We open debate: TV hanging or resting on the furniture?

Here is the great dilemma of decorating the living room! Surely you have experienced this situation at some time: you buy or rent a home and, faced with the empty living room, you decide first where the sofa goes and where the television goes. And it is that, in many houses, television is the nerve center of leisure and, therefore, occupies a preferential place in the decoration of the living room.

Once located, the next question is: TV hanging or on a piece of furniture? The answer, as for almost everything, is: it depends. And what does it depend on? Well, above all, two factors: the available space and the height of your sofa. So, take the metro because we are going to calculate the ideal place to place your television.

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• What is the distance between the wall where you will place the television and the back of the sofa? This information will not only help you determine the maximum measurement of the device but, as a consequence, also the bottom of the furniture on which you are going to support it in case this is your option.

For reference, think that for every 10 inches you need a distance of 50 cm. For example, if between the wall where you are going to place the TV and the back of the sofa you have 2.50 m, the TV should not measure more than 50 inches. The goal is for you to be comfortable and to avoid visual fatigue that watching TV for a long time can cause if you are too close.

• How high is the sofa seat? Keep this in mind: the center of the screen should be at eye level. In general, they are usually about 80-100 cm above the ground, but to be sure, take this measurement while sitting on the sofa. It is very important that you do so to prevent an inappropriate height -very high or very low- from making you adopt bad postures when you watch TV and, as a consequence, end up suffering from back pain.

And, having said that... is it better to hang the TV or rest it on a piece of furniture?

Better hung if...

The living room is small. If you have little space between the walls where you are going to place the television and the back of the sofa (2.50 m or less), the best option is to hang it. With the suspended television you will get a clearer environment and a greater sense of order.

The main advantage is that, as we said above, you can place it at the height that suits you without the condition of the height of the TV cabinet. To do so, you just have to choose the appropriate support taking into account the weight of the television and the type of wall (you will not need the same anchors for a brick partition as for a plasterboard partition). Opt for a model with a rotating arm: this way you can reorient it and see it from other points in the room if you feel like it.

If you need a support or storage space in this area, you can place a suspended shelf under the TV or rattan TV unit. If you decide on the bench, you will get an extra seat and a versatile piece of furniture that you can relocate if your needs change. In addition, they are cheaper than a TV cabinet, they give a touch of style to the living room and the space looks less overloaded.

Better supported on a TV cabinet if…

You have several devices to place next to the television (router, game console…) and you need storage space in the living room. It is simply about supporting the television on the furniture. It does not matter if you place it in the center or on one side (this will depend on the distribution of the seats or the entrance of light, for example), but always choose a model with a width greater than that of the television so that it looks visually proportioned: in addition If it is more aesthetic, you will avoid giving it a blow when passing by if it protrudes from the furniture.

If the living room is not very very spacious, choose the furniture based on the storage need you have and no more. By the way! Have you seen the TV shelves? They are a trend and a different way of introducing the TV into the living room: they have a space designed to support the television and several storage shelves around it. They are an alternative to the low TV cabinet with less depth and a lighter appearance: it is ideal for small spaces from best online furniture store australia.