Everything in the house should have its place.And even if you don’t consider yourself a perfectionist or a staunch conservative, the question of TV placement can be quite pressing for you. So, today we’ll tell you how to hang a TV in a living room, bedroom or kitchen correctly and beautifully. When compiling the guide called “TV, know your place!” we used the following criteria:
- small apartment - area from 40 to 65 m2;
- TV diagonal - from 22 to 28 inches.
To begin with, here are a few general rules for each room regarding the placement of the “magic box”:
Living room The living room is usually the main areafor watching TV, so it should be placed here as conveniently as possible. Remember that the height of the screen primarily depends on the height of the furniture in the room. In order to better understand at what distance from the floor to hang the TV, do the following:
- sit on the place where you are supposed to look at the screen;
- relax, close your eyes and think about the beautiful (about the depreciation of the dollar for example);
- open your eyes and look at the wall where you plan to put the TV panel;
- the point on the wall where your gaze will “land” is approximately the middle of the screen.
It is better to arrange the furniture in the living room in a semicirclefrom the TV so that everyone can watch it comfortably. But if for some reason (whether it's the arrangement of furniture or interior features) it's not possible to organize a TV amphitheater, you can use special TV mounts that will allow your TV to "look" in different directions.
Our opinion:
- if you hang a TV with a large diagonal on the wall, call for help from a friend - flat giants reach a weight of 25 kg;
- if you have gold hands and you are good at handling a drill, you can safely save on installing a TV set, since this event should not cause difficulties;
- fixing your TV on the wall, make sure that all the wires and cables are the right length for you;
- Do not install the TV in a poorly ventilated room - it may suffocate.
Bedroom In order to determineplace of the TV in the bedroom, do the same "meditation exercise" described above. Only do it not sitting, but lying down, since in the bedroom TV programs are usually preferred to be watched horizontally.
The TV in the bedroom can also be hung on brackets, which are sold in almost any specialized electronics store.
Our opinion:
- we must warn you that watching television in a lying position is a dangerous business: cervical vertebrae are stretched, vision falls, and there is a risk of gaining weight;
- if you are an incorrigible moviegoer, we recommend buying special (usually hard) pillows for the neck.
Kitchen When you wake up in the morning, go to the kitchen and,Having brewed yourself a strong coffee, cast a glance at the wall intended for mounting the TV. The place where your gaze will find shelter in the first seconds of morning insight, mark - with chalk, for example. This is the approximate middle of the screen. In the kitchen, as in any other room, the position of the TV is a relative concept. Therefore, the best way to determine the location of the TV panel is your own vision.
To give you the most comprehensive recommendations on TV placement in your home, etk-fashion.com has collected expert opinions. Konstantin Petrov, Hertz & Lumen:
- buy TVs of the same manufacturer (then the loss of the remote will not be a tragedy for you);
- in the living room, place the TV panel no higher than 1.5 meters from the floor, and in the bedroom - not less than 1.5 meters;
- behind the TV, make at least four sockets: two - power 220 V and one dual - for the Internet and TV;
- it is convenient when the TV and DVD-player, for example, one manufacturer, because they work from one remote;
- in the kitchen, the TV is usually located opposite the place where you eat food, at a height of 1 to 1.5 meters, so it was easy to watch while sitting;
- in the kitchen usually buy TVs of white or silver colors, but this is already a matter of design and taste.
Kerim Tatevyan, head of MMS-Cinema:
- The first and most important recommendation is not to hang the TV in front of the window, since the glare of the light will be a hindrance to viewing;
- the second is not to hang the TV too high, because it is inconvenient for a person to lift his head higher than 25 °;
- to the question of the distance from which to look: due to the fact that the resolution of TV sets is growing day by day, you can watch it from a fairly close distance. So the more the TV, the better.
The question of TV panel decor deserves a separate article (which we plan to write in the foreseeable future), but for now etk-fashion.com wishes you pleasant viewing!
