When we moved I loved (and still do) the layout of our house. But it’s old (build in 1912) and features a lot of fireplaces and a lot of woodwork and beautiful doors that make it hard to place things and style my living room. I have never liked a TV over a fireplace, especially in an old house. But I broke my own rule. I could not style my living room how I wanted in my head and then I saw the frame TV on Instagram and knew I had to have it to complete my living room. Our only other TV is in a space to the right of our living room that we call the ‘study’ so when people are over and you want to watch a football game or a movie, you have to go in there and it’s kind of small. I liked the idea of the frame TV being art when we are not using it as a TV, but being able to switch it to a movie or a game if we have people over. The main problem I had to figure out was installing a new state-of-the-art TV in my house that was built before TVs existed and how to make it flow and blend. I didn’t want to drill any holes into the walls and it turns out there is brick where I wanted the TV anyway, so that wasn’t even an option. Here is what I did instead -
The Frame TV comes with a ‘box’ that connects it to power/internet via a small clear & really long wire, so if you live in a house with drywall you can just install that behind the TV in the wall and run it to power. So since that wasn’t an option, I had a guy come and mount the TV (it includes mounting hardware) and I ran the clear wire down and to the left (hid it with something I got on amazon because even though it’s clear, it’s shiny and stands out against brick and wood.) And put the ‘box’ in a decorative box on the floor right below the power outlet. I would really like to hide this box but for now, this works. Here is what I ordered from amazon (pictured on the right!)
I think it turned out great! The subscription for the art is $4.99 a month and includes SO MANY options. You can also upload your own prints or pictures as well for free. Let me know if you purchased the samsung fame TV!
Links: Frame TV (mine is 50 inches & I ordered the beige bezel with it!)
xo,
Morgan
arrows to show “hidden” wires!
