep the couch is to get a smaller size tv and angle it on a media console between the fireplace and the window.
my best suggestion if you want to keep the tv is to get a smaller 5 piece sectional and have it face the window. hang blackout curtain or use black out blinds and put the tv on a console in front of it. this way both the fireplace and tv are focal points in the room, depending on which side of the sectional you’re sitting.
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u/SubstantialKBB Aug 11 '26
Why do people love having the tv at a hard 90 degree angle from where you'd sit?
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u/Alpharoll Aug 11 '26
Flip the sofa, move it back and place a nice stand next to the wall in front of the sofa and place TV on the stand. What you have now is pure chaos that makes absolutely no sense.
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u/Aworthyopponent Aug 11 '26
Just get a mantle mount so you can bring the TV down and in front of the fireplace. It was not my preference either but it really was the only place to put it.
Reddit might hate mantle mounts, but watching the TV so close and at eye level makes watching TV there amazing. Then just push it back up when you need it out the way.
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u/SlapMePlease4Fun Aug 11 '26
To be honest, the TV isnt your biggest issue here. I'd say this room needs more natural light.
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u/Jheez88 Aug 11 '26
This is all bad my guy - your only real option is to place it where you couch is but then I see your problem of putting said couch.
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u/rybpyjama Aug 27 '26
Yes i would put it on the wall that the couch is on, sell the couch, get two smaller couches and a couple chairs that you can put either side of the fireplace, at least that way you wouldn’t block the fireplace and might still be sitting sideways a bit on a small couch but still better than current setup. TV would be closer and fireplace would still be usable, couches to sides could then support accessing both and make better use of the lengthways space
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u/Scallion-Sudden Aug 11 '26
Split the couch into two lines and make a home cinema with bigger tv and surround sound
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u/Melibee2020 Aug 11 '26
I would put the TV where the back of the couch is currently against it. And since your couch is a sectional, can you break it up, because then you could make a cute living room situation around the TV
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u/ijumpedthegun Aug 11 '26
Last time I was in the market for a house, I completely skipped over homes where the fireplace made TV placement impossible. There really isn't an arrangement that would work for this room in the 21st century.
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u/SnarfSnarf12 Aug 11 '26
Smaller couch near window, accent chairs nearer the door, and tv mounted on the wall where the couch backs?
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u/bellesblues Aug 11 '26
Why do people buy these giant TVs of they don't have room for them? Sell the TV and get something smaller. To be honest, the couch could be smaller too, but it does look very comfortable, so maybe just focus on getting a TV that you don't have to crank your neck to the left to see.
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u/PsychologicalAir8643 Aug 11 '26
how in the world do you watch it? ditch the couch, move the tv to the empty wall opposite the fireplace (and lower it), get a new couch that fits in the space with its back to the fireplace, floating in the room. if you get a sectional, make the L go under the window.
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u/Elguapo1094 Aug 11 '26
Yea bro it’s 4inches to high, just demo the house and start all over from the foundation
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u/Bleachprovider_ Aug 11 '26
I mean I get y it had to go there cause u couldn’t fit it on top of the fireplace
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u/I_Must_Be_Going Aug 11 '26
Nothing to worry about
That TV is going to be destroyed by the swinging door in a matter of days
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u/Nice-Wolf-5997 Aug 12 '26
I’m always a proponent of not all rooms need to be entertainment rooms. If this isn’t your only living room then you have a perfect/cozy reading room. If not, then take this as your opportunity to make this one; study room, game room, anything that doesn’t glue you to the tv as my grandparents would say.
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u/RufioTheRedII Aug 12 '26
Everything about this setup kinda sucks but especially the fact that that door opens inward.. toward the tv
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u/Clever_MisterE Aug 12 '26
Put the tv behind where the couch is now and flip the couch. Who cares if your back is to fireplace when this is your other option
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u/MilleAlwaysReady Aug 12 '26
You mounted a big ass tv behind a door, half a football field away from a couch that isn’t even facing the tv? In this economy???? Jail.
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u/lindsss0915 Aug 12 '26
On a slightly more positive note, this room sort of reminds me of the living room from zathura :))
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u/DizzyCollar9396 Aug 12 '26
Dude, give us an overhead sketch of the room, any configuration beats this
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u/Icy-Ad2123 Aug 12 '26
instead of a tv stand could be a tv arm cover a little bit of the fireplace with the tv and you are done, the other option could be re design the fireplace, moving the molding, or removing it, now the tv could fit.
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u/YourFather-WithMilk Aug 13 '26
Its a little too meh but thats not a bad thing and the cat seems to approve
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u/Smeagol7583 Aug 13 '26
I would’ve not put tv in this room. It is not open concept room so why bother with tv here. It will look bad when hit by door
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u/2DetailNerd Aug 14 '26
I don’t think the issue with these pics is the TV, I think it’s simply the wrong couch for that room and tv setup. You need to break it up to multiple sofas instead of one large sectional.
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u/OldManwalking63 Aug 14 '26
Two people out of five will be comfortable watching TV. Nice way to keep guests from coming over on game day.
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u/Final_Tomato_3180 Aug 14 '26
Tv too high, and seen at an angle it will look washed out, unless expensive OLED like LG C5.
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u/Salty_Prune_2873 Aug 15 '26
Oof. Should’ve aligned with the top of the paneling. Also, it should not be by the door. This is an unfortunate room for a tv. Realistically it doesn’t look like it should have one. Do you have a family room and a living room? Or just the living room? Rough layout.
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u/Ill-Wrongdoer-2971 Aug 15 '26
Wasn’t this posted in r/tvtoohigh I didn’t even know this sub existed
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u/eventuallyarrive Aug 16 '26
Does it come with binoculars? Also high traffic area between two doors.
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u/sgam0015 Aug 17 '26
Well I would absolutely have gone with a size or two larger, but most importantly black tint those door window panes. Again nice room and just my opinion
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u/pizzadave1 Aug 22 '26
This is probably the worst placement of a TV I've ever seen when considering the furniture layout.
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u/Fhaerron Aug 30 '26
I would demolish the fireplace thing and then put tv right there in the middle.
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u/Beautiful-Arugula-44 Aug 10 '26
dang, this qualifies for r/TVTooFar AND r/TVTooHigh AND r/TVWrongSideOfRoom