Shelf for TV on the wall will be an ideal solution, if you provide a competent approach to the overall design.
TV wall shelf in living room interior
Shelf for tv on the wall – A unique solution for placing any plasma or LCD. TV is an integral element in many apartment and house spaces, and if earlier, during the time of the existence of huge monsters, you had to show maximum ingenuity in order to somehow fit it in the bedroom, living room, on the kitchen, today there is no need to come up with something new, because large-sized TVs have been replaced by unique small novelties. Despite significant changes in design and in forms, as well as in dimensional characteristics, each TV requires competent design and placement. The best solution is to hang the shelf on the wall, because it has a lot of advantages.
Content:
- Advantages of placing a TV shelf on the wall
- Where installation is appropriate
- Subtleties of placing the shelf
- Determining shelf placement
- Places prohibited for shelves
- Shelf Materials
Wall-mounted shelf for TV – a solution for those who love conciseness and restraint in the interior
Minimalist TV shelf
Spacious room with a minimum of details: a shelf with a TV, a large window, a sofa, a coffee table
Advantages of placing a TV shelf on the wall
- The opportunity to save free space.
- No need for financial costs.
- The ability to make the product yourself.
- Large selection of design solutions for you.
- Durability, reliability and durability of the shelf.
If a man’s hands grow from the right place, then he can easily cope with the task of self-made shelf for tv.
An example of a simple wooden shelf that you can make with your own hands. Durability is provided by wall mounting and board thickness. The shelf is painted white, so it fits into the overall interior of the room
The size of the shelf for the TV should be no less than the leg. Some designers deliberately choose long shelves for storing the remote control and cute interior gizmos.
Shelf for TV in the interior of the children’s room
Where installation is appropriate
You can put the shelf in any place, however – everywhere where the TV is relevant:
- on the kitchen;
- in the bedroom;
- in the living room.
Corner TV shelf suitable for a small children’s room
TV in a small living room
A small TV will make your home-like kitchen
The bedroom has the ability to accommodate designer shelves. At the same time, so that they are all supported and aesthetic, you can use small-sized whatnots to design designer ideas. If you wish, you can pay attention not to the television shelves themselves, but to products designed to be placed around the TV, which should be suspended by means of special brackets. In this case, everything will look as if you highlighted under the TV separate niche, and around there will be interior decorative details.
Custom TV niche design: wall shelves with interior items placed around the TV
Design solution for the living room of a country house: the TV shelf is placed contrary to the diagonal shelves for books
Subtleties of placing the shelf
A shelf located in the area under the TV is an important problem, since it has in its arsenal a solution to a functional problem – to create comfort and equip the owner with safety. Therefore, in solving problems it is necessary to take into account the characteristics of human physiology.
Separation of functional surfaces in the room: a white wall with a long black shelf for the TV
Shelf for TV in the Art Nouveau house
A TV shelf can be a great continuation of other interior items, such as a fireplace
While watching television broadcasts, the distance from the screen to the viewer should be equal to the 4 diagonals of the screen, only in this case it is possible to achieve the absence of visual stress. If you have plasma, keeping this distance will be especially important.
The location of the TV from the viewing location should depend on its size
In the billiard room, the TV can be placed under the ceiling, because the audience will almost always stand, not sit
The angle at which you want to position yourself from the TV should be 30 degrees. Therefore, if you decide to build a shelf structure yourself, it is important to pay special attention to each of these nuances.
Placement of the TV in the kitchen-living room: maximum viewing angle from each area of the room
The height of placement of the structure also plays an important role, since for a comfortable viewing of films, news and broadcasts, the optimal parameter will be an indicator of height in the height of a person or 1 m from the floor. It takes into account the height indicator associated with the size of the chair, sofas, since it is important to start from the placement of the eye level and other elements even before the full design design.
The TV and sofa are located on the same axis so that your eyes do not get tired of watching programs
A TV on a shelf in a home theater is just above human eyes
Tip! Too high a shelf arrangement is appropriate if the TV is rarely used and if there is a style feature that provides for the possibility of such placement.
Determining shelf placement
If you decide to install the TV on wall with shelves, it is necessary to correctly determine the level of their placement.
The placement of the TV should be based not only on the aesthetic component. You have to do some simple manipulations to determine the place for the TV
- Sit on sofa and keep your eyes closed.
- Open your eyes and look at the place of the proposed placement of TV.
- Observe the area touched by the eye: this will be the top of the screen.
The height of the TV directly depends on the position of the person’s eyes in a sitting position on the couch
If a TV is planned for placement in the bedroom, you need to do the same manipulations, only at this time you need to lie on the bed.
Places prohibited for shelves
Instead of shelves, brackets can be widely used, over which the TV will neatly fit. But there are areas in the house or in the apartment in which it is not recommended to put this attribute of entertainment. For example, experts do not advise installing TV in the area of space above the stove and against the wall above the fireplace. It is not recommended to place the shelves and the TV itself in the area of small niches and confined spaces. This arrangement is harmful in particular for plasma-type structures designed to heat up extremely quickly. If you place the TV in a room where it is too weak ventilation, this can cause equipment failure.
It is not recommended to place the TV over the fireplace. Many designers neglect this rule to create a beautiful home environment.
TV on a shelf in the living room with large windows and a bio-fireplace
Tip! You should not go about it only with aesthetic vision, if it is contrary to safety rules. If you want to place the device in a niche, you must ensure its large size and a distance of 20 cm between the niche and the TV.
No need for hanging shelves on walls that are made of certain materials with a large weight parameter. If it is imperative to invent design sophistication, such walls are reinforced with plywood..
Any wall can become a place to place a TV – just strengthen it with plywood. Hide the place will help wall decoration in the form of wooden boards
TV shelf on the wall: materials
Everyone chooses what to do and which shelf is suitable for TV on the wall. Buying is not difficult, but you can be original and provide an individual design solution. The most practical and reliable materials are elements such as glass, wood, metal, MDF. For glass shelves a thick material is taken, because too thin structures can not withstand the load, which will adversely affect the overall duration of their service.
Wood is the most reliable material for making shelves
White TV shelf in provence style living room
Wooden two-level shelf for the TV
What to consider
For a process involving independent execution of shelves with your own hands, you will need several tools:
- saw;
- drill;
- building level;
- dowels and screws;
- MDF boards, boards;
- ruler and tape measure.
Shelf execution process
The furniture panel is the easiest to use, while taking into account the rotation of the screen layout, additional shelves for remotes and other accessories. An important role is played by the organization of hidden wiring for cables. To give an aesthetic and perfect look, it is necessary to cover the shelves with varnish or paint, if they are made of wood.
Communications
It is necessary to ensure the supply of the necessary wires, which are important to hide from children and the eyes of strangers. In this case, the manifestation of personal imagination is useful. Cable channels can be made of plastic, and rack structures can be taken into account. As a result, you can get the opportunity to original design of the television area.
